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

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As nuclear medicine therapies gain stature compared to nuclear medicine in diagnostic imaging, hospital administrators may be eyeing the potential of adding theranostics services. A shortage of nuclear medicine technologists means a theranostics center may need to limit its patient volume.

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PSMA-PET imaging spiked after FDA approval

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Food and Drug Administration (FDA), according to a study published January 3 in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine. They analyzed demographics, staging imaging reports, and cancer-related information from electronic medical record data, as well as assessed positive findings in patients with available PSMA-PET reports.