Nuclear Medicine: Page 204

Cardinal Health expects 'stable' Tc-99m supply

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Cardinal Health is reassuring its customers that there will be a "stable" supply of technetium-99m (Tc-99m) through the end of May while two nuclear reactors are down for planned maintenance.

March 28, 2012

Int'l Isotopes grows 2011 sales, net loss shrinks

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radioisotope manufacturer International Isotopes has reported the highest one-year revenue in its operating history, due to sales generated by a joint venture it formed in December 2010.

March 27, 2012

NCBC: Cautious optimism for future of nuclear breast imaging

By Kate Madden Yee

Will nuclear breast imaging technologies like PEM become part of mainstream screening and diagnosis practice? Yes, but more hard data are needed, and radiation dose must be reduced, according to a presentation given at the recent National Consortium of Breast Centers (NCBC) meeting.

March 27, 2012

ImaginAb adds to coffers

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Imaging agent developer ImaginAb has wrapped up a $12.5 million series A financing round.

March 26, 2012

Dilon touts BSGI research from NCBC

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Dilon Diagnostics is directing attention to a recent multicenter patient registry that found that its BSGI technology improves breast cancer detection when added to mammography and ultrasound in the breast clinic.

March 26, 2012

U.S., Europe reaffirm commitment to minimize HEU for isotopes

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. joined leaders from Belgium, France, and the Netherlands to reaffirm their commitment to minimize the use of highly enriched uranium (HEU) and to ensure a reliable supply of medical isotopes for patients worldwide.

March 26, 2012

NRC OKs Positron license amendment

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

PET developer Positron has received approval from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for the company's manufacturing and distribution license amendment for a radiopharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Crown Point, IN.

March 22, 2012

Medical societies release guidelines on cardiac radiation

By Eric Barnes

A coalition of medical societies released new guidelines on dose optimization of cardiac imaging scans on Thursday in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. The document offers a road map for improving radiation safety and reducing patient radiation dose while obtaining high-quality medical images.

March 21, 2012

IBA posts 2011 gains but net loss

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Gains in its proton therapy division added to sales and services at Ion Beam Applications (IBA) in 2011, but the growth was not enough to avoid a net loss last year.

March 18, 2012

PET/CT predicts survival of patients with hepatic metastases

By Wayne Forrest

FDG-PET/CT is useful for predicting the survival of breast cancer patients with hepatic metastases after treatment with selective internal radiation therapy (SIRT), according to a study published in the March issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

March 18, 2012

Cell>Point gets phase III study go-ahead

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiopharmaceutical developer Cell>Point has received a letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration indicating agreement on a special protocol assessment for a phase III trial of technetium-99m-labeled glucosamine in lung cancer.

March 14, 2012

IBA launches peer review program for NaF-PET/CT

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Ion Beam Applications (IBA) has launched SureStart, a peer-review system for F-18 sodium fluoride (NaF) PET/CT bone imaging programs.

March 14, 2012

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