Positron Emission Tomography (PET) has long served as a critical medical imaging modality, enabling the visualisation of biochemical processes in vivo using positron-emitting radiotracers. Recent ...

For the first time, scientists observe a new and rare decay mode where oxygen-13 breaks into three helium nuclei and a proton following beta decay. Scientists have previously observed interesting ...

Researchers in Japan aim to use PET scans to detect oxygen concentration in tumours, which may lead to more effective cancer treatment. From left: Taiga Yamaya, Miwako Takahashi, Fumihiko Nishikido ...

Cyclotrons and other accelerators are used for the production of radionuclides for both diagnostic and therapeutic purposes in nuclear medicine. There is a renewed worldwide interest among the nuclear ...