Connecticut (CT) Nuclear Medicine Doctors and Physicians
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Nuclear Medicine Information
Description
Nuclear medicine is the use of radiation and imaging systems to detect disease. A nuclear medicine physician uses radioactive substances to diagnose and treat cancer and other diseases, and to research treatment for diseases. The radioactive molecules are administered to patients and then measured in the body, or samples taken from body tissue or fluids are measured. Radiation changes the body’s tissues and cells, so the tests performed after radiation is administered indicate the extent of certain diseases.
Sometimes radiation is used to kill certain cancer cells, or to reduce the pain of bone cancer. A nuclear medicine physician uses radiology to learn the effectiveness of tumor treatment, to detect cancer, diagnose infection and inflammation, or detect a blood clot in the lungs.
Location Density Information
Doctor density varies by specialty and location. Connecticut has
29 practicing
nuclear medicine doctors. Broken out by city, nuclear medicine doctor density
in Avon is 1,
in Bloomfield is 1,
in Bridgeport is 3,
in Danbury is 4,
in East Hartford is 2,
in Fairfield is 1,
in Farmington is 3,
in Guilford is 2,
in Hartford is 2,
in New Britain is 1,
in New Haven is 4,
in New Milford is 2,
in Newington is 1,
in Norwalk is 1,
in Orange is 1,
in Southbury is 2,
in Stamford is 2,
in Stratford is 3,
in Torrington is 1,
in Wallingford is 1,
in Waterbury is 2,
in West Hartford is 1,
and in Windsor is 1.
Connecticut Information
This New England state is one of the original 13 states; Connecticut’s capital is Hartford and its population is 3,510,297. This state is steeped in history. Visit the past at the Nathan Hale Homestead near New London, or Yale University in New Haven. Tour the home of Mark Twain, the New England Air Museum, or the Maritime Aquarium in Norwalk. Explore a historic tobacco farming area, do some hiking and biking, or visit the numerous antique shops or lighthouses in the eastern coastal area.
According to 2005 Census estimates, Connecticut has a population of 3,510,297.
Of this population, 812,182 are under the age of 18
and 472,089 are at or above the age of 65.
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