Prof.
Bob Ott
(Institute of Cancer, Royal Marsden Hospital, London)
9/13/05, 4:00 PM
Applications in Nuclear Medicine And Radiology
Invited Talk
The presentation will cover the applications of radiation detectors to
digital X-ray imaging, fast X-ray CT scanning, single photon emission
computed tomography (SPECT) for small animals, whole-body SPECT/CT
scanning, positron emission tomography (PET) for small animals and the
latest crystals developed for PET and SPECT. There will be a brief
introduction to the use of Active Pixel...
Mr
Sebastien Bonzom
(IPN Orsay, France)
9/13/05, 4:30 PM
Applications in Nuclear Medicine And Radiology
Contributed Talk
Surgery is still considered the primary therapeutic procedure for
high grade gliomas and several recent clinical studies have shown
that gross total tumor resection is directly associated with longer
and better survival when compared to subtotal resection. Considering
this context and based on a first experience in radio-guided surgery
[1,2], we are currently developing an...
Dr
Ignacio Redondo-Fernandez
(Department of Radiotherapy Physics, Weston Park Hospital)
9/13/05, 4:45 PM
Applications in Nuclear Medicine And Radiology
Contributed Talk
The treatment of cancer using radiotherapy is rapidly advancing;
particularly with the advent of Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy
(IMRT) which allows dynamic shaping of the dose delivered to the
patient. This makes possible the treatment of tumours close to
critical areas of the body eg. the spine. To allow the full
potential of this powerful technique to be realised requires...
Mr
Mohammed Alnafea
(University of Surrey)
9/13/05, 5:00 PM
Applications in Nuclear Medicine And Radiology
Contributed Talk
The incident of breast cancer is increasing and thus requires a
powerful diagnostic technique for early detection. X-ray mammography
(as screening and diagnostic tool) is claimed to be the golden
standard in breast tumour imaging. However, mammographic findings
are, non-specific in many cases, and adjunctive methods such as
nuclear medicine techniques are needed. Planar...
Dr
Silvia Pani
(University College London)
9/13/05, 5:15 PM
Applications in Nuclear Medicine And Radiology
Contributed Talk
Although conventional mammography is currently believed to be the
most effective breast screening tool, alternative techniques are
being sought for those cases in which a second-stage examination is
required.
Diffraction Enhanced Breast Imaging (DEBI) is a promising
alternative, as the difference in the diffraction profiles of
healthy breast tissue and of carcinoma is much more...
