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Lantheus to present cardiac PET data

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Lantheus Medical Imaging said that seven abstracts related to two of its investigational cardiac PET imaging agents will be presented at this week's annual scientific session of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology.

September 19, 2010

MDS advanced revenue in Q3

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Growth in all three of its business segments powered nuclear medicine firm MDS Nordion to higher revenue levels in the company's third quarter of its 2010 fiscal year.

September 16, 2010

With reactors back online, Mo-99 supply concerns remain

By Wayne Forrest

With two nuclear reactors again producing molybdenum-99 (Mo-99), officials at SNM of Reston, VA, say supplies of the medical isotope are returning to normal in North America, but long-term production remains a critical issue.

September 16, 2010

PET/CT detects early efficacy of chemo drug in NSCLC patients

By Wayne Forrest

Dutch researchers have found that FDG-PET/CT can identify early response to preoperative chemotherapy with erlotinib in most patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), according to a study in the September issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

September 16, 2010

Philips nets PET/CT award

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Philips Healthcare has received an order from the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology for its Gemini TF PET/CT scanner.

September 15, 2010

Positron opens training center

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Molecular imaging developer Positron has opened its Clinical and Technical Cardiovascular PET Training Institute in Niagara Falls, NY.

September 12, 2010