Nuclear Medicine
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Nuclear Medicine
Vision
Nuclear Medicine is a Medical Specialty that involves the use of small amount of radioactive substances in the diagnosis and treatment of variety of disease. It is well established as a clinical discipline with specific training programmes, special skills & approach to patient management. Nuclear medicine techniques can determine disease at much earlier stages compared to other conventional modalities e.g.X-Rays, USG, CT or MRI, that diagnose disease based on structural abnormalities.
Mission
Dept. of Nuclear Medicine at AIIMS, Rishikesh was inducted in Jan 2018. In line with our mandate, we, at AIIMS, strive hard to provide comprehensive, high quality tertiary care services (specialty and super-specialty services) to our users, committed to provide higher standards of teaching and also clinical Research. We also have comprehensive academic programmes to meet the emerging need of trained Nuclear Medicine Physicians & Technical experts.
Here we are offering-
- World Class Infrastructure with quality patient care for all, including poor, middle & upper class citizens at reasonable or very low cost.
- Currently we have AERB, approved SPECT/CT facility and equipped withDual Headed Gamma Camera with 16 Slice SPECT/CT (Discovery NM-CT), Thyroid Uptake Probe system & Intra-operative Gamma Probe facility since Jan’ 2018.
- We are running Dedicated Thyroid Clinic (Monday to Saturday). We are also offering out patient based low dose 131-I Radioactive Iodine therapy (< 30mCi) for Hyperthyroidism.
- Running outstanding academic programme, including MD (Nuclear Medicine), P.D.C.C., B.Sc. (Nuclear Medicine Technology).
- With excellent support from administration, we are on our way of installationof 1stPET/CT scanner at AIIMS, Rishikesh, which is going to be the first PET/CT imaging facility in entire Uttarakhand state, India.
Following projects are in pipeline for establishment of wide-ranging Diagnostic and Therapeutic facilities, to provide comprehensive Academic Programme to meet emerging need of highly qualified man power to look after the expanding field of Nuclear Medicine imaging & Therapy –
- To establish 131-I Radioactive Iodine High Dose Isolation Wardfacility at AIIMS, Rishikesh & Establish dedicated Cardiac SPECT facility.
- Establish Medical Cyclotron facility at AIIMS, Rishikesh, at the earliest possible time, that will provide onsite Availability of wider Range of PET Radioisotopes, make the Nuclear Medicine & molecular imaging a self-reliant division.
- To establish facility for PET – MRI.
- DM/PDCC Programme in Radionuclide Therapy
- P.D.C.C. in Functional & Cross Sectional Imaging.
These upcoming projects would not only be instrumental in providing ‘Comprehensive Patient Care’, but strengthen the ‘Clinical Research’ capability, helping in starting advanced training programmes in targeted radionuclide therapy but also benefit the MD, M.Sc., B.Sc., PhD, Nuclear Medicine fellows in training.
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Services Available in the Department:
- Dedicated Thyroid Clinic
- Diagnostic Scans
- Therapeutic Services -Low Dose 131- I Radioiodine Therapy for hyperthyroidism & 153 Samarium EDTMP Therapy for pain palliation in skeletal metastatic disease etc.
- Fully Functional Gamma Camera SPECT / CT Services started (from Feb’2018): Now we are conducting all kinds of gamma camera scans including, Myocardial perfusion Imaging SPECT 99mTc MIBI, 99mTc ECD Brain perfusion imaging, 99mTc-MDP Bone scan, all kinds of Renal functional studies (99mTc DTPA, 99mTc-DMSA ,99mTc- EC), Thyroid Scan 99mTc, 99mTc-Mebrofenin, Hepatobiliary scan ,99mTc GI Bleed scan, MUGA scan, Lymphoscintigraphy , Sentinel node imaging with 99mTc S. Colloid, DRCG, Scintimammography ,Tumour imaging with 99mTc –MIBI, etc.
- Thyroid Uptake Probe facility fully functional now for performing Quantitative Radioactive Iodine Uptake studies & Quantitative in vitro studies.
- We are fully equipped to perform intraoperative Sentinel Lymph Node Procedure Since (May 2018). Regularly performing sentinel node imaging with intraoperative localization of node using Gamma probe in cases with oropharyngeal Sq. Cell carcinoma, Head and neck malignancy, Parathyroid surgery & in carcinoma breast.
- We are also administering low dose 131I- Radioiodine therapy for thyrotoxicosis patients regularly
- Received NOCs & licences from AERB for Commissioning of Nuclear Medicine Diagnostic facility –
- Licence for Operation Of Nuclear Medicine Facility (SPECT- CT) – Dated 10-01-2018 (5 yrs)
- Approval of Radiological Safety Officer – II (Ms. Meena Negi) – Dated 15-01-2018 (3 Yrs)
- For Procurement Of Radiation Source (Mo-99/Tc-99m Generator) – Dated 31-12-2019
- For Procurement of Radiation Source – 131 I Sodium Iodide Solution – Dated 31-12-2019For Procurement of Radiation Source – 131 I Sodium Iodide Capsule – Dated 31-12-2019
- For Procurement of Radiation Source – 201 Thallous Chloride – Dated 31-12-2019
- For Procurement of Radiation Source – 131 MIBG – Dated 31-12-2019
- For Procurement of Radiation Source – 67 Gallium – Dated 31-12-2019
- Regulatory Inspection of Nuclear Medicine Department was conducted by AERB, Mumbai on
- 08-05-2018 & 27-11-2019 : “Department facilities and Equipment’s are in compliance with AERB requirements.
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Courses & Short term Trainings
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| MD (Nuclear Medicine) | 3 year | 9 | Post Graduate Degree course in Nuclear Medicine . | |
| PhD (Nuclear Medicine Doctor of Philosophy ) | 5 year | 4 | Postgraduate doctoral degree, awarded to students who complete an original thesis offering a significant new contribution to knowledge in Nuclear Medicine | |
| B.Sc. (Nuclear Medicine Technology ) | 3 year | 5 | Bachelor Degree course in Nuclear Medicine Technology |
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Research Projects
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Projects (Extramural)
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Projects (Intramural)
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Expansion planned for the future:
- To Establish 131-I Radioactive Iodine High Dose Isolation Ward Facility at AIIMS, Rishikesh.
- Establish dedicated cardiac SPECT
- To establish PET/CT, Medical Cyclotron facility at AIIMS, Rishikesh at the earliest possible time.
- To establish facility for PET – MRI.
- DM / PDCC Programme in Radionuclide Therapy
- P.D.C.C. in Functional & Cross Sectional Imaging.