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Nuclear Medicine

Helium Ions May Provide Better-Targeted Treatment in Pediatric Radiotherapy

Scientists have for the first time been able to demonstrate that the use of helium ions in radiotherapy could deliver effective treatment to tumors while sparing healthy organs.   More...
14 Apr 2014
Image: The newly proposed layered structure of bone minerals (Photo courtesy of Cambridge University).

Shock-Absorbing “Goo” Discovered in Bone

A combination of imaging techniques and computational modeling reveals that much of the mineral from which bone is made consists of “goo” trapped between tiny crystals that provides a flexibility that stops bones from shattering.   More...
09 Apr 2014

Preoperative PET Reduces Redundant Lung Surgeries

A new study concludes that preoperative positron emission tomography imaging can reduce by half superfluous lung surgeries.   More...
08 Apr 2014
Image: A new study by Oxford scientists has found that thousands more women with breast cancer should be given radiotherapy as part of their treatment for the disease (Photo courtesy of GlowImages / Corbis).

Radiotherapy After Mastectomy Helpful to Women with Breast Cancer That Metastasized to Only a Few Lymph Nodes

Women whose breast cancer has metastasized to only a few lymph nodes under their arm are less likely to have a recurrence of their disease or to die from it if they have radiotherapy after mastectomy, according to new findings.   More...
03 Apr 2014

PET Imaging Reveals Cognitive Impairment Predicted from Plaques

Molecular brain imaging using a radioactive dye has been found to identify early evidence of Alzheimer’s disease that may predict future cognitive decline among adults with mild or no cognitive impairment, according to a 36-month follow-up study.  More...
17 Mar 2014
Image: PET scans showing the differences between a normal older adult\'s brain and the brain of an older adult afflicted with Alzheimer\'s disease (Photo courtesy of the NIH).

Earlier Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease Attained with New PET Tracers

New nuclear imaging techniques are helping to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease much earlier than ever before.  More...
11 Mar 2014

Favorable Outcomes Seen for Advanced Stage Tonsil Cancer Using Unilateral Radiotherapy

Employing radiation therapy only to lymph nodes on one side of the neck for advanced tonsil cancer resulted in good local regional control and no cancer recurrence on the untreated side.   More...
10 Mar 2014
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The Nuclear Medicine channel of MedImaging brings the latest in research and clinical radiotherapy, proton therapy, PET-CT, SPECT, SQUID, radiopharmacology, scintillography, trends and safety concerns.