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Nuclear Imaging Cameras Save Lives

According to Carolina Newswire, two of North Carolina’s counties have the highest cardiovascular death rates in the nation. But thanks to Dr. Lee A. Surkin and his new nuclear imaging camera things are about to change! Dr. Surkin, “is implementing cutting-edge cardiac imaging technology that can detect early risks and traces of cardiovascular disease,” thus offering hope and have the potential to help prevent heart related deaths.

Patients with family histories of heart disease are high candidates for having a heart attack themselves, that’s why non-evasive procedures such as nuclear imaging is so important. By “providing doctors with the ability to notice abnormalities in the muscle, pump function, or other signs that can lead to heart attack or acute coronary syndrome,” doctors can begin treating patients and ultimately saving lives.

To learn more about the importance of early screening, visit Dr. Thompson’s interview with UI Health Care
. (While the article is nearly 7 years old, it still offers important information.)

Come back on Monday as we discuss medicine and the world we live in.

Nuclear Medicine Removes Cancerous Cells

Cancer is a malignant growth on cells that basically multiply until the body is infested with unhealthy cells that steal the life of a patient. And no matter what you believe, cancer will not go away by prayer and herbal treatments alone. Cancer must be treated—sometimes with radiation, sometimes with chemotherapy, and sometimes with surgery. The choice depends upon the type of cancer, how far it has spread, and where it’s located in the body.

Nuclear Medicine plays a key role in helping cancer patients fight cancer and regain their health. It truly is a powerful tool in treating cancer patients and saving lives.

Every year, technological advances in nuclear medicine improve the survival rate. Just take a look at the latest medical advances in nuclear medicine:

According to the Indy Star, “On March 21, a medical team at the Midwest Proton Radiotherapy Institute treated a patient with prostate cancer, using -- for the first time -- a combination of two existing technologies that allow doctors to precisely target a narrow beam of charged particles, or protons, at a tumor from multiple angles.”
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According to the Star, “New technology allows the precise shaping of radiation beams to the tumor site, which minimizes the volume of tissue being treated, reducing toxicity and sparing healthy cells.”
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To learn more about cancer, in everyday language, visit The American Cancer Society

Come back on Friday as we discuss medicine and the world we live in.

Nuclear Medicine Helps Heart Patients

According to the U.S. Division For Heart Disease and Prevention, 700,000 people die from heart disease every year, making it the leading cause of death in both men and women.

While changes in diet and exercise can help prevent heart disease, early detection through routine doctor’s visits can help patients live longer, healthier lives.

Here are a few ways our students can help patients prevent heart disease from taking their lives:

According to DotMed News, Nuclear Medicine Technologists can use a “nuclear medicine technique and molecular imaging to see programmed cell loss—the body's normal way of getting rid of unneeded or abnormal cells which may help in early identification of those individuals who are at risk of developing heart failure.”

According to Science Daily, Nuclear Medicine Technologists can “use multi-detector computed tomography (CT) imaging along with a novel contrast agent know as N1177 to detect dangerous, high-risk plaque which cause heart attack and stroke.”

According to DOE Medical Sciences, Nuclear Medicine Technologists help doctors “decide whether a patient needs angioplasty, bypass surgery, or changes in lifestyle” based on the results of the imaging tests.

Come back on Wednesday as we discuss how nuclear medicine helps cancer patients.