RadioNuclear Podcast

Very proud to present my PhD data so far in the form of a poster at the recent @MithrasProject meeting and win a poster prize. Thanks to @ImagingCDT and @KingsImaging as well as my supervisors Dr Tom Eykyn and @RickSouthworth for their support.

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With the release of our latest episode - hosted by @Roykurtzbard and colleagues studying for Masters Degrees @KingsImaging, we have reached the milestone of 1500 downloads! spoti.fi/3KG6wab Thanks to everyone for supporting us so far! Hoping to get more episodes out soon!

Today we are hosting @rad_pod where we introduce you to #ArtificialIntelligence in #Healthcare and speak with @AtoAndyKing about recent challenges, universal fairness, and complexity of data representation in #AI.

Listen to our first episode and subscribe to the @rad_pod ☢️ on iTunes lnkd.in/gFyZ2Ani to learn more about exciting research in science and medical imaging. 👉 #Episode on #Spotify: spoti.fi/3KG6wab 👉 #Episode on #iTunes: apple.co/37k0hdI

The conversation will include #datasafety, possible #biases and how to overcome #inequality in data representation in healthcare. The link to the episode to follow!

We are a group of enthusiastic MEng/MSc students studying Healthcare Technologies at King’s College London. #RadioNuclearPodcast ☢️ has kindly agreed to host our episode featuring @AtoAndyKing about important ethical considerations in #ArtificialIntelligence

#RadioNuclearPodcast ☢️ will soon host our episode about important ethical considerations in #ArtificialIntelligence. Please follow the link below to participate in our one minute anonymous survey to establish the baseline for #publicawareness of #AI.👉 lnkd.in/gzD2J82n

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Here’s a little snippet from the latest episode with @Hammers_Alexand and @AMMichaels - here Prof Hammers describes how a targeted radiotracer is much like a key 🔑 with a torch 🔦 - very precise to a specific target/lock 🔒 and bright in a dark setting (our body)

We then reference the resolution differences between magnetic resonance imaging (MRI, 1st image) at roughly 7:7000 and PET imaging (2nd image) at 7:7,000,000,000 (that’s 7 billion!!) - nanomolar sensitivity

The first slide we refer to is this: how a PET scan works - note the annihilation of the positron and electron leads to the emission of two gamma rays sent out in directly opposite directions which is what is detected by the scanner ☢️

Our episode with Prof Alexander Hammers @Hammers_Alexand is out now! Please go and give it a listen! It was a fantastic chat about positron emission tomography (PET), how it’s used in medicine and what the future looks like for PET in healthcare

Prof Hammers questions @AMMichaels about what’s interesting in this brain scan - can you see it? 👀 (hint: the cross hairs help!)

Please find the episode on your usual podcast listening app - here’s the Spotify link for those that use it: open.spotify.com/episode/33fPuc…

You can now listen to @rad_pod's interview with @Hammers_Alexand, recorded live at @newscientist earlier this year. Listen in for an informative chat between @AMMichaels and Prof Hammers about #PET imaging 👇 buzzsprout.com/984589/9514566…

#medicine #medicalresearch #radiation #petimaging

Yes. It does use ionising radiation which can be harmful. A typical brain PET scan will give you a radiation dose of about 2-5mSv. That is about as much as the background radiation (from rocks, space etc) in 1-2 years in the UK.

We had a really great question during our LIVE @newscievents podcast with @Hammers_Alexand ☢️“Are there any side effects to PET?” 🤔 ⬇️ Find the answer(s) below! ⬇️

Answered by @Hammers_Alexand

So, we would never do a PET without good justification - but when justified, the information gain / patient benefit vastly outweighs the risk.

It is estimated that the risk of developing cancer over one’s lifetime from such a dose is up to about 0.03%. This has to be compared to the standard (background) risk of developing any cancer during one’s lifetime which is ~50%.