Medical Technology
Criteria for Gamma Probe Systems
Most commercially available gamma probe systems follow a very similar technical concept: a small detection probe connected to a portable control unit. Sometimes it is claimed to have the most sensitive probe, hence best performance, but there are some more important criteria next to sensitivity that must be met too for an overall optimal performance.
Surgical Treatment of Cancer
Since the introduction of the radioguided sentinel lymph node biopsy method (RGSLNB) in 1990 this practice has become the standard in surgical treatment of cancer especially breast carcinoma and melanoma, but also in many other surgical cancer treatments.