Nuclear Medicine
The Nuclear Medicine Department is part of Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering, and has clinics at both the City Hospital and QMC. The department has four gamma cameras, providing a wide range of imaging tests. Non-imaging investigations (such as Glomerular Filtration Rate measurements) are also undertaken.
Molecular Radiotherapy services are also provided at the City Hospital.
Nottingham is a leading nuclear medicine department, which actively participates in clinical trials and carries out scientific and clinical research. Nuclear medicine research undertaken at the University of Nottingham is also supported by the department.
Nuclear Medicine Patient Information Leaflets
To access our patient information leaflets please click on the links below:
Contact us
City hospital
Clinic open hours: 8:30am-4:30pm
Tel:0115 969 1169 and enter the appropriate extension number
General enquiries:Ext 75794
QMC
Clinic open hours: 8:30am-4:30pm
General enquiries: 0115 924 9924 Ext 84052
Find us
City Hospital
Nuclear Medicine is at junction P4 of the Physiotherapy Corridor.
Some ‘Pay and Display’ parking is available in Car Park 2; free spaces for blue badge holders can be found outside the Outpatients Entrance. Parking is extremely limited. The much larger Yellow car park can be used at busy periods, but may become crowded in the afternoon. At this time being dropped off or using the Medilink is advised.
QMC
Nuclear Medicine is in the Medical Physics Department on A floor of the Medical School. Follow signs to Medical Physics & Clinical Engineering and then the Nuclear Medicine department.
From Main Entrance, B Floor
1. Enter the main entrance doors from Derby Road
2. Turn right and go past the café and Blood Tests (phlebotomy) towards West Block
3. Go past Ultrasound and Pharmacy Office
4. Next to Clinical Neurophysiology take the lifts or stairs down to A Floor
5. Bear left out of the lift/stairs and look for the signs to Medical School & Medical Physics & Clinical Engineering
6. Take the 1st long corridor on your right, just before the DREEAM department
7. Walk past the Bereavement Suite and Histopathology Department and enter the Medical School Building
8. Turn right at the end of the corridor – Nuclear Medicine reception is on your right
From Tram Stop, B Floor
1. Enter the hospital over the tram bridge
2. Once inside the building, go straight ahead to the main entrance
3. Turn left after the shop & go past the café and Blood Tests (phlebotomy) towards West Block
4. Go past Ultrasound and Pharmacy Office
5. Next to Clinical Neurophysiology take the lifts or stairs down to A Floor
6. Bear left out of the lift/stairs and look for the signs to Medical School & Medical Physics & Clinical Engineering
7. Take the 1st long corridor on your right, just before the DREEAM department
8. Walk past the Bereavement Suite and Histopathology Department and enter the Medical School Building
9. Turn right at the end of the corridor – Nuclear Medicine reception is on your right
From East Entrance (for Carpark 1)
1. Enter the building via the East Block Entrance
2. Turn right and follow signs to West Block
3. At Gynaecology Triage Unit turn left
4. Follow the corridor past Physiotherapy Department
5. After the Emergency Department, turn left
6. Take the next right corridor towards West Block
7. Look for the signs to West Block & Medical Physics
8. After the DREEAM department, take the long corridor on your left
9. Walk past the Bereavement Suite and Histopathology Department and enter the Medical School Building
10. Turn right at the end of the corridor – Nuclear Medicine reception is on your right
From ENT Entrance (for Carpark 3 and Treatment Centre parking)
1. Enter the building via the Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) Entrance
2. Go straight ahead past the lifts and at the end of the corridor turn left towards Main Entrance
3. Follow the corridor around a few turns (do not take the stairs)
4. When the corridor opens out, turn left to West Block
5. Look for the signs to West Block & Medical Physics
6. Take the long corridor on your left after the DREEAM department
7. Walk past the Bereavement Suite and Histopathology Department and enter the Medical School Building
8. Turn right at the end of the corridor – Nuclear Medicine reception is on your right
From West Entrance (for Carpark 3)
1. Outside the building, walk past the Medical School entrance
2. Opposite the Medilink bus stop, enter the building – next to University Hospitals Imaging Centre
3. Walk past MRI & A Floor Theatres
4. Turn left and immediate right
5. Look for the signs to Medical School & Medical Physics & Clinical Engineering
6. Take the 1st long corridor on your right just before the DREEAM department
7. Walk past the Bereavement Suite and Histopathology Department and enter the Medical School Building
8. Turn right at the end of the corridor – Nuclear Medicine reception is on your right
Please note, we do not offer directions via the Medical School Entrance as that is often restricted access for staff/students only.
Patients that require assistance
If you require assistance getting to our department, please visit the Main Reception Desk at the Main Entrance, B Floor. Volunteers should be available to assist you to the department and help you if you require a wheelchair.
Information for Referrers
Please refer all patients for Nuclear Medicine using MEDWAY. Guidance on referring patients for diagnostic investigations can be found in the Royal College of Radiologists referral guidelines "Making the Best Use of Clinical Radiology Services" which can be found here .
Medical Devices
The following software applications meet the general safety and performance requirements set out in Annex 1 of the Medical Device Regulations 2017:
- Glomerular Filtration Rate Microsoft Access Database
- I-131 whole-body dose calculation Excel spreadsheet
- Gastric Emptying Diagnosis Excel spreadsheet
- SeHCAT background correction Excel spreadsheet