introduction: in the current study, we compared the h-indices of web of science (wos), scopus, and gs of the iranian nuclear medicine scientists methods: full time members of two major nuclear medicine research centers of iran with more than 5 year of experience (nuclear medicine research center of mashhad university of medical sciences, and research institute for nuclear medicine of tehran uni...

evidence based medicine (ebm) is a new approach to patient management which incorporates best evidence with the clinical expertise of the health care providers. although this approach has had a rapid growth in many clinical disciplines, its applications in radiology and nuclear medicine has not been addressed sufficiently. in this review ebm is briefly explained and the first two steps of the e...

Contamination with radiopharmaceuticals in nuclear medicine centers in addition to being a health concern requires time-consuming decontamination efforts. According to NRC (Nuclear Regulatory Commission) contamination should be monitored in nuclear medicine centers where radiopharmaceuticals are prepared and administrated at the end of each working session; otherwise, contamination spread...

Introduction: In the current study, we compared the h-indices of Web of Science (WOS), SCOPUS, and GS of the Iranian nuclear medicine scientists Methods: Full time members of two major nuclear medicine research centers of Iran with more than 5 year of experience (Nuclear Medicine Research Center of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, and Research Institute for Nuclear Medicine of Tehran Un...

pet (positron emission tomography) is a powerful imaging technique that can provide quantitative information on the distribution of positron emitter labeled radiopharmaceuticals (pet radiopharmaceuticals) in the body. positrons (ß+) are positively charged beta particles. they are emitted when the atom is proton rich. a positron has only a transient existence. after losing all of its kinetic ene...

bangladesh is one of the smaller states in asia. but it has a long and rich history of nuclear medicine for over sixty years. the progress in science and technology is always challenging in a developing country. in 1958, work for the first nuclear medicine facility was commenced in dhaka in a tin-shed known as ‘radioisotope centre’ and was officially inaugurated in 1962. since the late 50s of t...

Nuclear Medicine was established in Myanmar in 1963 by Dr Soe Myint and International Atomic Energy expert Dr R. Hochel at Yangon General Hospital. Nuclear medicine diagnostic and therapeutic services started with Probe Scintillation Detector Systems and rectilinear scanner. In the early stage, many Nuclear Medicine specialists from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) spent some time ...

in 1955, the first nuclear medicine division was established in thailand by professor romsai suwannik in the department of radiology, siriraj hospil, mahidol university in bangkok. in 1959 four years later, the second nuclear medicine division was established in the department of radiology, chulalongkorn hospital in bangkok. the third nuclear medicine division was started in rajvithi hospital i...