A radioactive way to save and improve lives
Nuclear medicine graduates from the University of Newcastle are sought after worldwide. In this rewarding and challenging degree, you’ll learn to diagnose, treat, and help prevent diseases using radioactive substances – giving patients the best chance of living a full and healthy life.
You’ll graduate with the confidence and competence to undertake professional practice as a nuclear medicine technologist/scientist.
You’ll have access to the latest technologies through placement opportunities and on campus in our world-class, purpose-built, health sciences precinct. This includes a radiopharmacy laboratory, CT laboratory, and nuclear medicine image processing software.
Learn how to conduct nuclear medicine scans of a person’s body using radiopharmaceuticals. You’ll be using specialised equipment to track radiopharmaceuticals as they move through the body. These techniques help identify disease or injury at a very early stage.
Course overview
You will be able to enrol in a range of radiation science courses including:
- anatomy
- molecular imaging
- nuclear medicine instrumentation and radiopharmacy
- nuclear medicine theory
- patient care
- physiology
- psychology
- research
