Conveners
Positronium in medical imaging: Invited talks
- Ivica Friščić (Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb)
- Catalina Oana Curceanu (INFN e Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati (IT))
Positronium in medical imaging: Contributed talks
- Damir Bosnar (Faculty of Science)
Research activities related to novel nuclear medicine instrumentation in the university of Tokyo will be introduced. Especially Compton and PET hybrid scanner, quantum entanglement PET and simultaneous imaging and sensing based on cascade entangled photons will be discussed together with its readout electronics and image reconstruction.
In nuclear medicine, cancer theranostics refers to the strategy of combining diagnostic imaging with targeted therapy. In this talk, I will discuss how theranostic efficacy may be enhanced by leveraging the unique properties of nanoparticles. Due to their nanoscale size, nanoparticles can penetrate target tissues and tumour cells, and enhance physico-chemical reaction rates. Additionally,...
Developments in radiolabeling superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticle (SPIONs) have gained increasing attention for cancer theranostic applications1. In a previous study, we demonstrated that the FDA approved SPION Feraheme® (FH) can be radiolabeled with a range of therapeutic and diagnostic isotopes: 64,67Cu, 90Y, 177Lu, 89Sr, 140Ba, 99Mo, 212Pb, 213Bi, 111In, 153Sm, 161Tb, 156,157Eu by the...
Positron emission tomography (PET) is a widely used imaging modality that enables the non-invasive visualisation of physiological and biochemical processes in living organisms. However, PET images are inherently noisy and suffer from low spatial resolution, which can limit their diagnostic accuracy and clinical utility. To address these challenges, numerous image reconstruction methods have...
Simultaneous imaging of PET (positron emission tomography) and SPECT (single photon emission computed tomography) nuclides is difficult in commercial nuclear medicine imaging systems due to their different principles, such as the presence or absence of mechanical collimators. We have proposed Compton-PET hybrid imaging system, which can perform simultaneous PET and SPECT nuclides imaging by...
Radiation imaging and detection is an outstanding topic in various areas from astroparticle physics, over medical imaging to radiation security. On of suitable detectors which has been researched lately is the Compton camera offering potential advantages such as a wide field of view, the ability to reconstruct 3D images, and with a portable lightweight design due to absence of heavy...
Short overview will be given of the possible activities of medical physicist (MP) in nuclear medicine (NM). Starting from various aspects of radiation protection issues stemming from the fact that nuclear medicine deals with open radioactive sources (radiopharmaceuticals). Quality control of instruments such as gamma camera and PET scanner are also an important part of the routine job of MP....
