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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Reimagining nuclear materials for the future of medicine
Nuclear medicine has come a long way since Henri Becquerel first observed the penetrating energy of radioactive materials in 1896. Today, technetium-99m alone is used in more than 40 million diagnostic procedures every year—from cardiovascular imaging and bone scans to cancer detection—making it the undisputed workhorse of nuclear medicine. That single statistic tells you something important: An enormous portion of modern diagnostic medicine rests on a surprisingly narrow foundation, one built around a small number of aging research reactors that were never originally designed for continuous isotope production.
Ge Yang
2025
Stephen A. Fleger Kenneth G. Lowery
2024
Steven A. ArndtRichard J. Stattel
2023
David Desaulniers
2022
Imre and Maria Pázsit
2021
Ronald L. BoringRizwan Uddin
2020
David L. RahnRichard T. Wood
2019
Prof. Poong Hyun SeongDr. Lewis F. Hanes
2018
Dr. Jin JiangDr. Belle Upadhyaya
2017
Dr. Joseph NaserMr. Ted Quinn
2016
Arndt Lindner
2015
Gary Lynn JohnsonJohn M. O’Hara
2014
Douglas ChapinHidekazu Yoshikawa
2013
Dieter H. WachJulius J. Persensky
2012
Oszvald Glockler
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Rafael B. Perez
2010
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