Nuclear Medicine
Radiotherapy Application Spares Healthy Tissue, Improves Cancer Treatment
Medical physicists have devised a new real-time tumor tracking technique that can help minimize the amount of radiation delivered to surrounding healthy tissue in a patient and maximize the dose the tumor receives. More...21 Feb 2011
Flutemetamol PET Imaging Agent Useful for Detection of Amyloid Plaque Linked to Alzheimer's Disease
Research data suggest that 18F flutemetamol could be valuable when combined with current diagnostic tools used by physicians to provide accurate identification of beta amyloid plaques. More...17 Feb 2011
PET Scans Might Allow Early Prediction of Response to Targeted Therapy of Thyroid Cancer
Positron emission tomography can image metabolic changes following treatment with the protein kinase inhibitor vandetanib, helping to define the therapy response or the effectiveness of the agent. More...16 Feb 2011
Molecular Imaging Can Identify Biomarker Linked with Alzheimer's Disease
Preliminary research suggests that use of a type of molecular imaging procedure may have the ability to detect the presence of beta-amyloid in the brains of individuals during life, a biomarker that is identified during autopsy to confirm a diagnosis of Alzheimer disease. More...15 Feb 2011
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Breast Gamma/Molecular Imaging Detects Breast Cancer in Difficult to Diagnose Patients
Neuroimaging Reveal Brain Changes in Individuals at Genetic Risk for Alzheimer's
PET Reveals First Image of Amyloid Deposits with Alzheimer's Disease
Munich Center First to Provide Breakthrough Intensity-Modulated Proton Therapy
Stereotactic Radiotherapy as Good as Surgery for Older Patients with Early Lung Cancer
PET Imaging Injection/Infusion Service System Support
Advanced Radiotherapy Arrives in Bulgaria
CT and CT/PET Platforms Eliminate Tradeoffs Between Low Dose and Image Quality
Real-Time Visualization of Tumor Metabolism Possible with New Prostate Cancer Imaging Technology
Magnetic Platform Investigates Human Brain Activity
Quantification Tool Designed for Oncology Treatment Evaluation
Positron Emission Mammography Scanners Offer an Alternative Screening Method for Women Who Cannot Tolerate MRI
Advanced Radiotherapy Treatment Machines Sent to Global Hospitals in India
Advanced Drug Development a Reality with UK's Most Powerful Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Facility
PET Scans Reveal Estrogen-Producing Hotspots in Human Brain
Algorithm for Planning Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery Enables Superior Dose Calculation
Stereotactic Radiotherapy Can Slow Pancreatic Cancer Progression for Inoperable Patients
Fusion Imaging Technique Pinpoints Key Changes that Occur with Traumatic Brain Injury
Image Guidance Radiotherapy Improving the Treatment of Lung Cancer
Radiosurgery Offers Palliative Care for Hilar Lung Tumors
Targeted Radiotherapy Minimizes Side Effects of Prostate Cancer Treatment
Pencil Beam Radiation Offers More Targeted Therapy with Fewer Side Effects for Lung Cancer Patients
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