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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.
3:15–5:00PM CDT
Chicago Ballroom C|Sponsored by NISD
Session Chair: Katrina Groth|Alternate Chair: Ha H. Bui
Houston/Kansas City|Sponsored by NISD
Session Chair: Diego Mandelli|Alternate Chair: Michelle Bensi
Purdue/Wisconsin|Sponsored by NISD
Session Chair: David Grabaskas|Alternate Chair: Jonathen Facemire
Northwestern/Ohio State|Sponsored by NISD
Session Chair: Karl N. Fleming|Alternate Chair: Jim Obrien
10:00–11:45AM CDT
Session Chair: Kevin R. O'Kula|Alternate Chair: Tatsuya Sakurahara
Session Chair: Matthew J. Humberstone|Alternate Chair: Rawan Mustafa
Session Chair: Nathan O. Siu|Alternate Chair: Jim Obrien
Session Chair: Nathan R. DeKett|Alternate Chair: Ricky Summitt
1:00–2:45PM CDT
Panel|Purdue/Wisconsin|Sponsored by NISD
Session Chair: Karl N. Fleming|Alternate Chair: Nathan R. DeKett
Session Chair: Paul J. Amico|Alternate Chair: Katrina Groth
Session Chair: Alex Huning|Alternate Chairs: Robby Christian, Mihai A. Diaconeasa
Session Chair: Ha H. Bui|Alternate Chair: Rawan Mustafa
Session Chair: Paul J. Amico|Alternate Chair: Michelle Bensi
Session Chair: Tatsuya Sakurahara|Alternate Chair: Jon Facemire
Session Chair: Robby Christian|Alternate Chair: F. Gregory Hudson
Session Chair: Stanley H. Levinson|Alternate Chair: Ricky Summitt
Session Chair: Jonathen Facemire|Alternate Chair: David Grabaskas
Session Chair: Kent Welter|Alternate Chair: Tatsuya Sakurahara
Session Chair: Katrina Groth|Alternate Chair: Carl Richard (Rick) R. Grantom
Session Chair: Kevin R. O'Kula|Alternate Chair: Egemen M. Aras
Session Chair: Karl N. Fleming|Alternate Chair: Daniel K. Sluder
Session Chair: Daniel Sluder|Alternate Chairs: Ha H. Bui, Mihai A. Diaconeasa
Session Chair: Michelle Bensi|Alternate Chair: Tatsuya Sakurahara
Session Chair: Askin Guler Yigitoglu|Alternate Chair: Egemen Aras
Session Chair: Michelle Bensi|Alternate Chair: Rick Grantom
Session Chair: Zahra Mohagegh|Alternate Chair: Mihai Diaconeasa
