Nuclear Medicine Consultant

Role & responsibilities

• Diagnostic Nuclear Imaging: Interpret and report diagnostic nuclear medicine procedures, including whole-body PET-CT scans (FDG, PSMA, DOTA), SPECT-CT, bone scans, thyroid scans, and renal dynamic imaging for cancer diagnosis, staging, and treatment monitoring.
• Radionuclide Therapy & Theranostics: Administer high-dose and low-dose radionuclide therapies, including Radioiodine ($I^{131}$) therapy for thyroid cancer, $Lu^{177}$-PSMA therapy for prostate cancer, $Lu^{177}$-DOTATATE therapy for neuroendocrine tumors, and bone pain palliation.
• Multidisciplinary Tumor Board Participation: Actively participate in weekly multidisciplinary tumor boards to collaborate with surgical, medical, and radiation oncologists in incorporating molecular imaging into personalized patient treatment plans.
• Radiation Safety & AERB Compliance: Serve as a key custodian of radiation safety, ensuring strict compliance with Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) guidelines, radioactive waste management protocols, and institutional quality assurance programs.
• Isolation Ward & Patient Care: Oversee the high-dose radionuclide therapy isolation ward, managing patient admissions, pre-therapy evaluations, radiation exposure monitoring, and post-discharge safety instruction.
• Hot Lab & Quality Control Management: Oversee hot lab operations, radioisotope handling, radiopharmaceutical preparation, dose calibrator checks, and gamma camera/PET-CT quality control procedures.
• Academics & Clinical Research: Guide residents, nuclear medicine technologists, and radiation safety officers, while driving clinical research and theranostic protocols.

Preferred Candidate Profile

• Education: MD in Nuclear Medicine, with a recognized Fellowship in Nuclear Medicine.
• Experience: Above 5 years of post-qualification experience in Nuclear Medicine.