New article on Commercial Treatment Planning Systems for Targeted Radionuclide Therapy published in Physica Medica by Jill Tipping et al
Congratulations to our colleague Jill Tipping, Principal Clinical Scientist in Nuclear Medicine, at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust and PET-Academy, for publishing a new article in Physica Medica: European Journal of Medical Physics entitled Overview of Commercial...
Celebrating the publication of Research and other projects within Radiology in the face of the Covid-19 Pandemic
Bryony Cottrell/ Anita Garvey The Covid-19 pandemic has had an immeasurable impact on all aspects of our lives, work and view on our health and healthcare. While many industries and sectors have struggled to maintain their current working patterns there has been a...
Patient Rep, Kate Quirk, speaks to Advanced Accelerator Applications (AAA) on ‘Life with Neuroendocrine Cancer, PRRT & Covid’
Our Patient Rep, Kate Quirk, was invited to speak to Advanced Accelerator Applications (AAA) in London last month on 'Life with Neuroendocrine Cancer, PRRT & Covid. ' Kate, who is also the Patient Support Coordinator for the advocacy group, Neuroendocrine Cancer...
Meeting the Women in Chemistry
This week, its Chemistry week, and we attended the online event “Women in Chemistry”, from The Open University. Enthusiastically hosted by Dr Rafaela Vasiliadou, we heard from three inspiring women from different fields in Chemistry. They spoke openly about their...
World Radiography Day and PET-CT
This week, we’ve been recognising the vital role that Radiographers play in our health systems with World Radiography Day. To mark this important day, the University of Leeds hosted a virtual celebration, with a range of speakers talking all things Radiography. We...
An online community sharing experiences to improve outcomes for patients
As a Radiologist your days can sometimes become isolated, especially in the current climate where many reporters are working remotely or with limited colleagues on site. The PET-CT Network is a FREE online community of practice for Radiologists and specialist trainees...
Exhibiting virtually during the COVID19 pandemic
The PET-CT Academy has successfully exhibited at the Royal College of Radiologists virtual conference ‘RCR Digital Learning Programme’. The annual conference is usually face to face offering informative lectures and workshops around clinical radiology and ar rolex...
A patients story!
Kate Quirk, Living with Lanreotide Lanreotide and I have been living-in-sin for three years now. Before that, I spent a year with Sandostatin but we fell out when he messed with my blood sugar levels. Lanreotide and I have a love / hate relationship. I see him sitting...