- Low dose Radio Iodine therapy for thyrotoxicosis – Graves’ disease, Toxic Multinodular Goitre & Autonomous Toxic Nodule.
- High dose Radio Iodine therapy – Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma.
- Painful Bone metastases Therapy.
- Polycythemia vera – P32 therapy.
- I131 MIBG therapy for Advanced Neuroblastoma & Medullary thyroid Carcinoma.
General Guidelines for Nuclear Medicine Patients
- Nuclear medicine procedures & treatment are not performed on pregnant women.
- Appointments are required for most of the nuclear medicine procedures.
- Instructions on fasting status, drugs to be discontinued, etc., can be clarified from the Nuclear Medicine Reception.
- Most of the nuclear medicine diagnostic procedures are on an outpatient basis.
- Pts are requested to carry any previous nuclear medicine reports/other reports with them on the day of test.
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