Cardiac Dedicated Ultrafast SPECT Cameras: New Designs and Clinical Implications Ernest V. Garcia, Tracy L. Faber and Fabio P. Esteves +Author Affiliations Department of Radiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia For correspondence contact: Ernest V. Garcia, Department of Radiology, Emory University Hospital, 1364 Clifton...
Recent Advances in SPECT Imaging Mark T. Madsen +Author Affiliations Department of Radiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa For correspondence or reprints contact: Mark T. Madsen, PhD, Department of Radiology, University of Iowa, 200 Hawkins Dr., Iowa City, Iowa 52242. E-mail: Mark-madsen@uiowa.edu Next Section Abstract SPECT is a...
SPECT vs. PET, Which is Best? Experts say both have their pros and cons, but technological improvements are moving too rapidly to say which will come out ahead. An updated version of this story covering more recent PET and SPECT advances is available at this link. If the...
Radiation Therapy for Cancer What is radiation therapy? Radiation therapy uses high-energy radiation to shrink tumors and kill cancer cells (1). X-rays, gamma rays, and charged particles are types of radiation used for cancer treatment. The radiation may be delivered by a machine outside the body (external-beam radiation...