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PET scan based on lizard saliva detects rare tumor
68Ga[Ga]-NODAGA-exendin-4 PET/CT imaging reliably detects benign tumors (insulinomas) in the pancreas. Current scans often fail to detect these insulinomas, even though they cause symptoms due to low blood sugar levels. Once the tumor is found, surgery is possible.
EU grant for Martin Gotthardt and Sanne van Lith: targeted photodynamic therapy to treat life-threatening low sugar in babies
With an European grant of eight million euro an international consortium within the LightCure project, coordinated by Prof. dr. Martin Gotthardt and dr. Sanne van Lith, will investigate whether congenital hyperinsulinism can be treated with an innovative light therapy
NWO grant for Yvonne Derks: Targeted radiation for prostate cancer therapy
In the Life&Health Science round of the NWO, dr. Yvonne Derks' research on prostate cancer therapy was granted.
NWO grant for Frank Nijssen and Sandra Heskamp: Targeting cancer with radiation from within
dr. Frank Nijsen and Prof. dr. Sandra Heskamp will lead a major research project with Perspectief grants from The Dutch Research Council (NWO). This project, called UNRANU, aims towards optimal radiation therapy for tumors from the inside with radioactive substances.