Nuclear medicine and molecular imaging use state-of-the-art technology to "view" specific molecular processes in the body-particularly those processes that are important in various disease states-providing a way to see, define and determine the biology of a disease (such as cancer and Alzheimer's disease) and to improve patient care. More information about molecular imaging/nuclear medicine can be found on SNM's Web site at http://www.snm.org.

About SNM-Advancing Molecular Imaging and Therapy


SNM is an international scientific and professional organization of more than 16,000 members dedicated to promoting the science, technology and practical applications of molecular imaging and nuclear medicine to diagnose, manage and treat diseases in women, men and children. Founded more than 50 years ago, SNM continues to provide essential resources for health care practitioners and patients; publish the most prominent peer-reviewed journal in the field (the Journal of Nuclear Medicine); host the premier annual meeting for medical imaging; sponsor research grants, fellowships and awards; and train physicians, technologists, scientists, physicists, chemists and radiopharmacists in state-of-the-art imaging procedures and advances. SNM members have
introduced-and continue to explore-biological and technological innovations in medicine that noninvasively investigate the molecular basis of diseases, benefiting countless generations of patients. SNM is based in Reston, Va.; additional information can be found online at www.snm.org

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