Course Overview
Mahatma Gandhi University of Medical Sciences & Technology offers a two-year postgraduate programme, M.Sc. in Nuclear Medicine Technology, designed to prepare highly skilled professionals for the rapidly advancing field of nuclear medicine. The programme follows an Outcome-Based Education (OBE) curriculum, incorporating choice-based electives to ensure comprehensive academic and practical training. It is recognized by the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB), Mumbai, ensuring compliance with national regulatory standards.
Nuclear Medicine Technology is a dynamic and evolving discipline with significant impact on modern healthcare. Graduates of this programme are trained in advanced diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, as well as quality assurance, radiation safety, and clinical research, including participation in clinical trials.
With continuous technological advancements and increasing demand for precision diagnostics and targeted therapies, the field offers excellent career prospects. Currently, the employment rate is nearly 100%, and career opportunities are expanding rapidly across hospitals, diagnostic centres, research institutions, and healthcare industries.
At the end of an M.Sc in Nuclear Medicine Technology course, students should possess advanced competencies bridging technologist skills with supervisory, research, and specialized clinical roles, supervise BSc-level training for greater autonomy in high-precision nuclear medicine
The student should have acquired knowledge in
- Basic principles of radiation physics and its subsequent applications.
- Basic knowledge of radiation protection principles.
- Safe handling of radionuclides and their disposal.
- International Commission for Radiological Protection (ICRP) and National Regulatory guidelines pertaining to nuclear medicine practice.
- Good practice on therapeutic nuclear medicine and dosimetry.