DOE Pulse - Research HighlightsDOE Pulse highlights work being done at the Department of Energy's national laboratories. DOE's laboratories house world-class facilities where more than 30,000 scientists and engineers perform cutting-edge research spanning DOE's science, energy, National security and environmental quality missions.Expanding the radiotracer tool kit- August 11, 2008 Using positron emission tomography (PET) to monitor the movement and interactions of radioactively labeled “tracer” compounds inside the human body, scientists have advanced the understanding of diseases such as cancer and drug addiction.http://www.ornl.gov/info/news/pulse/pulse_v267_08.htm |