Conveners
Session 6: Use of Radiation in Medicine
- Francoise Muelhauser (International Atomic Energy Agency)
Description
This session will highlight the countless areas where the power of radiation and nuclear techniques has been harnessed for societal benefits, specifically in medical applications. The benefits to patients in terms of lives saved through improved medical diagnosis and treatment techniques are important and the well-trained and controlled use of radiation has become a key part of modern medical treatment, especially for certain forms of cancer. The panel will discuss recently achieved goals and implementation of radiation medicine around the world.
Ping Xia
(Cleveland Clinic Department of Radiation Oncology)
26/08/2015, 11:00
Panel Discussion
Not many people know a field called “medical physics” and there are physicists working in hospitals. The roles of physicists in medicine include: (1) developing x-ray images for disease diagnosis; (2) ensuring radiation safety for patients and hospital workers; (3) ensuring accurate and precise radiation therapy delivery. X-ray has been used in medicine since its discovery more than one...
Nuran Senel Bese
(Cerrahpasa Medical School, University of Istanbul)
26/08/2015, 11:10
Panel Discussion
Anja Nitzsche-Bell
(IAEA)
26/08/2015, 11:17
Panel Discussion
In the presentation, Ms Nelly Enwerem-Bromson will present her work as Director of the Programme of Action for Cancer Therapy (PACT) and the crucial role of nuclear techniques in cancer control. She will review the key drivers for increasing demand for technical support on cancer control from low and middle income (LMI) Member States to the UN system in general, and the IAEA in particular. She...
May Abdel-Wahab
(IAEA)
26/08/2015, 11:24
Panel Discussion
Radiotherapy has been used for curative or palliative treatment of cancer, either alone or increasingly as part of a multimodality approach in conjunction with chemotherapy, immunotherapy or surgery. Radiation must be delivered in the safest and most effective way. The use of radiologic and nuclear medicine diagnostic techniques e.g. the use of CT (Computerized Tomography) and PET/CT allow...
Alumanda Dela Rosa
(Philippine Nuclear Reserach Institue (PNRI))
26/08/2015, 11:38
Panel Discussion
Marina Di Giorgio
(Argentinean Nuclear Regulatory Authority)
26/08/2015, 11:45
Panel Discussion
Alumanda Dela Rosa
(Philippine Nuclear Reserach Institue (PNRI)),
Anja Nitzsche-Bell
(IAEA),
Marina Di Giorgio
(Argentinean Nuclear Regulatory Authority),
May Abdel-Wahab
(IAEA),
Nuran Senel Bese
(Cerrahpasa Medical School, University of Istanbul),
Ping Xia
(Cleveland Clinic Department of Radiation Oncology),
Sun Ju Choi
(KAERI)
26/08/2015, 11:52
Panel Discussion
