Health Technology Assessment in Nuclear Medicine: Challenges and opportunities in Europe

Health Technology Assessment (HTA) is an essential multidisciplinary process for evidence-based decision-making in healthcare, influencing approval, pricing, and accessibility of medical technologies. The implementation of the European Union HTA Regulation (EU HTAR), in place since January 2025, marks a pivotal shift towards a more harmonized and collaborative approach to HTA across EU Members States at the European level. Nuclear medicine, particularly with the rapid evolution of targeted radionuclide therapy and theranostic approaches, must strategically position itself within this new framework. In this editorial we outline a strategic framework proposal for strengthening HTA integration in the field. By aligning healthcare innovation with regulatory standards for safety, efficacy, and reimbursement, the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM) aims to support equitable patient access, inform national reimbursement decisions, and promote sustainable adoption of nuclear medicine technologies across Europe.

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The EANM Journal
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2026-03-01
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eanmj.2026.100215
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Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
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Health Technology Assessment in Nuclear Medicine: Challenges and opportunities in Europe

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Abstract

Health Technology Assessment (HTA) is an essential multidisciplinary process for evidence-based decision-making in healthcare, influencing approval, pricing, and accessibility of medical technologies. The implementation of the European Union HTA Regulation (EU HTAR), in place since January 2025, marks a pivotal shift towards a more harmonized and collaborative approach to HTA across EU Members States at the European level. Nuclear medicine, particularly with the rapid evolution of targeted radionuclide therapy and theranostic approaches, must strategically position itself within this new framework. In this editorial we outline a strategic framework proposal for strengthening HTA integration in the field. By aligning healthcare innovation with regulatory standards for safety, efficacy, and reimbursement, the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM) aims to support equitable patient access, inform national reimbursement decisions, and promote sustainable adoption of nuclear medicine technologies across Europe.

The EANM Journal
Humanitas University (IT), Radboud University Nijmegen (NL), University of Liège (BE), The University of Melbourne (AU), La Trobe University (AU), Medical University of Warsaw (PL), Leiden University Medical Center (NL), European CanCer Organisation (BE), Radboud University Medical Center (NL), European Association of Nuclear Medicine (AT), Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale (CH), Belgian Health Care Knowledge Centre (KCE) (BE), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège (BE), AZ Delta (BE), Rijnstate Hospital (NL), Olivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness & Research Centre (AU), Austin Health (AU), Istituto Imaging della Svizzera Italiana, Università della Svizzera italiana (CH), University of Twente (NL)
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