TECHNOLOGIST NEWS
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## SOCIETY OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE’S 49TH ANNUAL MEETING

The 49th SNM Annual Meeting, which was held June 15 through 19 in Los Angeles, California, attracted more than 3,500 attendees, who took advantage of the educational programs and the exhibitions. The latest in nuclear medicine equipment, products, and services from 156 companies was displayed in 61,100 square feet of exhibits.

This year, the theme for the technologist educational sessions was “Discover the Future.”

### Keech Becomes SNM-TS President

Frances Keech, MBA, RT(N), assumed the presidency of the Technologist Section at the SNM-TS business meeting in Los Angeles. Keech has been an active member of the Society since she joined in 1986, shortly after coming to the United States. She has served as president of the New England Chapter of the Society of Nuclear Medicine, Technologist Section, as well as on numerous Society and TS committees. Most recently, she has served on the Government Relations and Coding and Reimbursement committees, as well as on the Advance Practice and Education and Development Fund taskforces, and as chair of the Scope of Practice and Entry Level for Nuclear Medicine Technologists taskforces.

### *JNMT* Authors Honored for Outstanding Papers

Three outstanding papers were chosen from papers published in the *Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology* during 2001. Abdelhamid A. Elkamhawy and Harish Chandna were awarded first place for “Minimum Detectable Defect Thickness in SPECTMyocardial Perfusion Test: Phantom Study with 99mTc and 201Tl” (2001;29:183–188). The second place paper was “99mTc-DMSA Absolute Uptake: Normal Pediatric Values at 2–4 Hours” by Rachael Moorin (2001;29:22–29). Michael T. Hackett, Wei-Jen Shih, and Vickie H. Kiefer won third place for “Brain SPECT Artifacts in Patients Having Metallic Cranioplasty” (2001;29:189–192). The authors of the first place paper received $500 in addition to the plaque given to each of the three award winners.

### New SNM-TS Fellows Inducted

Valerie Cronin and April Mann were awarded Technologist Section fellowships at the SNM-TS Council meeting in June. The SNM-TS gives a fellow status in recognition of a member’s participation in professional and civic activities, education, and professional experience and contributions.

## TECHNOLOGIST SECTION AWARDS

### Scientific Paper

#### First Place: ($500 and plaque)

*Potential for Achieving Higher Quality PET Scans by Selecting Injected Dose of FDG Based Body Size* 

P.A. Clarke

#### Second Place: ($300 and plaque)

*Biodistribution and Imaging of 18FDG in RNU Rats with LS174T Carcinoma and E. coli Infection* 

P.J. Kok

#### Third Place: ($200 and plaque)

*Occupancy of Dopamine D2 Receptors by the Atypical Antipsychotic Drugs Risperidone and OlanzapineL an 123I-IBZM SPECT Study* 

Elizabeth Hackett

### Scientific Poster

#### First Place: ($200 and plaque)

*A Critical Appraisal of the Utility of Pinhole Imaging of the Foot and Ankle* 

C. Frater

#### Second Place: ($150 and plaque)

*Study of the Stability and Plastic Syringe Adsorption of 99m Tc-Sestamibi and 99mTc - Tetrofosmin of Pulmonary CT Angiography in a Tertiary Care Medical Center* 

K.T. Cheng, J. Yu, K.M. Spicer

#### Third Place: ($100 and plaque)

*Changes in Ventilation Perfusion Scan Trends Following the Introduction* 

M.J. Gregory, A. Daftary, and J. Seibyl

### Abstracts

#### First Place (Oral Presentation)

*Potential for Achieving Higher Quality PET Scans by Selecting Injected Dose of FDG Based on Body Size* 

P.A. Clarke

#### Second Place (Oral Presentation)

*Biodistribution and Imaging of 18FDG in RNU Rats with LS174T Carcinoma and E. Coli Infection* 

P.J. Kok

### Student Awards

#### First Place (Oral Presentation)

*Interruption of Breast Feeding After Administration of* 123I

A.C. Kamuf

#### Second Place (Oral Presentation)

*Comparison of Myocardial Activity with One- and Three-Hour Delays Between Rest and Stress* 

K.M. Gelbert

### Brain Imaging Council Awards

#### First Place (Oral Presentation)

*Occupancy of Dopamine D2 Receptors by the Atypical Antipsychotic Drugs Risperidone and Olanzapine: An 123I-IBZM SPECT Study* 

Elizabeth Hackett

#### Second Place (Oral Presentation)

*Evaluation of Scatter Correction Using a Striatal Phantom for Quantitative Brain SPECT Imaging* 

Doug Vine

#### Third Place (Poster)

*Evaluation of Test—Retest Variability of SPECT with 123I Altropane* 

Sandy Barrow

### Cardiovascular Imaging Council Awards—Scientific Paper

#### First Place: ($200 and certificate)

*Effect of Arm Positioning on Rest/Stress SPECT Myocardial Perfusion Imaging* 

S.J. Kelly, P. Farago, S. Dorbala, and  A. Lorusso

#### Second Place: ($150 and certificate)

*Analysis of Gated SPECT Blood-Pool Imaging to Evaluate Function and Volume of the Right Ventricle* 

T.P. Owens, I.P. Clements, and B.P. Mullan