Nuclear Medicine is the New Radiology FAQs with Dr Abhishek(MD, Nuclear Med, AIIMS)

Answering all your queries about Nuclear Medicine as a branch and why its an excellent alternative for Radiodiagnosis.
Dr. Abhishek Behera did his MBBS from AIIMS Delhi, followed by MD in Nuclear Medicine and DM in Therapeutic Nuclear medicine again from AIIMS Delhi.
He is currently working as a Nuclear Medicine consultant at Manipal Hospital, Dwarka, Delhi.

[@aasthaseth2616]

hello sir, sir could you please get someone to talk on same lines about radiation oncology and potential institutes for the same

[@seventhree8210]

Sir, any health risks in this specialty like exposure to radiation?

[@dermislife3129]

Sir, please make a video on MD Medicine v/s DNB medicine! Confused between whether to choose DNB Medicine or MS ortho/obg/gen surg. (I'm extremely interested in Medicine). Would love to hear your advice on this.

[@samarth8526]

What you are doing now?

[@rushirajsinhzala104]

@@samarth8526 Dude jst read the user name you got the answer

[@utkarshrana1642]

Sir,can you make a similar video on Radiation oncology? I would be very helpful.

[@krishnamadanlal2083]

Sir , please share your insites on radiation oncology

[@ebinedwardthedoctoronrogue]

Kindly do a similar video about sports medicine sir. Thank you

[@a.n.d.y.764]

A video on radiation oncology would be really appreciated

[@mottoresults]

Thank you so much sir! Pls have a talk on radiation oncology and other radiology related branches...

[@prathyushajosyula]

How is NIMS Hyderabad for nuclear medicine?

[@mehakgarg3026]

Hi sir, can you guide me if i should takes radiotherapy and oncolgy 6 yrs course in AIIMS Jodhpur? What is its scope and would it promise me a good job and salary in future?

[@bk-sf1nt]

Sir plz do a video about scope in sports medicine

[@akashkumarkejriwal1034]

How to know whether a college has appropriate machines if we don't know someone who is working there???

[@rahularyan7363]

Is se acha aur koi branch leta Zaroori aiims lena tha kya Pagal loag. No scope of nuclear. Medicine

[@lost..3669]

if I don't get radio or derma with my rank, and i wanna avoid hectic work.. and need a cool life, should I go for nuclear medicine?

[@DrAditya2935]

Yes, definitely. Nuclear Medicine is the perfect option for those who want a relaxed life like Radiology.

[@lost..3669]

@@DrAditya2935 is TMH the best for it? and can i know the closing rank (gen category) to bag a seat there?

[@DrAditya2935]

@@lost..3669 TMH is one of the best. Sorry but I don’t have an idea about the closing rank.

[@lost..3669]

@@DrAditya2935 thank you.... 😊

[@kiranjohn8501]

@@lost..3669 around 2000 last year

[@roofahmad3140]

Aditya baya..... What about pg in nuclear Medicine after bsc.. Is it good or not plz mention???

[@aditimishra7247]

Sir can you pls make same kind of video for physical medicine and rehabilitation

[@technodreams36]

Sir what about the career opportunities after bsc,msc nuclear medicine?

[@penetrate111]

How could you measure molecular medicine in India and america is this comparable or america is advance in this research

[@mohaad1594]

Any health issues??

[@user-ch4qp1jr6x]

Make vedio about family medicine too😊

[@parulyadav7224]

Great initiative ! dermatology also please

[@vaishnavirevankar2041]

Hi sir. I wanted to ask where can one do their ug bond after pursuing pg in nuclear medicine?

[@vinayshelke8349]

Very much needed video thanking to both of you

[@tusharsehara2135]

Sir please also make a video for md sports medicine

[@Medico0521]

How is nuclear medicine in AIIMS Rishikesh?

[@SatishKumar-op3rr]

Nice video,beautifully explained,pl arrange the same for Psychiatry also

[@Pandya_715]

Hii sir I am finished BSC nuclear medicine in Chennai and I am a RSO also ,now I wrote neet exam and score 675 mark in neet 2022,after finishing MBBS again can I do direct DM nuclear medicine in AIIMS??

[@ARIJITHALDER-hs9nr]

What is the job opportunity for a rso?? please reply

[@saaaaaaahiil]

No

[@technodreams36]

Why did you leave bsc nuclear medicine?

[@Aisha-qf5wy]

This was very insightful. Sir could you please also get someone from aiims ti speak about md transfusion medicine and it's scope in India and abroad. Please!

[@stephanosegeorge3311]

This is what a final year nuclear medicine resident told me . Please give any insight if any of this is true or not sir . I will try to explain you the bigger picture what's going on behind the scenes. From the outside it's all looking cool and chilled branch but it's only a matter of time. Idk if you are aware about this but India has more or less started copying USA in terms of overall healthcare system. Right from insurance policies to residencies. Because look, in USA their are direct residencies for NeuroSx, CardiothoracicSx, Plastic Sx ... previously India didn't have direct residencies so India also implemented the same via DNB directly 6 years course which is exactly same like USA. The same is being happened with nuclear medicine. India introduced direct branch as a residency but there are a lot of short coming and we realised it so now even DNB seats have reduced, infact even secondary DNB seats are now available only in 4 hospitals. Previously INMAS had DNB seats and it's the only standalone institute in Delhi but to everyone's shock they no longer have nuclear medicine DNB seats. Now the picture is changing to lot of artificial intelligence and automation technologies so manpower required in diagnostic branches is decreasing drastically. Radiology people are more skilled with anatomy obviously and also with anomalies so now radiologists with fellowships in nuclear medicine are really great in demand. infact many radiologists who completed their residency even 4-5 years back are going outside india to do the fellowship if not getting it in india because very few hospitals in india are offering nuclear medicine fellowship post radiology at present but within 2 years the number is easily going to double or more because of increasing awareness and importance of radiology + nuclear medicine combination and plus in fellowship they will get low paid work force for 6 months to 1 year. And this in entirety is the exact picture of Radiology residency in USA where there is 3 years of radiology residency & in addition compulsory 1 year of nuclear medicine posting. It's just a matter of a few years when nuclear medicine physician is going to be just a requirement for opening a PET centre and will stay on a basic pay whereas the majority of work and procedures will be carried out but radiology + nuclear medicine people and they will have a huge payscale. Infact, even now when we do PET-CT guided biopsy, we call a radiologist to guide the position and all. It's really stupid that Nuclear Medicine cut-off has gone so up in recent years because people have just observed the branch superficially. I got nuclear medicine at approx. 16,000 because 4 years back nothing much was available at this rank. Remember that you are not just looking at the 3 years of residency and 2 years of SRship. You need to think about the 30 years after SRship. Even now if you check online, you will see that job openings are very very few.

[@kakkarot045]

Thank you for sharing this, there might be some truth to this as if we scroll around medical forums for US residents, job market for pure nuclear medicine isn't exactly great.

[@mannagarwal5390]

My thoughts exactly.

[@sargam7065]

Thankyou so much for telling

[@hustle_se_hasil]

I want to pursue bsc nuclear medicine…is it good as a paramedical course..or should I go for other paramedical courses

[@jacobhenry1664]

Your third year NM friend gave you the wrong info man . Where he/she doing pg or done pg in NM ? I think there are few centres which offer good NM course. NM is not about only diagnostic there are many things your friend doesn't tell you. institutions like AIIMS new Delhi, TATA Hospital, PGIMER Chandigarh etc offer good and complete NM course.

[@reduvidbug9217]

Why is that no one wants to tell the income? Like after MD,How much money you earn?

[@kakkarot045]

1-1.5 lakh minimum for starters. More at peripheral places if you can find a vacancy.

[@anupamariae]

Sir, is nuclear medicine and md radiotherapy the same?

[@drtonyissac9297]

Different

[@draditiaggarwal905]

Sir please put light on radiation oncology also

[@stephanosegeorge3311]

How is amrita institute in Kerala for nuclear medicine MD ? Sir didn't mention it in his list

[@vyomchaudhary563]

It's a good institute kochi being a great city as well

[@mehakgarg3026]

Hi, can anyone tell me if i should opt for nuclear medicine or not? Many of my seniors are telling me that the jobs in nuclear medicine are saturated. What if i complete my residency and not able to find a job in future?

[@DrAditya2935]

saturation depends upon city. even radiology is saturated in delhi

[@DrAditya2935]

by and large , no problems for foreseeable future

[@mehakgarg3026]

Sir I am getting a seat in AIIMS Jodhpur and I can't opt for a surgical branch as I have essential tremors! Plz tell me should I go for the seat. Would I be able to get a job in future in any city?

[@DrAditya2935]

@@mehakgarg3026 personally yes. you will get jobs. just go and search for nuclear medicine on naukri and you’ll see the potential

[@mehakgarg3026]

​@@DrAditya2935 ok sir! Thanks a lot. Helped me a lot!

[@Prameshsubba613]

❤❤❤❤

[@moloypaul146]

Any health hazard for undergoing CT scan as it involved a large amount of radiation

[@doctorjp42]

Sir, how's Apollo Chennai for DNB nuclear medicine?

[@meghnachoudhury1622]

Hi what's your rank?

[@nishanttewari781]

👍

[@stronghammer4758]

Hello sir, what is the cut off rank for nuclear medicine?

[@doctord2897]

Around 2000-2100

[@madhesiarohit5413]

Please discuss md hospital administration