A Brief History of Gamma Cameras:
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Introduced in the 1950s and older than most other imaging modalities, SPECT has been a familiar and useful clinical device. But it didn’t come into widespread use until the 1980s.
Steps in the development of Gamma Cameras:
1896 Henri Becquerel discovered radiation
Rectilinear scanner: It was constructed by B. Cassen and ass. in 1949, when first scintiscans were obtained.
George de Hevesy discovered element hafnium and recieved nobel prize for nuclear tracer theory
Pioneers in the development of Gamma Cameras:
1943 George Hevesy received Nobel Prize for nuclear tracer theory
Ernest Lawrence – Developed precise method for measuring the e/m ratio of the electron
1944 – development of scintillation counter by Sir Samuel Curran
Hal Anger – revolutionized medicine with the development of the gamma camera
Chronology: [Mediso Medical Imaging Systems]
1972 Gamma Works released its first NM imager with digital processing
1990 Foundation of Mediso Ltd.
1994 Manufacturing of the first Mediso gamma camera
1996 Release of the first SPECT camera Nucline™ X-Ring-R
1998 Mediso acquired the NM profile of Gamma Works
2000 Launch of the Nucline™ SPIRIT DH-V variable angle dual head camera
ISO 9001 and MDD certification of the company
2006 Manufacturing of the first Mediso preclinical SPECT/CT
2007 Production of the first Mediso clinical SPECT/CT
Mediso takes on NM clinical diagnostic service profile acquiring ScanoMed Ltd.
2008 Launch of AnyScan® multimodality clinical imaging family
Frost & Sullivan 2008 European Medical Imaging Entrepreneurial Company of the Year Award
2009 New Mediso product launch of NanoPET™ /CT preclinical PET-CT
Inauguration of Mediso Reference Multimodality Diagnostic, Research & Training Centre
2011 Launch of nanoScan® preclinical PET/MRI
2012 Launch of nanoScan® Family complete preclinical SPECT/PET/CT/MRI imager portfolio
Frost & Sullivan 2012 European Preclinical Imaging New Product Innovation Award
2013 New member of nanoScan® Family: nanoScan® SPECT/CT/PET
2014 First installation of MultiScan LFER 150
2015 Introduction of AnyScan® TRIO Family based on triple detector SPECT
2016 First installation of nanoScan® PET/MRI 3T with 3 Tesla MRI
Roadmaps to the Future of Gamma Cameras:
Radiotheranostics: a roadmap for future development.
“Radiotheranostics” is a term used in nuclear medicine to refer to the use of radioisotope (RI)-labeled agents to perform simultaneous imaging and therapy of a target lesion.”
logistics
supply chain regulatory issues
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https://europepmc.org/article/med/32135118
REFERENCES:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0010854518304533
History of Nuclear Medicine by Sarah
Chronology: [Mediso Medical Imaging Systems]
https://www.healthimaging.com/topics/molecular-imaging/evolution-spect
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168900216300833
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11759228/