Dr. Townsend was among a
prestigious group of internationally known scientists who presented
lectures at the symposium. Dr. Townsend spoke on the topic, "Morphology
and Molecular Imaging: Combining Modalities."
The Molecular
Imaging and Translational Research Program is collaborating with
NanoTek, a local nanotechnology company. The focus is using microfluidic
technology for biomarker development. http://www.tennessee.edu/news/article.php?id=3760
Article listed
as the 3rd most frequently cited by Journal of Nuclear Medicine
- July 1, 2006
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T Beyer, DW Townsend, T Brun, PE Kinahan, M Charron,
R Roddy, J Jerin, J Young, L Byars, R Nutt
A combined PET/CT
scanner for clinical oncology
J Nucl Med Aug 01, 2000;
41: 1369-1379
http://jnm.snmjournals.org/reports/mfc1.dtl
David
W. Townsend, PhD, Honored as IEEE Fellow
Recognizing the achievements of its
members is an important part of the mission of the IEEE.
Each year, following a rigorous evaluation procedure, the IEEE Fellow
Committee recommends a select group of recipients for one of the
Institute’s most prestigious honors, election to IEEE Fellow.
The IEEE Board of Directors, at its meeting on 13 November 2005,
elected David W. Townsend PhD, an IEEE Fellow, effective 1 January
2006, with the following citation:
for contributions to positron emission tomography (PET).
This is an election to
the highest grade of membership in the IEEE.
New
PET/CT Center in Mexico City
David Townsend,
PhD, Professor, UTGSM, and Director of the Molecular Imaging and
Translational Research Program, was the guest of honor at the opening
of the first Siemens 16-slice Hi-Rez Biograph Positron Emission
Tomography/Computed Tomography (PET/CT) Center in Mexico on August
18,2005.
The PET/CT Center is located in Mexico City, Mexico, at the Medica
Sur Hospital. Among the many dignitaries attending the ribbon cutting
ceremony were Hans-Joachim Kohlsdorf, President and Managing Director
of Siemens Mexico, Dr, Juan Ramon de la Fuente, Rector of the National
University of Mexico (UNAM) and Dr. Jorge Hernandez Ortiz, Director
General of Medica Sur Hospital.
Dr. Townsend was honored as the co-inventor of the PET/CT Scanner.
AMI
Honors the Memory of Dr. Peter Valk
"The entire medical community mourns the passing of Dr. Peter E.
Valk on December 16, 2003. He has left us with insightful thoughts,
research, articles and books on PET, and his great Aussie sense
of humor. Anyone who is involved in PET has him to thank for his
early scientific and chemical work and his early involvement with
Medicare coverage and reimbursement. He will be missed by the PET
community, his family and friends, and his PET family at the Northern
California PET Imaging Center.
To honor his memory, the Academy of Molecular Imaging has renamed
its annual Distinguished Clinical Scientist Award the Peter Valk
Award. This year's Peter Valk Award will be presented to Dr. David
Townsend at the Annual Meeting in March. Click here for more 2004
award recipient details ." (Story courtesy the AMI news)
Townsend named Distinguished
Clinical Scientist of the Year ( Peter Valk Award )
The Academy of Molecular
Imaging has named David W. Townsend, Ph.D., (Professor of Medicine
and Radiology, UTGSM and Director of the Cancer Imaging and Tracer
Development Program ), as Distinguished Clinical Scientist for 2004.
The Peter Valk Award is given annually to those who have made major
contributions to the development and enhancement of PET/molecular
imaging as recognized by his/her colleagues.The society also recognized
Sanjiv "Sam" Gambhir, M.D., Ph.D., as the Distinguished Basic Scientist
of the Year. AMI President Michael Phelps will present the Distinguished
Scientist Awards at the next AMI Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida
, March 27-31, 2004 . The awardees will each receive a $20,000 cash
prize, and will speak at the Annual Meeting. For information regarding
the AMI please visit http://www.ami-imaging.org
New Books
Clinical Molecular Anatomic
Imaging: PET, PET/CT, and SPECT/CT
Oct. 2003
Fusion imaging tomography
(FIT, also called functional anatomic mapping) describes an imaging
study that combines radiology (form) and nuclear medicine (function).
This is the first book on the subject and includes information on
lesion detection, diagnosis, staging, and treatment. The book features
experienced contributors from multiple international imaging centers,
and four-color images throughout.
For more information please
visit Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins
Positron
Emission Tomography
Basic Science and Clinical Practice
This book covers the basic science principles and majority of clinical
applications of Positron Emission Tomography (PET). Part I covers
the chemistry, physics, instrumentation, image reconstruction, image
processing, and modeling used in PET. Part II concentrates on the
uses of PET in clinical research and practice. Consideration of
evaluating cost-effectiveness is included. The final section addresses
the directions in which this technology is heading in areas such
as detector development, monitoring gene expression, and drug discovery
and development. The book provides an invaluable reference resource
to students in both the physical and biological sciences, clinicians,
graduates who might be entering the area, and advanced trainees
requiring more in-depth knowledge of the principles of PET. It is
useful not only to advanced research laboratories but also to general
nuclear medicine and radiology practices. View
Table of Contents . For more information on this book, please
visit: Springer
Science Online .
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