title: Subatomic turf wars. Molecular imaging holds the promise of personalized medicine, while pitting radiologists against oncologists, others over diagnostic role.
abstract: Molecular imaging is expanding radiologists' territory and holds the promise of personalizing treatment. But a turf war is looming over who has the diagnostic role-radiologists, oncologists or others. "We're talking about a whole new way of thinking in terms of diagnosing and treating diseases," David Rollo says.
authors.forename: Cinda
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Becker
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D018795:Device Approval; D019981:Health Care Sector / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D025202:Molecular Diagnostic Techniques / Q000639:trends*; D009683:Nuclear Medicine / Q000193:education / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000639:trends*; D009684:Nuclear Medicine Department, Hospital; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000639:trends*; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000639:trends; D013038:Specialization; D014481:United States