Nuclear Medicine– In The Department of Radiology

Illuminating and Treating Diseases

Nuclear medicine involves the use of small amounts of radioactive materials (or tracers) to help diagnose and treat a variety of diseases. Nuclear medicine determines the cause of the medical problem based on the function of the organ, tissue or bone. This is how nuclear medicine differs from an x-ray, ultrasound or any other diagnostic test that determines the presence of disease based on structural appearance. More »

A Message From the Chief
Sanjiv Sam Gambhir, MD, PhD

Welcome to the Stanford Nuclear Medicine Clinic. We are committed to improving health through excellence in image-based patient care, research and education. Thank you for visiting our web site. I hope you find the information helpful and interesting.

Sanjiv Sam Gambhir, MD, PhD
Virginia & D.K. Ludwig Professor of Radiology & Bioengineering
Director, Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford (MIPS)
Director, Canary Center for Cancer Early Detection at Stanford
Chief, Nuclear Medicine Division
Member, Bio-X Program

News

February 1, 2010
Dr. Andrei Iagaru Received Best Essay Award... More »

October 31, 2009
Dr. Andrei Iagaru Received 2009 Scientist Award...More »
August 27, 2009
Dr. Andrei Iagaru Received Developmental Cancer Research Award... More »

August 14, 2009
Nuclear Medicine Clinic Demolition Party... More »

June 17, 2009
Drs. Iagaru, Mittra and Goris Received 2009 SNM Image of the Year... More »

May 18, 2009
Dr. Andrei Iagaru Received Alavi-Mandell Award... More »

November 19, 2008
Research Featured on Cover of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine More »

October 15, 2008
Dr. Gambhir Elected as Member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies More »

June 14, 2008
Dr. Iagaru Received the Clinician Educator of the Year Award More »

June 4, 2008
Dr. Gambhir Receives Tesla Medal... More »

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