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New probe for PET scanning enables monitoring of the immune system

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David L. Shenkenberg

The immune system destroys bacteria, viruses and many other objects that otherwise would harm the body. However, in patients with cancer, it usually does not annihilate the tumor. Recent clinical studies have shown that it can be trained to eliminate the tumor; however, clinical researchers currently can monitor patients’ immune systems only indirectly. A probe for PET scanning developed by Dr. Caius G. Radu and others at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), may change that. It also could help clinical researchers monitor how the immune system turns against healthy tissues in...Read full article

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    Published: August 2008
    bacteriaBasic ScienceBiophotonicsimmune systemindustrialNews & FeaturesPET scanning

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