ON THE 270th ANNIVERSARY OF M.V. LOMONOSOV MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY (MSU). INSTRUMENTS AND METHODS OF INVESTIGATION

Nuclear physics technologies in medicine

A. P. Chernyaev<sup>ab

a</sup> Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Physics
^b Lomonosov Moscow State University, Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics

Abstract: The review is devoted to the physical foundations of nuclear technologies in medicine. Physical ideas used in high-tech medical devices and systems, as well as key milestones in the progress of ‘nuclear medicine,’ are considered. The history of the emergence of such systems in Russia and worldwide along with healthcare demands are traced, and current development trends are discussed. The system of training relevant personnel is described.

Keywords: accelerators, radiation technologies, medical phys„ics, nuclear technologies, nuclear medicine, tomography, CyberKnife, Gamma Knife

PACS: 29.20.-c, 87.56.-v

Received: January 14, 2025
Accepted: March 12, 2025

DOI: 10.3367/UFNr.2025.03.039988

 English version: Physics–Uspekhi, 2025, 68:9, 923–940

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