HISTORY OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE
A lecture by Prof. Josef Machac, MD

Saturday, February 14 at 3 PM at  the Bohemian National Hall,

321  East 73rd Street, 3rd floor

The emergence of the medical specialty of Nuclear Medicine parallels the Modern Age, beginning with the nearly concurrent discovery of radioactivity and of X-rays at the turn of the 20th century. The discovery and use of radioisotopes revolutionized the practice of medicine as diagnostic and therapeutic tools. The lecture will follow the exciting path of discovery leading to today’s methods of diagnostic medical imaging that we all take for granted, such as PET/CT or SPECT/CT. It will also discuss the challenges that the progress in medical technology poses to the management and financing of healthcare world-wide.

Josef Machac, MD. Since 1992, director of Nuclear Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, is professor of radiology and medicine at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine of New York University. His work combines diagnostic imaging, research, teaching and clinical medicine in the Department of Radiology and the Cardiovascular Institute. He has authored or co-authored numerous scientific papers and books. A member of SVU for 30 years, he is also a history buff, an avid life-long beekeeper, and a beer and wine maker.

 web : www.SVU2000.org/newyork

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