How should the patient prepare for a Mammogram?
• Do not use deodorant or powder on the underarms or breasts on the day of the exam. What is Nuclear Medicine? Nuclear Medicine is a form of imaging that uses a very small dose of radioactive material, called an isotope or radiopharmaceutical, to diagnose and sometimes treat disease. Radiopharmaceuticals or isotopes are materials that are attracted to specific organs, bones, or tissues. They are administered to the patient by IV injection, capsule, special tubing or inhalation. Those used in nuclear medicine give off gamma rays that can be detected by special types of cameras. These cameras work with computers to form images that provide information about the area of the body being imaged. A nuclear medicine test is painless, and the exposure to radiation is about the same as that of a diagnostic X-ray. During the exam, the patient lies on an examination table that slides slowly into the nuclear camera until the area of the body to be studied is correctly positioned. The test is perfor
