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The rise of theranostics: Part 5 -- Advice from center administrators

AuntMinnie

As nuclear medicine therapies gain stature compared to nuclear medicine in diagnostic imaging, hospital administrators may be eyeing the potential of adding theranostics services. The theranostics tumor board at WU is part of a larger collaboration between the disciplines of nuclear medicine and radiation oncology.

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AuntMinnie 2011: Joint Commission issues alert on medical radiation

AuntMinnie

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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Additional Results of POSLUMA (Flotufolastat F 18) Performance in Newly Diagnosed, High-risk Prostate Cancer Patients Presented at ASTRO

Imaging Technology

We are pleased to present these results from the LIGHTHOUSE study to the radiation oncology community at ASTRO,” said David E. Chief Executive Officer of Blue Earth Diagnostics. Of the identified lesions, 16-25 were successfully verified (predominantly using follow-up imaging as SoT) as TP, providing a M1 VDR of 8.1-13%,

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The rise of theranostics: Part 1 -- Gaining momentum

AuntMinnie

This theranostic therapy first demonstrated how using diagnostic imaging with a radioactive probe, gallium-68 (Ga-68 dotatate injection), could locate NETs on PET scans. 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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The rise of theranostics: Part 1 -- Gaining momentum

AuntMinnie

This theranostic therapy first demonstrated how using diagnostic imaging with a radioactive probe, gallium-68 (Ga-68 dotatate injection), could locate NETs on PET scans. After binding to the receptor, the drug works by entering the cell allowing radiation to cause damage to the tumor cells.