The Power of Nuclear Medicine – How Radiation is Saving Lives

Nuclear medicine and the topic of radiation as a whole remains widely misunderstood by patients and members of the public. In this video, the science behind radiation will be discussed as well as how the field of medicine is able to use this to help diagnose and treat patients with various diseases. As well, the safety and regulations of these procedures will be illuminated with the help of the works from Dr. Josip Zic, McMaster University’s Senior Health Physicist and Direct of Health Physics.


This video was made by McMaster University students Sydney Harrison, Vibha Choudhary, Eline El – Awad Gonzalez, and Almila Bahar.

Great appreciation to Dr. Josip Zic for his contributions of his knowledge on the safety of these radiological medical procedures as well as the implementations of legislation in this field.

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References:

Zic, J. (2022). MEDPHYS 4F03 Fundamentals of Health Physics – Medical Exposures. [PowerPoint Slides]