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Nuclear medicine training and practice in Turkey

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Nuclear medicine applications in Turkey started in the early 1950s, grew as an independent medical discipline and finally were recognized by the Ministry of Health in 1973. Later on, the professional organization of nuclear medicine physicians and other related professionals including radiopharmacists and technologists under the Turkish Society of Nuclear Medicine were established in 1975. Recently after completing more than a half century in Turkey, nuclear medicine has proved to be a strong and evolving medical field with more than 600 physicians serving for the changing needs of clinical practice throughout these years. This article describes past and present facts in this field and attempts to provide insights into the future which hopefully will be brighter than before.

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Acknowledgements

We acknowledge the respectful memories of our mentors who devoted themselves to nuclear medicine and made great contributions to develop this field in our country.

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  1. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Ege University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey

    Zehra Ozcan

  2. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey

    M Fani Bozkurt & Belkıs Erbas

  3. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Dokuz Eylül University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey

    Hatice Durak

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Correspondence to Zehra Ozcan.

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Ozcan, Z., Bozkurt, M.F., Erbas, B. et al. Nuclear medicine training and practice in Turkey. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 44, 903–908 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-017-3620-9

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