: a branch of medicine dealing with the use of radioactive materials in the diagnosis and treatment of disease
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebThat offers a unique opportunity for researchers, said Dr. Jean Jeudy, professor of diagnostic radiology and nuclear medicine at the Maryland medical school. Meredith Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 27 June 2022 Earlier this month, Novartis took the surprising step of voluntarily suspending production of two therapies that use nuclear medicine to target and treat cancer cells, and also halted clinical trials for one of the treatments. Ed Silverman, STAT, 3 June 2022 Due to manufacturing issues, Novartis has voluntarily suspended production of two therapies that use nuclear medicine to target and treat cancer cells. Ed Silverman, STAT, 9 May 2022 That is about 500 times the radiation dose the skin or tissue would normally receive in a nuclear medicine imaging procedure. Daniel Fass, STAT, 30 Dec. 2021 Non-Natives like to think that the Mayflower had Wi-Fi, that the Niña, the Pinta, and the Santa María brought with them consumer goods, Facebook, and nuclear medicine. Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 10 Aug. 2020 Non-Natives like to think that the Mayflower had Wi-Fi, that the Niña, the Pinta, and the Santa María brought with them consumer goods, Facebook, and nuclear medicine. Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 10 Aug. 2020 Non-Natives like to think that the Mayflower had Wi-Fi, that the Niña, the Pinta, and the Santa María brought with them consumer goods, Facebook, and nuclear medicine. Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 10 Aug. 2020 Non-Natives like to think that the Mayflower had Wi-Fi, that the Niña, the Pinta, and the Santa María brought with them consumer goods, Facebook, and nuclear medicine. Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 10 Aug. 2020 See More
Word History
First Known Use
1952, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
nuclear medicine
noun
: a branch of medicine dealing with the use of radioactive materials in the diagnosis and treatment of disease