Nuclear medicine leaflets

Velindre nuclear medicine leaflets

To help you find the information you need quickly, our nuclear medicine leaflets are listed below.

If you cannot find the information you require, please contact our Patient Information Manager: email who will try to assist.

Bone Scan
22/08/2019
Bone Scan: This leaflet provides information about your radioisotope scan. It explains what this is and how it is performed. It also answers some of the most common questions people ask about this test. If any of the information is not clear or if you have questions not answered by this leaflet, then please ring the Department of Nuclear Medicine on 02920 316237.

Kidney Function
22/08/2019
Kidney Function: This leaflet provides information about your kidney function test. It explains what this is and how it is performed. It also answers some of the most common questions people ask about this test. If any of the information is not clear or if you have questions not answered by this leaflet, then please ring the Department of Nuclear Medicine on 029 2031 6237.

Strontium 89 (Metastron)
22/08/2019
Strontium 89 (Metastron): This booklet has been written to help answer some of the most common questions asked about this treatment. If any of the information is not clear or if you have questions not covered by this booklet please ring the contact phone number given at the end.

Thyroid cancer using radioiodine
22/08/2019
Thyroid cancer using radioiodine: This leaflet provides information about your treatment with radioiodine. It explains what this treatment is and how it is given. It also answers some of the most common questions people ask about this treatment. Contact telephone numbers for the Nuclear Medicine department are given at the end of the leaflet.

Thyrotoxicosis during radioiodine
22/08/2019
Thyrotoxicosis during radioiodine: This leaflet provides information about using radioiodine to treat thyrotoxicosis. It explains how this treatment is given and the safety precautions you need to follow after the treatment. It also answers some of the most common questions people ask about this treatment. If any of the information is not clear or if you have questions not answered by this leaflet, then please ring the Department of Nuclear Medicine on 02920 316237.

Using radioiodine after rhTSH injections
22/08/2019
Using radioiodine after rhTSH injections: This leaflet provides information about your treatment with radioiodine. It explains what this treatment is and how it is given. It also answers some of the most common questions people ask about this treatment. Contact telephone numbers for the Nuclear Medicine department are given at the end of the leaflet.