Name: How Radioactivity can Save your Life
Start: 2015-05-20T
End: 2015-05-20T
Location: The New Moon

We’ve all heard about the dangers arising from exposure to ionising radiation, but what about the benefits? Discover how small amounts of radioactivity can be used to diagnose and treat disease

From Nuclear Reactor to Hospital – the healing path of sub-atomic particles

Dr Lefteris Livieratos

No matter what you do, you are being exposed to radioactivity everyday of your life. Dr Lefteris Livieratos will explore the physics behind radiation and how the use of trace amounts of radioactive isotopes has revolutionised medical practice

Hot Stuff: the Biology behind Radiation

Dr Samantha Terry

How damaging is radiation to cells? When is cell damage good and bad? Can all damage be repaired and is all damage even equally bad? These questions will be answered by using examples of scientific studies carried out using beer and radiation which will also answer the ultimate question: "Is beer good for you?”

“How bad is it, Doc?”

Dr Greg Mullen

We are entering an age where treatments for diseases such as cancer and Alzheimer's disease will be tailored to the individual patients. However we need tests to help doctors and patients before, during and after treatments to provide them with information on whether the treatment is working or not. Find out how smart radioactive imaging agents can help guide treatment choices and monitor response to therapy

Imaging inflammation in asthma

Dr Joanna Lukawska

Asthma is one of the most common chronic medical conditions affecting our population, even more common than diabetes and heart hypertension. However, we still lack a reliable diagnostic test able to confirm its diagnosis. Here we show how specific white blood cells (eosinophils), commonly involved in asthma, can be labelled with a radioactive isotope and used to image inflammation in asthmatic lungs

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