[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 124 (Thursday, September 28, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Page S10447]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         NUCLEAR MEDICINE WEEK

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I rise again this year to remind my 
colleagues that October 1 to 7 is Nuclear Medicine Week. Nuclear 
Medicine Week is the first week in October every year and is an annual 
celebration initiated by the Society of Nuclear Medicine. Each year, 
Nuclear Medicine Week is celebrated internationally at hospitals, 
clinics, imaging centers, educational institutions, corporations, and 
more.
  I am particularly proud to note that the Society of Nuclear Medicine 
is headquartered in Reston, VA. The Society of Nuclear Medicine is an 
international scientific and professional organization of more than 
16,000 members dedicated to promoting the science, technology, and 
practical applications of nuclear medicine. I commend the society staff 
and its professional members for their outstanding work in the field of 
nuclear medicine and for their dedication to caring for people with 
cancer and other serious and life-threatening illnesses.
  Some of the more frequently performed nuclear medicine procedures 
include bone scans to examine orthopedic injuries, fractures, tumors or 
unexplained bone pain; heart scans to identify normal or abnormal blood 
flow to the heart muscle, to measure heart function or to determine the 
existence or extent of damage to the heart muscle after a heart attack; 
breast scans that are used in conjunction with mammograms to detect and 
locate cancerous tissue in the breasts; liver and gallbladder scans to 
evaluate liver and gallbladder function; cancer imaging to detect 
tumors; treatment of thyroid diseases and certain types of cancer; 
brain imaging to investigate problems within the brain itself or in 
blood circulation to the brain; and renal imaging in children to 
examine kidney function.
  I thank all of those who serve in this very important medical field 
and join them in celebrating Nuclear Medicine Week during the first 
week of October.

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