Nuclear Medicine
Radiotherapy Still Used in Some Older Breast Cancer Patients, In Spite of Little Benefit
Although a large clinical study demonstrated that radiotherpay has limited benefit in treating breast cancer in some older women, there was little change in the use of radiation among older women in the US Medicare program. More...20 Mar 2012
Older Lung Cancer Patients Survival Not Improved by Postoperative Radiotherapy
Researchers have demonstrated that postoperative radiation therapy, a controversial yet frequently administered treatment for lung cancer, may not prolong life in the elderly with locally advanced disease. More...23 Feb 2012
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Proton Treatment Center Established in Saudi Arabia
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Noninvasive Fluorescent Molecular Imaging Probes Identify Lymph Node Metastasis
PET Imaging Agent Has Potential for Diagnosing Alzheimer’s Disease
TOF PET/MR Scanner to Advance New Approaches to Cancer and Neurology
SPECT System Offers Cost-Effective Nuclear Medicine to Global Markets
Radiotherapy Training Center, Clinical Help Desk Established in Tokyo
Research Reveals PET Effectively Identifies Dementia
Breast Cancer Brachytherapy Benefits Still Unclear
Proton Therapy Effective for Prostate Cancer Treatment
High Dose Delivery and Prone Breast Treatment Capabilities Added to Advanced Radiotherapy Cancer Treatment
Breast-Specific Gamma Imaging Shown Comparable to MRI
Fusion Imaging System Designed for Standalone MR and Hybrid PET/MR Imaging
Breast-Specific Gamma Imaging Not Affected by Breast Density
Gene Expression Test More Effective Than Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
Arterial Spin Labeling Technique Used for the Diagnosis Alzheimer’s Disease
Campaign to Standardize “Child-Size” Pediatric Radiopharmaceutical Dose
World’s First Superconducting Synchrocyclotron Designed for Proton Therapy
PET/CT Scans Deemed Useful Prostate Cancer Staging Tool
FDG-PET Predicts Prognosis of Patients with Inoperable Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer
PET Imaging Effective in Predicting Lung Cancer Outcomes
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.