Published on the 14th May 2021 by ANSTO Staff
The Hungarian Ambassador to Australia and a small delegation visited ANSTO for a special ceremony to mark the installation and commissioning of two new nuclear medicine scanners from the Hungarian company Mediso Pacific.
His Excellency István Mikola (below right) , who is a medical doctor with expertise in internal medicine, infectious diseases, and public health, facilitated arrangements for a Mediso Pacific engineer Tamas Ujlaki to travel to Australia to assist with the installation during the COVID pandemic, underscoring its importance.
(Back row left to right) Dr Simone Richter, George Ferenczi, Dr Anton Mechtler, Tamas Ujlaki , HE Ambassador István Mikola, Dr Arvind Parmar (front left to right David Zahra, Hasar Hamze)
At a ceremony in the Biosciences building where the two scanners are located, Dr Simone Richter, Group Executive, Nuclear Science and Technology & Landmark Infrastructure (above left), welcomed the Ambassador, the Trade Commissioner Mr Bence Ruff, and two representatives from Mediso Pacific, Dr Anton Mechtler and Mr George Ferenczi for the ribbon cutting.
“We are most grateful to the Ambassador for assisting us with travel arrangements for Tamas Ujlaki in the face of the COVID challenges,” said Dr Richter.
The official delegation was taken on a tour of ANSTO following the ceremony and lunch.
The two new scanners for PET/CT and SPECT/CT imaging will be used for research in the biological, medical and environmental sciences.
“When we begin operations, we look forward to using the state-of-the-art technology for preclinical imaging studies, which are a crucial stage of radiopharmaceutical development for the diagnosis and treatment of disease, “said Dr John Bennett, Leader, Biosciences.
The new technology replaced two retired scanners that were given to the University of Wollongong for teaching purposes.
