Nuclear Medicine Specialist Questions Nuclear Medicine

Where do you work as a nuclear medicine specialist?

I am 16 years old and I want to eventually be a nuclear medicine specialist. I love the sciences and want a different from normal job. Where does a nuclear medicine specialist work? Are they on land, in water, etc.

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A Nuclear Medicine specialist is a physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of various diseases using small amounts of radioactive isotopes. If you’re interested in medicine, I’d advise going into Radiology and completing an additional Nuclear Medicine fellowship as the job market for Nuclear Medicine-only physicians is quite slim. If you’re not interested in a clinical career, there are various fields you can explore that also incorporate nuclear science.

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