Nuclear medicine
Overview
What is nuclear medicine?
Nuclear medicine is a branch of medicine that uses radioactivity to diagnose and treat various conditions. It looks at how the body works and can often pick up disease earlier than other imaging types such as x-ray.
We are based at Barnet Hospital and the Royal Free Hospital, providing a comprehensive nuclear medicine service to the trust as well as to other hospitals. These include general nuclear medicine, DEXA (bone density) scans, PET/CT scans, laboratory tests and molecular radiotherapy treatments.
Will I require a scan?
We care for a diverse range of patients at the hospitals in our trust, providing extensive support for in-patient services and out-patient clinics. We also provide care to GP surgeries. If you have a condition which may require a nuclear medicine test, a Royal Free London specialist or your GP will discuss this with you.
Contact
Do you have an appointment?
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Barnet Hospital
Diagnostic Imaging
Wellhouse Lane
Barnet
EN5 3DJ
General enquiries: 020 8216 5100 -
Royal Free Hospital
Nuclear medicine
Pond Street
London
NW3 2QG
General enquiries: 020 7830 2196
Fax: 020 7830 2469
Referrals
Referral details
Direct access for GP referrals are routinely accepted for DEXA. Paper requests are accepted for referrals at the Royal Free Hospital.
All other referrals from in-house referral sources are received electronically.
The Team
Consultant
Dr Joanna Farrant
Consultant radiologist
Phone number: 020 7794 0500 ext 34822
Email address: joanna.farrant@nhs.net
Dr Margaret Hall
Consultant physician in nuclear medicine
Phone number: 020 7830 2470
Email address: margaret.hall1@nhs.net
Dr Shaunak Navalkissoor
Consultant nuclear medicine physician
Phone number: 02078302470, 02078302469
Email address: s.navalkissoor@nhs.net
Dr Malavika Nathan
Consultant in nuclear medicine
Phone number: 020 7830 2470
Email address: malavika.nathan@nhs.net
Fax: 020 7830 2469
Dr Thomas Wagner
Nuclear medicine physician
Phone number: 020 7794 0500 ext 33215
Email address: thomas.wagner@nhs.net
Patient leaflets
Read our patient leaflets and publications
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Radioactive iodine treatment for thyroid carcinoma
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Radioactive Synovectomy in Haemophilia
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