Ten Years of Bringing Hope to Cancer Patients in Albania with IAEA Support
Every morning, Erion Dehari packs a bag and leaves his room in the in-patient wing of the University Medical Centre “Mother Teresa” in Tirana, Albania’s capital, for his treatment.
How Radiopharmaceuticals Help Diagnose Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease
Technetium-99m is the most widely used radioisotope in diagnostic nuclear medicine. Over 10,000 hospitals worldwide use it to detect cancer, cardiovascular and other chronic diseases, so that they can...
IAEA Coordinated Research Project Develops Quality Audits for Advanced Technology in Radiotherapy Dose Delivery
A recently completed three-year IAEA Coordinated Research Project (CRP) (E24018) has successfully developed, pilot tested and adapted methodologies and procedures for dosimetry audits for advanced technology in radiotherapy dose delivery, on national levels.
NEW CRP: Simultaneous Application of SIT and MAT to Enhance Pest Bactrocera Management D41027
The Joint FAO/IAEA Division is launching a new five-year Coordinated Research Project (CRP) to assess the simultaneous application of the Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) and the Male Annihilation Technique (MAT) to enhance Bactrocera fruit fly management.
NEW CRP: A Study of E-learning for Teaching and Assessing Competency in Contouring (E33041)
The IAEA is launching a new 2-year Coordinated Research Project (CRP) to measure the impact of instructor-led virtual learning on achieving uniformity in radiotherapy contouring practices. The study, which is focused on multidisciplinary staff in low and middle-income countries (LMICs), will seek to determine how the benefits seen from blended learning are maintained when local imaging is used.