Nuclear medicine is the medical specialty that uses radioactive isotopes for diagnosis and treatment.
Nuclear medicine specialists are fellows of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) and complete post-Fellowship training at RACP or the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists (RANZCR). They work with nuclear medicine technologists, accredited by the Australian and New Zealand Society of Nuclear Medicine.
The Australasian Association of Nuclear Medicine Specialists (AANMS) represents the specialty of nuclear medicine in Australia. In March 2022 there were 216 medical specialists working in the field of nuclear medicine.(Medical Board of Australia, Registrant data, www.ahpra.gov.au/)
Nuclear medicine practices are accredited by an approved accreditor. The bulk of radiopharmaceuticals are supplied by ANSTO Health, a fully owned division of the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation.