Aspects Of Nuclear Medicine Research Articles

Do You Want an Inspirational Career? Choose Nuclear Medicine.

All specialties of medicine require a continuous stream of skilled trainees in order to renew and grow. Over the 75 y of its existence, the field of nuclear medicine has rejuvenated itself repeatedly by welcoming waves of diverse trainees with adventuresome spirits who recognize the promise of the tracer principle for scientific discovery, clinical diagnosis, and targeted radionuclide therapy. Most recently, the rapid development of molecular imaging for precision medicine has made the field attractive to trainees seeking to combine expertise in nuclear medicine with high-level abilities in cross-sectional imaging. Also, substantial advances in therapeutic index achieved with modern targeted radionuclide therapy, combined with quantitative PET and SPECT imaging for dosimetry, have opened up exciting opportunities for radiotheranostics, ushering in a distinct group of trainees who want to combine nuclear medicine expertise with therapy including patient management. The training programs of the future will need to directly address the special needs of these diagnosticians and therapists. A subset of these groups will likely seek additional training in clinical or research fellowships to deepen their expertise in molecular imaging or targeted therapy. This enhanced training will increase the likelihood for an impactful career, whether in research, clinical care, or both. If we are truly going to attract the best and brightest students to nuclear medicine, leaders and mentors in the field must educate themselves in both aspects of nuclear medicine so we can fully capitalize on the opportunities to improve patient care with radionuclides.

Book reviewTextbook of Nuclear Medicine. Volume 1: Basic Science. 2nd edit. By HerbertJohn and da RochaAntonio Fernando Gonçalves, pp. xiv + 526, 1984 (Lea & Febiger, Philadelphia), $88.00. ISBN 0–8121–0891–4

This is the second edition (hardback) of a multi-contributor textboo on all aspects of nuclear medicine. However, it does have a bias towards imaging, and virtually every conceivable topic is covered within the 23 chapters.

Book reviewsNuclear Medicine Examination Review. By FreyG. D. and KlobukowskiC. J.. 2nd ed. 366 pp. 1980. (Medical Examination Publishing Co., New York), £14·50. ISBN 0–87488–457–8

The 1425 multiple-choice questions in this book deal with all aspects of nuclear medicine, including in vitro procedures and therapy. Eleven of the chapters deal with the clinical aspects, including relevant physiology, whilst the remaining 13 cover the basic sciences (physics, radiobiology etc.), instrumentation, radiopharmaceuticals, safety and quality control.

Book reviewsNuclear Medicine: Hepatolienal. Ed. by RothfeldB., pp xi + 255, 1980 (Harper & Row, London), £29·25. ISBN 397–5041–28

This book is unique in that, for the first time, most aspects of nuclear medicine in relation to the liver and spleen are drawn together between two covers. As the editor states, technical details are kept to a minimum whereas the basic principles of the tests involved, their indications and interpretations are emphasized.

Book reviewsHandbuch der medizinischen Radiologie. Teil 1A Nuklear-medizin. Eds. DiethelmL.et al., 244 figs., 65 tables, pp. 722 1980 (Springer-Verlag, Berlin), DM. 540, £126. ISBN 3–540–08487–8

This book is the first of a four-part volume dealing with all aspects of nuclear medicine. Its main sections deal with radiopharmaceuticals, the production of radioisotopes, basic principles of the measuring of ionizing radiation, gamma cameras, neutron activation analysis, data processing and a large section dealing with all aspects of radiation protection. Three sections are written in English, and the remainder in German. There are two subject indices; one in German with English translations and one in English with German translations. These are comprehensive and good enough to be useful as vocabularies.

Physical Aspects of Nuclear Medicine and Quantitative Radiography

Physical Aspects of Nuclear Medicine and Quantitative Radiography

Physical Aspects of Nuclear Medicine

Physical Aspects of Nuclear Medicine

Physical Aspects of Nuclear Medicine

Physical Aspects of Nuclear Medicine

Physical Aspects of Nuclear Medicine

Physical Aspects of Nuclear Medicine

Physical Aspects of Nuclear Medicine

Physical Aspects of Nuclear Medicine

Course on Physical Aspects of Nuclear Medicine

Course on Physical Aspects of Nuclear Medicine

Computer-assisted instruction in nuclear medicine

As part of a broad project evaluating many uses of the computer in nuclear medicine, we are studying its potential role in teaching. Two computer systems are being used. One uses a teletype machine connected by telephone line to a time-sharing computer. This system is practical and relatively inexpensive. The other system is more flexible and uses a typewriter-keyboard connected on-line to a process-control computer. New computer languages have greatly simplified writing courses for these computers. We have tested ten courses designed for radiology residents and technologists and have shown that computer-assisted instruction is an effective method of teaching certain aspects of nuclear medicine. At present we are involved in trying to prove that in limited situations it offers advantages over more classic teaching methods.

Computer-Assisted Instruction in Nuclear Medicine

As part of a broad project evaluating many uses of the computer in nuclear medicine, we are studying its potential role in teaching. Two computer systems are being used. One uses a teletype machine connected by telephone line to a time-sharing computer. This system is practical and relatively inexpensive. The other system is more flexible and uses a typewriter-keyboard connected on-line to a process-control computer. New computer languages have greatly simplified writing courses for these computers. We have tested ten courses designed for radiology residents and technologists and have shown that computer-assisted instruction is an effective method of teaching certain aspects of nuclear medicine. At present we are involved in trying to prove that in limited situations it offers advantages over more classic teaching methods.

Principles of Nuclear Medicine

With the publication of this work, the rapidly growing field of nuclear medicine has its first true textbook. Dr. Wagner has achieved a uniform style and presentation throughout the book, something that has eluded the editors of most multiple author volumes. The basic science as well as clinical aspects of nuclear medicine are handled with suitable depth and clarity. Throughout the book, the presentation of representative cases is quite good, and the discussion of the diagnostic procedures is adequate and objective. The chapter on the diagnostic process is outstanding. Statistics and compartment analysis are, for me, replete with complex equations, but I suppose this is the nature of the discipline. The basic physics and instrumentation sections are excellent and discussed with candid detachment. A minor organization problem concerns the presentation of the more sophisticated metabolic radiotracer procedures, but the difficulty may be due to the emerging stage of these particular

Agricultural and Public Health Aspects of Radioactive Contamination in Normal and Emergency Situations

Experts on environmental radiation from 33 countries gathered in a United Nations sponsored seminar in December 1961 in the Netherlands. These experts did not constitute a legislative body; no decisions were made, yet the proceedings of their little-publicized meeting may eventually prove to be more important than the action of the UN Security Council during the same period. The seminar concerned possibly the most important problems man must face until he is able to establish a true world commonwealth. Aspects of nuclear medicine, reactor operations and accidents, natural background, fallout, and radioactive-waste disposal are presented in a variety of papers. Sensible and sensitive discussions follow the papers. Every physician must become aware of the variety of environmental radiation problems. For example, an airplane carrying a shipment of radioactive isotopes crashes. Who can say, This cannot happen here!? Both the importance and the limitations of the book result from its sponsorship