* Anti-cancer drug shows promise Nov 10, 2009
The drug destroys tumors using a combination of chemotherapy and radionuclide therapy, he said. While it has already been shown to be effective in treating terminal colorectal cancer in mice, the drug is still undergoing testing for its effect on other types such as breast and prostate cancer, Lee added. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Progress being made on water filtration Oct 29, 2009
A specialist was in town Tuesday to try to rectify a problem with the city s first radionuclide filtration system ... The tiny man-made media used to filter radionuclide contamination from the water was escaping one are of the equipment and making its way past a filtering screen into another portion of the mechanism ... In the case of filtering radionuclides, the tank houses man-made particles which are about the size of sand and have an oily feeling. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Testing at Weymouth Neck called faulty Aug 19, 2009
A former resident is challenging the accuracy of testing for radon and radionuclide at a former fertilizer plant on Weymouth Neck by a private firm last year ... I looked at various web pages and talked to experts in the southeastern part of the country and after doing due diligence I felt there might be radionuclide at Weymouth Neck and I felt the safe thing to do was to do the test and to be sure that Conoco did it and we have not found a problem ... Conoco spokesman Richard Johnson said the... (Weymouth News, MA)
SNM and coalition of professional organizations call for action Jul 29, 2009
The coalition jointly issued the paper to ensure that patient care is not compromised by a worldwide shortage of Mo-99 and measures to curtail the use of high-enriched uranium (HEU) in radionuclide production as a non-proliferation strategy ... In addition to SNM, the coalition includes the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM), American College of Radiology (ACR), American Nuclear Society (ANS), American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC), American Society for Radiation... (EurekAlert!)
Like a sand filter, but more complicated Jun 25, 2009
Radionuclide contamination is being battled with the addition of 13 treatment units which operate much like a large swimming pool sand filter. The units will contain a Dow Chemical Company product which will attract and secure radionuclide contamination from drinking water as it leaves the ground ... - Farmington Press photo courtesy of Allen Welshon Starting several years ago the federal Environmental Protection Agency tightened restrictions on radionuclide contamination in the public water... (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
New Skin Cancer Patch: Possible Alternative To Surgery Jun 19, 2009
Scientific Paper 158: P. Gupta, A. Malhotra, S. Saxena, S. Gupta, G.P. Bandhopadhyaya, M. Venkatesh, U. Pandey, Department of Nuclear Medicine and Department of Dermatology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi; and Board of Radiation and Isotope Therapy (BRIT) Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC), Mumbai; "Radionuclide therapy of basal cell carcinoma with Phosphorus-32 skin patch," SNM's 56th Annual Meeting, June 13 17, 2009. Adapted from materials provided by. (Science Daily)
Asymptomatic Diabetics Don't Need Cardiac Screening Apr 16, 2009
The patients were randomly assigned to coronary artery disease screening using adenosine-stress radionuclide myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI), which provides fairly accurate results or no screening. According to the researchers, the cumulative cardiac event rate was low -- 2. (MEDLINEplus)
A man of many faces Mar 25, 2009
A carcinogen is any substance, radionuclide or radiation that is directly involved in the promotion of cancer or in the increase of its propagation. Carcinogens may increase the risk of getting cancer by altering cellular metabolism or damaging DNA directly in cells, which interferes with biological processes and induces the uncontrolled, malignant division, ultimately leading to the formation of tumors. (Camden Chronicle, TN)
New Therapeutic Approach To Combat Lymphoma Mar 20, 2009
g., drugs, cytokines,radionuclides) to the tumor environment by means of monoclonal antibodies specific to tumor-associated markers ... e., by administration of the monoclonal antibody L19 coupled to the radionuclide 131I), there was a noticeable decrease in cancer lesions (see photo). (Science Daily)
Jordan's fossil water source has high radiation levels Feb 25, 2009
Vengosh and his group hypothesize that an aquifer with a higher content of clay minerals and oxides provides more adsorption sites for radium, and this results in lower radionuclide levels in the water itself ... "Making groundwater from the Disi aquifer and similar sandstone basins in the region safe for long-term human use will require a significant reduction of radionuclide levels," Vengosh said. (EurekAlert!)
NEW - Prostate cancer from a patients perspective Feb 10, 2009
My urologist explained the next step would be to ascertain if the cancer has spread outside the prostate gland, and so doctors took a radionuclide bone scan involving radioactive material being injected into my bloodstream. The test showed Jack s cancer had not spread outside the prostate gland, at which point he informed his children, something he says he could not imagine having to do at an age his children were still dependent on him. (Yorke Peninsula Country Times)
Experts Urge Limits on Use of Cardiac CT Scans Feb 7, 2009
Routine surveillance radionuclide stress tests or cardiac CTs in symptom-free patients at low risk for heart disease are not recommended. If a cardiac imaging study that uses ionizing radiation is needed, every effort should be made to reduce patient dose, while still maintaining image quality that is sufficient for confident interpretation of the exam. (MEDLINEplus)
