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AjitOur very dear friend and colleague, Prof. Dr. Ajit Kumar Padhy, passed away suddenly on the 22nd of August 2013 after suffering from a massive heart attack.

Prof Padhy was a Senior Consultant in the Singapore General Hospital, Department of Nuclear Medicine & PET since September 2005. Prior to that, he was the Head of Nuclear Medicine, IAEA, in the Division of Human Health from 1997 to 2004, and he was Faculty of Nuclear Medicine, AIIMS, New Delhi, India since the 1970’s.

Steve Jobs lost his battle with NETs in October 2011, many sites have chronicled his medical care and the various medical treatments he pursued including PRRT.  For a detailed look at his medical history and treatment - click here to view the article from Science-Based Medicine.

Bad Berka, Germany

With over 350 participants from 30 countries representing the 5 continents, the 1st World Congress on GA68 and PRRNT marks a historical moment in the history of imaging and therapy for individuals with Neuroendocrine tumors as well as other diseases that can be imaged with GA68.

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Dr. Richard P. Baum, was honored by the Society of Nuclear Medicine, India in Chennai on December 8, 2011 and received the AGASTHIAR AWARD for his "Life Time Contribution to The Field of Nuclear Medicine". Prof. Baum was also appointed "Visiting Professor" of the FM Medical University (Tandu Hospital) in Xi'an, Shaanxi, China where he initiated a project on Ga-68 imaging and PRRNT which will be the first place in China where THERANOSTICS will be performed. The initial effort for this

The final program has been announced for the 1st World Congress on Ga-68 and Peptide Receptor Radionuclide Therapy to be held June 23rd-26th, 2011 in Bad Berka, Germany.

Please click here to download the agenda.


Aug 24, 2011 - Steve Jobs - Apple's CEO resigned today saying he "could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple's CEO'.  Mr. Jobs has been battling pancreatic neuroendocrine cancer since 2004 and most recently had a liver transplant in 2009.  For more coverage of Mr. Jobs' resignation click here.

Response, Survival, and Long-Term Toxicity After Therapy With the Radiolabeled Somatostatin Analogue [90Y-DOTA]-TOC in Metastasized Neuroendocrine Cancers.

Published in Journal of Clinical Oncology,  2011 May 9;[Epub Ahead of Print], A Imhof, P Brunner, N Marincek, M Briel, C Schindler, H Rasch, HR Mäcke, C Rochlitz, J Müller-Brand, MA Walter

To read a review of the JCO article please visit OncologyStat (free registration is required to read the summary of findings.)

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