Media Room
27 February 2024
Better understanding, prediction and treatment of cancers and neurodegenerative diseases: the example of the Frédéric Joliot Hospital in Orsay
Better understanding, prediction and treatment of cancers and neurodegenerative diseases. This is the main mission of the CEA, Frédéric Joliot Hospital Department (SHFJ), through its pioneering nuclear medicine department and its BioMaps (Multimodal Biomedical Imaging Paris-Saclay), located within the Orsay...
1 March 2023
Combining the increase in PET imaging patient activity and radiation protection of staff: the example of Esbjerg hospital in Denmark
In March 2019, the Nuclear Medicine department at Esbjerg Hospital, in Esbjerg, Denmark, decided to acquire a new PET/CT scanner. With the arrival of this new equipment, the service’s activity doubled, going from around 10 patients per day to just over 20. And this was just the beginning!
Major restructuring work was, therefore, necessary and the department decided to tackle, at the same time, the quality of treatment for patients and the working conditions of the medical team. Among the solutions adopted: the acquisition of a new automatic preparation and injection system!
3 August 2021
Restructuring and reorganising a nuclear medicine department: the example of the Princess Grace Hospital in Monaco
During the year 2019-2020, the Nuclear Medicine department of the Princess Grace Hospital in Monaco had to undertake extensive restructuring work. The main objectives were to install a new PET camera and develop a 68Ga PET diagnosis activity. To comply...
24 March 2021
Cathpax® AIR, a new optimal radiation protection solution to protect interventional radiologists, cardiologists and neurologists from exposure to health-threatening X-rays
Minimally invasive surgical procedures performed by endovascular route are experiencing very significant growth due to the comfort they provide to the patient but also due to demographic factors such as ageing of the population and the rising number of people...
22 September 2020
Ensuring optimal conditions for radiation protection in a mobile medical imaging unit: the example of HUG in Switzerland
Around ten years ago already, the Geneva University Hospitals (Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genéve – HUG) trialled a mobile testing unit, which proved successful. When this mobile medical unit was introduced, the teams from the Geneva University Hospitals travelled for three...
20 November 2019
Structuring equipment dedicated to industrial competitiveness: the example of the Nantes CEA Tech
Since its creation, CEA Tech has pursued a mission: become an accelerator of innovation serving industry. By setting up in the Pays de la Loire region, at the TechnoCampus Océan on the outskirts of Nantes, CEA Tech aims to propose...
12 September 2019
Combining radiation protection with increased productivity: the example of Cardiff’s PETIC Centre
Inaugurated in September 2010, the Wales Research and Diagnostic PET Imaging Centre (PETIC) uses one of the most advanced PET imaging systems currently in operation in the United Kingdom. The centre’s FDG PET scan workload has exploded, going from 675...
11 September 2018
Combine radiation protection for personnel and well-being for patients: the example of the Centre Georges Charpak at Quimper
The opening of the Centre Georges Charpak at Quimper is the result of collaboration and discussion between the medical teams and the Lemer Pax engineers, leading to a high level of quality both as regards care of patients and the...
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