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Nuclear medicine near Port Augusta, SA
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Nearest nuclear medicine services to Port Augusta
There is no nuclear medicine service in Port Augusta. The nearest is Jones Radiology-Whyalla in Whyalla, about 63 km away.
The same practice also covers MRI in Port Augusta, so this page is the answer for those too — the practices and the distances do not change with the scan.
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1Jones Radiology-WhyallaWhyalla Hospital, G Wood Tce, Whyalla, SA, 560063 km away, about 57 minutes by road
Opening hours not published — call before travelling.
About these results
No practice in Port Augusta is accredited for nuclear medicine. The closest is Jones Radiology-Whyalla, 63 km away in Whyalla — about 57 minutes in the car. It is the only nuclear medicine service within 200 km of Port Augusta.
What Port Augusta does have locally is x-ray, ultrasound and CT. If your referral is for one of those, you do not need to leave town — see everything Port Augusta has.
To put 63 km in context: of the 515 SA towns we hold, 89 are further than Port Augusta from a nuclear medicine service. It is a real trip, and worth planning as one.
Across South Australia, 19 practices are accredited for nuclear medicine and 2 of those are outside the capital. That is the arithmetic behind the distance above — nuclear medicine is not spread evenly, and Port Augusta sits in one of the gaps.
Current Medicare accreditation runs: Jones Radiology-Whyalla to 31 October 2027. We drop a modality the day its accreditation lapses, so if it is listed above it is current.
Of the one practice listed, all publish a phone number, all have a website and none publishes opening hours we could confirm. Ring before you go rather than assuming — hours move, and not every accredited scan runs every day.
scanfinder shows you where imaging is available. Your doctor decides which scan you need — you'll need a referral for all of these.
About nuclear medicine. Nuclear medicine uses a small amount of a radioactive tracer, so it needs a licensed department rather than a general imaging room. Accreditation means a practice meets the Medicare requirements for it — it is not a ranking, and we publish no ratings. Distances are straight-line from the centre of the town, so the drive is a little longer.
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