Converting energy to medical progress (nuclear medicine).

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关键词: Biology;    Environment;    Research programs;    Nuclear medicine;   

RP-ID  :  DE2001786739

学科分类：工程和技术（综合）

美国|英语

来源: National Technical Reports Library

【 摘 要 】

For over 50 years the Office of Biological and Environmental Research (BER) of the United States Department of Energy (DOE) has been investing to advance environmental and biomedical knowledge connected to energy. The BER Medical Sciences program fosters research to develop beneficial applications of nuclear technologies for medical diagnosis and treatment of many diseases. Today, nuclear medicine helps millions of patients annually in the United States. Nearly every nuclear medicine scan or test used today was made possible by past BER-funded research on radiotracers, radiation detection devices, gamma cameras, PET and SPECT scanners, and computer science.