BACKGROUND

Starting as a small unit under the Imaging Department, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences in 2003, the Nuclear Medicine Unit was restructured under the Dean's Office, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences in 2008 and is known as the Nuclear Imaging Unit.

Efforts to establish the Nuclear Imaging Centre (PPN) began as early as 2005 when the Nuclear Medicine Unit (at that time) realized the importance of technological capabilities and human capital development in the field of nuclear imaging which was rapidly growing in Malaysia. With a strong foundation of ideas, the establishment of this centre also received support from faculties and universities. In 2008, this field was gazetted as one of the priority areas in research (niche area).

This unit has also carved a name for itself among local Public Higher Education Institutions (IPTA) through its involvement in various academic-based activities as well as research at the national and international levels. As a university with Research University (RU) status, the UPM management also fully supports the efforts of the PPN. In May 2008, the Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia through the Ninth Malaysia Plan (RMK 9) project approved an allocation to finance the physical development of this project, thus making Universiti Putra Malaysia the first public university to have PET/CT equipment for research, teaching and health services.

On the basis of strengthening the field of research, training and teaching and providing imaging services to the local community, this project, which took 11 months to complete, began operating on 1 April 2010. To translate the services offered, the name of the Nuclear Imaging Center was rebranded to the NUCLEAR DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING CENTER.

Updated:: 24/04/2026 [fatini]