Awards and Honors

Richard E. Carson, PhD Receives 2007 Kuhl-Lassen Award

The Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) presented Richard E. Carson, PhD with the Kuhl-Lassen Award for Brain Imaging on June 3, 2007. Dr. Carson, Professor of Diagnostic Radiology and Biomedical Engineering, and Co-Director of the Yale University PET Center, presented his award lecture, “Quantitative Neuroreceptor Imaging with PET: Madness in the Methods or Method to the Madness,” at the 54th Annual SNM meeting held in Washington, DC.

The Kuhl-Lassen Award recognizes scientists who have made significant contributions to the field of functional brain imaging using single photon emisson computed tomography or positron emission tomography.

The Society of Nuclear Medicine is a 16,000-member, international scientific and professional organization that promotes the science, technology, and practical application of nuclear medicine. The SNM’s Annual Meeting is the world’s largest event focused exclusively on the fields of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging.

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