Media Room
28 May 2019
The 4 steps for shielding a radiology room
You are embarking on a project involving ionising radiation! Have you decided to create your own shielded radiology room (radiology or nuclear medicine centre, radioiodine treatment room) or do you plant to begin doing non-destructive testing? Here are the 4...
25 April 2019
Mission accomplished for Maddalena Maietta and Lemer Pax
On 13 December last year, Maddalena Maietta, a young Italian physicist, was the first of the 15 PhD students participating in the European MEDICIS-Promed* project (MEDICIS-produced radioisotope beams for medicine), to defend her thesis “Aspects of radiation protection associated with...
18 March 2019
Fanny Buyens
“The non-destructive testing cabinet is used to address a wide range of issues in various industrial sectors. Its size and robot-controlled equipment allow us to break out of “standard” situations and offer much larger inspection possibilities, making this equipment unique...
1 March 2019
STMN, JFMN & DGN: the Posijet® is setting out on its spring tour
With spring coming closer, the Posijet® is getting ready to travel! The independent fractionation and injection unit for high energy radiopharmaceuticals, designed and manufactured by Lemer Pax, will be under the spotlight in the next editions of the STMN, JFMN...
21 February 2019
3 questions for Alexandre Milochévitch, Head of Bessé Nuclear Solutions®
Bessé – 100 million euros in revenue, 450 employees in Nantes, Paris and London – is a family business, founded 60 years ago. The first years were marked by a close partnership with the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyards, in the...
6 February 2019
Radioactivity in question
Radioactivity in question Types of radiation and their penetration power Helium core: the alpha emission can be stopped by a simple sheet of paper Electron: the beta emission can be stopped by a few millimetres of aluminium Gamma: Gamma...
31 January 2019
Colibri-30 Type B: the ultimate Lemer Pax transport container
As part of the Medicis-Promed* project, Lemer Pax designed and produced a new type B container, a first for the company! Its objective: transport exotic isotopes[1] from their place of production to hospitals or radiopharmacies. This year, the Colibri (COLIs...
21 January 2019
ALARA: the golden rule in radiation protection
In preventing occupational hazards, radiation protection is the field in which the precautionary principle of ALARA (As Low As Reasonably Achievable) was first applied. It is one of the basic principles of protection against ionizing radiation. This precautionary, optimising principle...
11 January 2019
Retrospective 2018
Ongoing projects, success stories, technological innovations, events and business news… our digital retrospective takes a look back at Lemer Pax highlights of the past year!
2 January 2019
3 questions to Jean-François Chatal, pioneer of Nuclear Medicine in France
Professor Jean-François Chatal is former director of the nuclear medicine department at Nantes University Hospital, as well as the city’s Cancer Centre. He and his team were responsible for the installation of a high energy/high intensity cyclotron known as Aronax,...
12 December 2018
Lemer Pax: applying our ecological policy each day
Lemer Pax has set itself a goal through its slogan: ‘Protecting life’. This is our firm’s purpose, the undertaking we state loudly and clearly to our customers, partners and employees. It finds expression in our practice of social responsibility. Indeed,...
12 November 2018
Mike de Wet
“From a Radiographer’s perspective, the Posijet® is extremely user friendly and simple to use. With its compact design and Wifi application, the Posijet® has proved its versatility in manoeuvring and communication within the PET imaging centre. The Lemer Pax team...
22 October 2018
Pr. Joris Ector
“I have been using the Cathpax® AF cabin from Lemer Pax since more than 10 years. It provides a way to protect me from ionizing radiation during all sorts of ablation procedures, from simple to complex. It does not limit me...
16 October 2018
3 questions to Philippe Gervais, PhD in radiopharmacy, international expert with the CEA
Under the aegis of the CAor and Lotus collaborative projects, developed at the molecular and functional imaging centre at Frédéric Joliot Hospital (SHFJ) in Orsay, Lemer Pax has designed, manufactured and delivered four radiosynthesis cells for the CEA, dedicated to...
19 September 2018
EANM 2018 – Booth 32: Lemer Pax and Medisystem team up in Düsseldorf
The European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM), a leading global force in our field, will be hosting its 31st annual congress in Düsseldorf, Germany from 13th-17th October. A perfect opportunity for Lemer Pax and Medisystem to once again join forces under the aegis of our Isotop4Life centre of excellence.
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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