The procedure uses radioactive “tracers” injected into your bloodstream that are viewed under specialized imaging equipment. In the case of detecting birth defects, the scan is performed early in life ...

MADRID -- Radiographic progression-free survival (rPFS) in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) doubled when patients received a radionuclide ligand targeting prostate-specific ...

Since its approval in 2018 by the US Food and Drug Administration, peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) has become a mainstay in the treatment of neuroendocrine tumors. Lutetium-177-DOTATATE, ...

Nuclear medicine therapy uses radiopharmaceuticals targeting specific tumours, such as thyroid, lymphomas or bone metastases, delivering radiation to tumorous lesions as part of a therapeutic strategy ...

Transaxial slices of baseline positron emission tomography (PET) and fused PET/magnetic resonance imaging (MRI; left) demonstrate a somatostatin receptor-expressing meningioma in the left cavernous ...

If you would like to learn more about the IAEA’s work, sign up for our weekly updates containing our most important news, multimedia and more. Nuclear medicine plays a very important role in the ...

Reston, VA (September 28, 2021)—A promising radionuclide treatment may offer new therapeutic options for breast cancer patients, according to research published in The Journal of Nuclear Medicine. The ...

γ-emitting isotopes are selected for diagnosis because the radiation they produce can be detected by specific instruments such as positron emission tomography (PET) or single-photon emission computed ...

After the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident, managing environmental radionuclide contamination efficiently has become incredibly important. In light of this, a team of scientists have provided ...