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Molecular radiotherapy: A personalized approach

By Tami Freeman, PhD

Molecular radiotherapy uses radiopharmaceuticals to deliver radiation directly to malignant cells and minimize damage to healthy tissue. It can treat a variety of cancers, but accurate dosimetry is required to enable personalized treatment.

February 12, 2017

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New PET tracer advances prostate cancer detection

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Researchers have developed a new PET radiotracer designed to detect both early and advanced prostate cancer and help direct treatment, according to a study in the February issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

February 7, 2017

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Italians use in-beam PET to monitor proton range

By Cynthia E. Keen

An Italian research group has developed a new technique involving PET that enables accurate range monitoring during proton therapy. Clinical validation of the prototype began in December, with the team evaluating the treatment of a patient with cancer of the lacrimal glands.

February 1, 2017

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GE to modernize five Kuwait hospitals

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

GE Healthcare is partnering with Advanced Technology Co. (ATC) to bring advanced diagnostic imaging and digital technology to five new Ministry of Health hospitals in Kuwait.

January 31, 2017

AuntMinnieEurope.com Molecular Imaging Insider

By Wayne Forrest

January 25, 2017

PET/MRI adds to recurrent breast cancer diagnoses

By Wayne Forrest

PET/MRI's efficacy in women's imaging applications continues to broaden. Dr. Johannes Grueneisen and his colleagues from Essen, Germany, have found the hybrid modality achieves "superior restaging" with breast cancer patients compared with MRI alone.

January 25, 2017

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EANM pushes ahead with hybrid imaging journal

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM) is expanding its portfolio of journals by publishing the European Journal of Hybrid Imaging.

January 17, 2017

Physics advances help shape clinical PET

By Tami Freeman, PhD

Developments in PET software and hardware can have a big impact on the application of PET in clinical practice, and PET can also move beyond the imaging of cancer, according to a researcher from Leeds, U.K.

January 12, 2017

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PET/CT remains best option for head, neck cancer

By Wayne Forrest

While PET/MRI shows great promise in a multitude of clinical applications, German researchers have found that the hybrid modality's performance in evaluating head and neck cancer appears no better than that of tried-and-true PET/CT.

January 11, 2017

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PET/MRI head scans reveal important incidental findings

By Wayne Forrest

Adding a scan of the entire head to a routine whole-body PET/MRI protocol reveals a significant number of incidental findings in the brain in asymptomatic cancer patients, found a study presented at RSNA 2016.

January 4, 2017

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Open SESAME: Jordan's bold experiment puts science first

By Frances Rylands-Monk

The international research facility Synchrotron-light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East (SESAME) underlines the rapid pace of scientific advancement in the region, but a lack of funds may prevent the project from reaching full capacity.

December 15, 2016

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AuntMinnieEurope.com Molecular Imaging Insider

By Wayne Forrest

December 12, 2016

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