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New PET Tracer Identified for Imaging Tau in Alzheimer’s Disease Patients

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Researchers have identified a promising second-generation positron emission tomography (PET) tracer for imaging and measuring tau pathology, contributing to understanding of Alzheimer’s and related dementias. Learn more.

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SNMMI NEWS

January 16, 2019 — New PET Probe Could Improve Detection of Primary and Metastatic Melanoma
A new nuclear medicine method for detecting malignant melanoma, one of the most aggressive skin cancers, has been successfully tested for the first time in humans and could improve detection of both primary and metastatic melanoma. The research is featured in the January 2019 issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine. (Press Releases)
January 2, 2019 — This Month in JNM
The January 2019 issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine is now available. Read about VT substrate characteristics,18F-flortanidazole PET in treated NSCLC, 18F-P3BZA PET/CT in melanoma, and more. Also, check out the second in the "Discussions with Leaders" series: a conversation with Richard Wahl. (SNMMI News)
December 11, 2018 — Whole Body PET/MRI Provides One-Stop-Shop for Staging of High-Risk Prostate Cancer Patients
New research shows that molecular imaging—specifically, PSMA PET/MR—performs as well as currently used tools and provides additional information on tumor location that could help guide treatment for prostate cancer patients. (Press Releases)
December 6, 2018 — SNMMI Submits Comments to USP on General Chapter <825>
SNMMI submitted comments on USP General Chapter <825> on Friday, November 30th. (Government Relations News)
December 5, 2018 — New PET Tracer Identified for Imaging Tau in Alzheimer’s Disease Patients
Researchers have identified a promising second-generation positron emission tomography (PET) tracer for imaging and measuring tau pathology, contributing to understanding of Alzheimer’s and related dementias. (Press Releases)
December 3, 2018 — This Month in JNM
The December 2018 issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine is now available. Read about three novel tau radiopharmaceuticals for imaging patients with amyloid-positive Alzheimer disease, whole-body 68Ga-PSMA-11 PET/MR, immuno-PET after BACE-1 inhibition, and more. Also, check out the first in a new series of articles: "Discussions with Leaders." (SNMMI News)
November 27, 2018 — Mo-99 Supply Issues Close to Resolution
The supply of Mo-99 has now improved, and the acute shortage has abated. Read the full story for details. (SNMMI News)
November 19, 2018 — SNMMI Addresses Mo-99 Isotope Shortage
SNMMI, along with several other organizations, signed a letter to the U.S. Department of Energy and the Office of Management and Budget in regards to Mo-99 shortages. (Government Relations News)

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Radiation Safety+ Review and Essentials

The new Radiation Safety+ Review and Essentials program provides a comprehensive overview of all aspects of radiation safety for nuclear medicine technologists preparing to take the NMTCB’s Radiation Safety Certification Examination. Learn More »

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Nuclear Medicine Online Review Course

SNMMI's online nuclear medicine review course covers adult and pediatric medicine, PET/CT and nuclear cardiology plus imaging protocols, interpretation and limitation. Learn More »

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SNMMI/ACNM MRI Case Reviews: Abdominal SNMMI and ACNM have partnered to bring you the first-ever set of online MRI teaching modules as an introduction to interpreting MRI. Learn More »

Mid-Winter Meeting CT Case Reviews
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PET Online Review Workshop for Technologists

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2019 SNMMI Mid-Winter and ACNM Annual Meeting

January 17-19, 2019 | Palm Springs, California
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June 22-25, 2019 | Anaheim, California
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Northern California Chapter Meeting
February 21, 2019 | Pleasanton See Event Details ►
5th Theranostics World Congress 2019 - TWC2019
March 1 – 3, 2019 | Seogwipo-si , Korea See Event Details ►
Pacific Northwest Chapter Meeting
March 2 – 3, 2019 | Portland See Event Details ►

SNMMI Programs	Closing Date
2019 Hyman-Ghesani SNMMI Global Health Scholarship	December 2018
2019-2021 Wagner-Torizuka Fellowship	January 27
2019 ERF SNMMI Travel Award for Physician, Scientists, and MD/PhD Students	January 9
2019 Masahiro Iio, MD Travel Award	January 9
2019 Bradley-Alavi Student Fellowships	December 17
2019 ERF SNMMI CMIIT Lab Professional Award	January 2
2019 Mitzi & William Blahd, MD, Pilot Research Grant	January 2
2019 Robert E. Henkin, MD, Government Relations Fellowship	February 7
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2019 ERF SNMMI-TS Outstanding Technologist/Educator	February 28
2019 ERF SNMMI-TS Travel Award for Nuclear Medicine Technologists	January 9
2019 ERF SNMMI-TS Travel Award for Nuclear Medicine Technologist Students	February 9
2019 ERF SNMMI-TS Bachelor's or Master's Degree Completion Scholarship	January 2
2019 ERF SNMMI-TS Advanced Degree Scholarship	January 2

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