- Nuclear medicine in Pakistan
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Nuclear Medicine is one of the flourishing field in Pakistan. The history of pursuing nuclear medicine goes back to 1956, when the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) was established under the executive order of the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy. The PAEC, the scientific body who is responsible for establishing the nuclear power plants in the country, has sat up a Nuclear Medicines laboratory. The PAEC also sat up the nuclear medicines lab and facilities throughout the country to fight against Cancer. Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission had provided the facilities of diagnosis and treatment of cancer and allied diseases to the patients from all over the country employing Nuclear Techniques at its Medical Centres. PAEC also sponsored the research program in the field of radiochemistry and biochemistry. PAEC also sat up the research institutes all over the country, some of them are below:
- Atomic Energy Medical Centre (AEMC)
- Multan Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Radiotherapy (MINAR)
- Institute of Nuclear Medicine & Oncology (INMOL)
- Punjab Institute of Nuclear Medicines (PINUM)
- Institute of Radiotherapy & Nuclear Medicine (IRNUM)
- Centre for Nuclear Medicines (CENUM)
- Nuclear Institute of Medicine & Radiotherapy (NIMRA)
- Centre for Nuclear Medicine & Radiotherapy (CENAR)
- Bahawalpur Institute for Nuclear Oncology (BINO)
- Larkana Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Radiotherapy (LINAR)
- Nuclear Medicine Oncology & Radiotherapy Institute (NORI)
- Institute Of Nuclear Medicine Oncology & Radiotherapy (INOR)
References and Links
Nuclear power in Pakistan Operational plants and reactors Chashma Nuclear Power Complex · Karachi Nuclear Power Plant · Khushab Nuclear Complex · Multan Heavy Water Production Facility · Pakistan Atomic Research ReactorFacilities under construction Chashma Nuclear Power Complex · Karachi Nuclear Power Complex · Khushab Nuclear Complex · Pakistan Nuclear Power Fuel ComplexResearch Institutes Centre for High Energy Physics (CHEP) · High Tension Laboratories (HTL) · International Nathiagali Summer College on Physics (INSC) · KANUPP Institute of Nuclear Power Engineering · Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) · National Centre for Physics (NCP) · Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and Biology (NIAB) · Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS) · Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology (PINSTECH) · Pakistan Institute of Physics (PIP)Research and testing Baghalchur · Chagai District · Chagai Hills · Chagai-I · Chashma · Kahuta · Kala-Chitta Mountain Range · Kharan Desert · Khushab District · Kirana Hills · Kirthar Mountains · Mianwali · Ras Koh Hills · Sehwan Sharif · WahOrganizations Projects and Nuclear tests Other topics List of missiles of Pakistan · National Development Complex · Pakistan national energy policy · Sino-Pak Nuclear Technology ConsortiumCategories:- Nuclear technology in Pakistan
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