There is a need for mathematical modelling for the evaluation of important parameters for
photon imaging systems. A Monte Carlo program which simulates medical imaging nuclear …

Background Positron emission tomography (PET) provides metabolic information of tissues
in vivo. The purpose of this study was to assess the value of PET with 2‐[ 18 F] fluoro‐2‐…

BACKGROUND: 177 Lu‐(DOTA0,Tyr3) octreotate is a new treatment modality for disseminated
neuroendocrine tumors. According to a consensus protocol, the calculated maximally …

… Sven-Erik Strand is a professor in medical radiation physics at Lund University. He received
his Master of Science degree at the science faculty in 1972, his medical bachelor‘s degree …

The purpose of this study was to develop multimodality SPECT/MRI contrast agents for sentinel
lymph node (SLN) mapping in vivo. Methods: Nanoparticles with a solid iron oxide core …

The biokinetics of inert lymphoscintigraphic agentsstrongly depends on their particle size.
Different techniques for characterization of colloids are discussed. Experiments have been …

Targeted radionuclide therapy (TRT) is an increasingly used treatment modality for a range
of cancers. To date, few treatments have involved the use of dosimetry either to plan …

Purpose: Fractionated radioimmunotherapy may improve therapeutic outcome by decreasing
heterogeneity of the dose delivered to the tumor and by decreasing hematologic toxicity, …

Radionuclides are used in nuclear medicine in a variety of diagnostic and therapeutic
procedures. A knowledge of the radiation dose received by different organs in the body is …

A general method is presented for patient-specific 3-dimensional absorbed dose calculations
based on quantitative SPECT activity measurements. Methods: The computational scheme …