Gamma Camera History | The Evolution of Medical Imaging Technology

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

education

training.

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]

The Story of SPECT

https://www.healthimaging.com/topics/molecular-imaging/evolution-spect

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168900216300833