“When was nuclear medicine created?”
I am a 22 year old female. I wonder when was nuclear medicine created?
1 Answer
Some suggest it came with the invention of the cyclotron in 1933 by Ernest Lawrence, which made radioactive phosphorus-32 to treat certain blood conditions.
Others suggest it was 1928 when Hermann Blumgart in Boston used radioactive sodium to measure heart function.
From 1941-1945 radioactive iodine was employed to measure thyroid function, cure overactive thyroid conditions and finally to cure thyroid cancer.
The Society of Nuclear Medicine met for the first time about 1958 and the first Board exam in Nuclear Medicine occurred in 1972, sponsored by the older specialties of Medicine, Radiology, and Pathology.
Edward B. Silberstein, M.A., M.D.
Others suggest it was 1928 when Hermann Blumgart in Boston used radioactive sodium to measure heart function.
From 1941-1945 radioactive iodine was employed to measure thyroid function, cure overactive thyroid conditions and finally to cure thyroid cancer.
The Society of Nuclear Medicine met for the first time about 1958 and the first Board exam in Nuclear Medicine occurred in 1972, sponsored by the older specialties of Medicine, Radiology, and Pathology.
Edward B. Silberstein, M.A., M.D.
