Scientists in the UK have developed an advanced handheld imaging device that could prove a powerful tool when it comes to tackling cancer, offering 3D images of cancerous growths beneath the skin. The ...

The Mobile Gamma Cameras Market is experiencing strong momentum driven by rising demand for point-of-care diagnostic imaging, advancements in nuclear medicine, and increasing prevalence of chronic ...

The end of the Cold War and the cancellation of the Superconducting Super Collider led to the creation of a life-saving medical device. Each year, more than 5 million Americans take a nuclear heart ...

Advancements in healthcare technology - particularly in the surgery category - have led to an increasing adoption of gamma cameras. Further, the numerous developments in radio nucleotides are ...

Use of a gamma camera to image sentinel lymph nodes during cancer surgery can help the surgeon assess the extent of cancer spread, and could help reduce mortality rates. Portable gamma camera systems ...

Gamma rays, valued by astrophysicists for conveying information about phenomena in space, are also becoming valued by doctors for their ability to uncover cancer. As the most energetic form of light, ...

A diagnostic device that resembles a mammography unit can detect breast tumors as tiny as one-fifth of an inch in diameter, which may make it a valuable complementary imaging technique to mammography, ...

A team of scientists at North Carolina State University has developed a technique that could allow bricks and other common building materials to act as "cameras" that can reveal the location and ...

There are currently more than 2000 patients enrolled in Phase I and Phase II clinical gene therapy trials. 1 A majority of these patients are being treated for neoplastic disease and require tumor and ...

Using technology similar to that found in smartphone cameras, NASA scientists are developing upgraded sensors to reveal more details about black hole outbursts and exploding stars—all while being less ...

Nuclear structure: the inner workings of some rare nuclei could soon be better understood by using a multilayer Compton camera. (Courtesy: iStock/Girolamo-Sferrazza-Papa) A Compton camera has been ...