AuntMinnie

JULY 12, 2024

As nuclear medicine therapies gain stature compared to nuclear medicine in diagnostic imaging, hospital administrators may be eyeing the potential of adding theranostics services. Image courtesy of Washington University. "We This oversight has led to program launch setbacks, Beyder explained.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 26, 2024

Theranostics pairs diagnostic biomarkers that can be visualized on nuclear medicine imaging with therapeutic agents that share a specific target in diseased cells or tissues. After binding to the receptor, the drug works by entering the cell allowing radiation to cause damage to the tumor cells.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 20, 2024

Theranostics pairs diagnostic biomarkers that can be visualized on nuclear medicine imaging with therapeutic agents that share a specific target in diseased cells or tissues. After binding to the receptor, the drug works by entering the cell allowing radiation to cause damage to the tumor cells.

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AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Diagnostic imaging is a necessary medical tool, but it must be used with great care," said Joint Commission President Dr. Mark Chassin in a statement accompanying the release of the alert. How did the commission's most powerful notice, a sentinel alert, come about today?

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