- FDG Effective in Determining
Prognosis of Cervical Cancer
- Physicans from Washington
University School of Medicine validated a simple qualitative
technique using FDG PET scans for cervical cancer
prognosis. The results are published in the Feb 03 JNM.
For
more information...
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- Nuclear
Pharmacy Award Winners Announced
Jim Ponto, David Laven, Ken Cheng, Jim
Cooper, Jeff Norenberg, and Duann Vanderslice will receive APhA
awards at the upcoming annual meeting in New Orleans.
For more information...
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- FDA Calls for
"Dirty Bomb" Treatments
- FDA has determined that Prussian
blue capsules would be safe and effective for treating patients
with internal contamination with radioactive thallium and cesium.
For
more information...
Coley Joins UAMS Faculty
- Carla Coley, PharmD, BCNP has
joined the faculty at the University of Arkansas for Medical
Sciences. Dr. Coley will be responsible for teaching
radiopharmacy to NMT students in the distance education program
and developing an Introduction to Nuclear Pharmacy online course
for colleges of pharmacy.
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- NEO Faculty Present at World Congress
- Nicki Hilliard, PharmD, and Martha
Pickett, CNMT were invited speakers that the 8th World Congress
of the Federation of Nuclear Medicine and Biology meeting held
in Santiago, Chile last October.
See
full story...
| Feb. 26 |
APhA Meeting Early
Enrollment Deadline |
| Feb.
28 |
SNM
Reimbursement Seminar, Phoenix, AZ |
| Feb 28-Mar 5 |
High
Country NM Conference , Vail, CO |
| Mar 2003 |
NEO Session 10 PBL Cases Begin |
| Mar
19-21 |
Scandinavian PET Winter
Symposium,
Lillehammer, Norway |
| Mar 28-Apr 1 |
APhA Annual Meeting,
New Orleans, LA |
| Mar 29 |
NEO
Open House & Luncheon (Sat) at APhA Annual Meeting |
| April 9-10 |
NCRP
Annual Meeting, Arlington, VA |
| April 11-13 |
Southwestern
Chapter, SNM, Oklahoma City |
| April 25 |
Deadline for
submitting name for
APhA
Officer Elections. |
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November 8,
1895, Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen discovered X-rays.
For this he received the first Nobel Prize in
Physics. Roentgen refused to take out patents on
his discovery, to allow the world to freely benefit from
his work. Roentgen
was the first physicist to employ the ALARA
Principal. He x-rayed his wife's hand, instead of
his own! | |
78
year old male with history of multiple myeloma, renal failure,
diabetes, hypertension, amyloidosis, and arrhythmia. Patient
complained of left elbow pain and bone scan was ordered.
Continued....
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