The Department of Nuclear Medicine & PET-Centre is a university hospital department serving the central region of Denmark. The department is among the largest in Scandinavia and is characterized by a large clinical output, advanced radiochemistry and diverse scientific production spanning from neuroscience to basic metabolism.

The daily clinical activities are focused on functional imaging mainly in oncology, neurodegenerative diseases and cardiology with 30.000 patient examinations performed yearly. Indications for clinical examinations are regularly updated and monitored in close collaboration with clinical departments throughout the region and nationally. This has resulted in the development and implementation of several up front imaging techniques for clinical use. The department is also involved in targeted radiotherapy against thyroid, prostate and neuroendocrine cancers.  

The department has a long-lasting history within neuroscience research as well as PET-based research of basal metabolism. Recently, the department has expanded its use of optimized PET protocols and is working with industry to improve and research the use of long-axial-field-of-view- PET/CT systems. In-house development and production of a variety of PET tracers enables the department to be at the leading edge of development within nuclear medicine. Staff members from the department often co-work as teachers at the pre-graduate and postgraduate level. A wide range of PhD projects are anchored at the department and the department serves as a core facility for research originating in collaborating departments and universities.