Society of Nuclear Medicine offers program to meet patients' current, future needs for radionuc

i-Newswire.com - Press Release And News Distribution - Society of Nuclear Medicine offers program to meet patients' current, future needs for radionuclides: "the NRPE national program calls for developing the capability to produce large quantities of radionuclides to maintain existing technologies and stimulate future growth in the biomedical sciences. It suggests that medical and industrial users collaborate to assess radionuclide needs and transfer technologies to accelerate applications. It proposes that the transfer of commercially viable radionuclide programs be facilitated to the private sector and an investment be made in research and development to improve radionuclide production, processing and utilization.

'Radionuclides are part of the foundation supporting today's applied molecular/nuclear technology. The very duality of purpose of molecular imaging/nuclear medicine--offering both noninvasive diagnostic methodology and a powerful therapeutic modality--drives the exploration and development of new radiopharmaceuticals. Radiopharmaceutical research leads to a better understanding and improved or early diagnosis of human diseases and to the development of effective treatments and the monitoring of the effectiveness of existing ones. For these reasons, SNM is committed to gaining support for this program and promoting it at the federal level,' said Thakur.
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