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Nuclear Medicine

Image: Inside the treatment room of the ProBeam proton therapy system (Photo courtesy of Varian).

Intensity Modulated Proton Therapy System Receives Clearance

A proton therapy system provides clinicians with alternatives to minimize dose to healthy tissue in the course of delivering proton therapy treatments for cancer.  More...
21 Jan 2014
Image: The Biograph mCT PET-CT system by Siemens Healthcare (Photo courtesy of Siemens Healthcare).

PET-CT Identifies Ruptured and High-Risk Coronary Plaque

Scientists have discovered that the tracer 18F-sodium fluoride (18F-NaF) used with positron emission tomography-computed tomography imaging technology is the first noninvasive imaging modality to identify and localize ruptured and high-risk coronary plaque. More...
09 Jan 2014

Younger, Just Diagnosed Breast Cancer Patients Often Undergo Unnecessary Imaging, Staging Procedures

More than a third of younger, early-stage breast cancer patients undergo unnecessary imaging procedures, including PET, CT, nuclear medicine bone scans, and tumor markers at the time of staging and diagnosis, according to new findings.   More...
08 Jan 2014
Image: Radiolabeled human antibody binds to the viral gp41 protein expressed on the surface of the HIV infected human lymphocyte and the cell is killed by alpha radiation delivered by the antibody (Photo courtesy of RSNA).

HIV Cure Possible Using Radioimmunotherapy

Researchers are using radioimmunotherapy to destroy remaining HIV-infected cells in the blood samples of patients treated with antiretroviral therapy, offering the potential for an actual cure for HIV infection.   More...
18 Dec 2013

Molecular Imaging Tracers Help Determine Brain Metastases Treatment Strategies

Imaging with the molecular imaging tracer 18F-FDOPA can help differentiate radiation-induced lesions from new tumor growth in patients who have been treated with radiotherapy for brain metastases, according to new research.   More...
17 Dec 2013

Boosting Mitochondrial Function May Nullify Resistance to Radiotherapy

The resistance of some cancers to the cell-destroying effects of radiation therapy may be caused by mitochondrial abnormalities, according to an international team of researchers.   More...
10 Dec 2013
Image: The BioZorb 3D bioresorbable marker device (Photo courtesy of Focal Therapeutics).

3D Marker Supports Breast Cancer Treatment

A novel three-dimensional marker facilitates postsurgical radiation treatment for breast cancer by identifying the surgical site of tumor removal clearly and accurately.   More...
04 Dec 2013
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