PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Al-Ibraheem, Akram
AU  - Scott, Andrew M.
AU  - Abdlkadir, Ahmed Saad
AU  - Vrachimis, Alexis
AU  - Lamoureux, Francois
AU  - Trujillo, Patricia Bernal
AU  - Bailey, Dale L.
AU  - More, Stuart
AU  - Giammarile, Francesco
AU  - Kumar, Rakesh
AU  - Nonnekens, Julie
AU  - Cutler, Cathy S.
AU  - Urbain, Jean-Luc C.
AU  - Dibble, Elizabeth H.
AU  - Sathekge, Mike Machaba
AU  - Bomanji, Jamshed
AU  - Cerci, Juliano J.
AU  - Thomas, Elizabeth
AU  - Small, William
AU  - Louw, Lizette
AU  - O, Joo Hyun
AU  - Lee, Sze Ting
AU  - Nadel, Helen
AU  - Jacene, Heather
AU  - Watabe, Tadashi
AU  - Bom, Henry Hee-Seung
AU  - Bouyoucef, Salah Eddine
AU  - Weston, Charlotte
AU  - Wadsley, Jonathan
AU  - Irwin, Andy G.
AU  - Croasdale, Jilly
AU  - Zanzonico, Pat
AU  - Paez, Diana
AU  - Ghesani, Munir
TI  - Consensus Nomenclature for Radionuclide Therapy: Initial Recommendations from Nuclear Medicine Global Initiative
AID  - 10.2967/jnumed.124.269215
DP  - 2025 May 01
TA  - Journal of Nuclear Medicine
PG  - 757--763
VI  - 66
IP  - 5
4099  - http://jnm.snmjournals.org/content/66/5/757.short
4100  - http://jnm.snmjournals.org/content/66/5/757.full
SO  - J Nucl Med2025 May 01; 66
AB  - Since its inception in 2012, the Nuclear Medicine Global Initiative (NMGI) of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging has played an important role in addressing significant challenges in the field of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging. The first 3 projects were dedicated to standardizing pediatric nuclear medicine practices, addressing the global challenges of radionuclide access and availability, and assessing the educational and training initiatives on theranostics across the globe. These efforts aimed to advance human health, foster worldwide educational collaboration, and standardize procedural guidelines to enhance quality and safety in nuclear medicine practice. In its latest project, NMGI aimed to develop a unified nomenclature for systemic radionuclide therapy in nuclear medicine, addressing the diverse terminology currently used. An online survey was distributed to NMGI member organizations, drawing participation from various geographical locations and disciplines. The survey anonymously collected responses from physicians, physicists, scientists, radiopharmacists, radiopharmaceutical scientists, dosimetrists, technologists, and nurse managers, totaling 240 responses from 30 countries. Findings revealed a prevailing use of the term targeted radionuclide therapy for radionuclide therapy, with 52% of respondents expressing a preference for this term. In contrast, approximately 37% favored “radiopharmaceutical therapy,” whereas 11% favored “molecular radionuclide therapy.” Other key terms under the umbrella of targeted radionuclide therapy were also discussed to achieve a consensus on terminology. NMGI efforts to standardize terminology in this dynamic and fluid field should improve communication within the field, better reflect the technology used, enable comparison of results, and ultimately lead to improved patient outcomes.