Going nuclear

Nuclear medicine usually refers to the use of radioactive tracers, which are radioactive materials that are injected or swallowed so that they can travel through the digestive or circulatory system. The radiation produced by the material can then be detected to create an image of those systems.

• Helps to diagnose many types of cancers, heart disease, and gastrointestinal, endocrine, and neurological disorder
• Disease may be detected in its earliest stages!

Median Annual Wage: $85,300

Minimum Education: Associate Degree

Projected Job Growth: ~1%