Japan Radioisotope Association Hopes for Increased Medical Usage of Radioisotopes

At the December 11 meeting of the Japan Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC), Executive Director Shoji Futatsukawa and other officials from the Japan Radioisotope Association (JRIA) talked about the current state of the medical use of radioisotopes and various related issues.

In addition to X-ray examinations which use externally-generated radiation to make images of internal anatomy examinations in nuclear medicine involve imaging using radiation sources positioned inside the body. The most common forms are positron emission tomography (PET) and single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT).

According to investigations by the JRIA, demand for higher-quality scans are on the rise, although no substantial change has been seen in the overall clinical need for nuclear medicine scans. There were approximately 580,000 domestic cases of PET usage in 2012, increasing to around 710,000 in 2017.

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Source: Japan Atomic Industrial Forum