Nuclear medicine is a specialized field that uses radioactive materials to diagnose and treat various diseases. It is a branch of radiology that uses small amounts of radioactive materials, called radiopharmaceuticals, to examine organ function and structure.
Dr. Noaline Sinha specializes in this constantly evolving field. She is the Chairperson of Nuclear Medicine and Radio Theranostics at Artemis Hospital Gurgaon.
She visited Vaidam's office to transfer her excellent knowledge of Nuclear Medicine, both diagnostic and therapeutic. During the session, she shared the uses of PET CT Scan, the difference between nuclear medicine and radiology, types of radiation (ionizing & non ionizing radiation), radio theranostics, and peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT).
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Additionally, she discussed -
- Nuclear medicine is a safe, painless, and cost-effective technique to image the body and treat disease. It can identify any abnormalities before any other diagnostic test.
- Nuclear medicine can only be breathed in (inhaled), injected, or swallowed, whereas in radiology, the energy is passed through the body.
- PET scan is commonly used for seizure and tumor detection, thyroid cancer, cardiac applications, pulmonary applications, and renal applications.
- The most common radioisotopes used for imaging are Technetium-99m, Iodine-131, Fludeoxyglucose (18F), and Gallium68.
- The difference between SPECT and PET scans is the type of radiotracers used.
- Radio Theranostics is a significant advancement in healthcare, which utilizes the same radiopharmaceuticals for both imaging and targeted therapy, offering a personalized and more effective approach to managing various diseases, particularly cancer.
About Dr. Noaline Sinha
Dr. Noaline Sinha is a distinguished Nuclear Medicine Specialist with over 20 years of experience. She specializes in treating prostate cancer and carcinoma thyroid with radiotherapy planning using PET CT, high-dose I-131 therapy.
She also holds a particular interest in Oncology and Cardiology.
About Artemis Hospital, Gurgaon
Artemis Hospital is a super specialty hospital and the first to have JCI and NABH accreditation. It is equipped with cutting-edge technology equipment such as 3 Tesla MRI, 64 Slice Cardiac CT Scan & 16 slice PET CT.
The cancer department of the hospital also provides Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT), LINAC from Elekta, HDR Brachytherapy from Nucletron, and 16-slice PET CT.
To summarize
The session was informative and interactive as Dr. Noaline defined every aspect of Nuclear Medicine, both diagnostic and therapeutic. The doctor patiently answered everyone's questions. We hope she revisits us for more informative sessions like this.
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