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FDA, Health Canada approve Polish moly
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Health Canada have approved the use of the Maria Research Reactor in Poland as a site to irradiate highly enriched uranium targets for molybdenum-99 production, according to healthcare technology firm Covidien.
March 10, 2010
UltraSPECT products support T1-201 imaging
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Nuclear medicine firm UltraSPECT announced that its two cardiac products, Xpress.Cardiac and Xpert3.Cardiac, will support thallium (Tl-201) imaging.
March 8, 2010
CMS OKs F-18 NaF imaging coverage
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has approved coverage of F-18 sodium fluoride (F-18 NaF) PET and PET/CT imaging to identify bone metastasis of cancer under certain conditions.
March 7, 2010
Siemens to supply F-18 NaF via PETNet
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare plans to nationally distribute F-18 sodium fluoride (F-18 NaF) via its subsidiary, PETNet Solutions.
March 7, 2010
PET/MRI suite paces Philips ECR news
By Brian Casey
VIENNA - Philips Healthcare is highlighting a combined PET/MRI suite designed to produce fully registered images in its booth at this week's European Congress of Radiology (ECR). The company is also launching a new PET/CT scanner and a high-intensity focused ultrasound system.
March 4, 2010
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Canada to invest again in AECL
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Canadian government has unveiled plans to invest $300 million Canadian ($291 million U.S.) in Atomic Energy of Canada (AECL) to cover commercial losses and support operations.
March 4, 2010
Positron gets La. contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Molecular imaging vendor Positron has inked a contract for its Attrius PET scanner to a Louisiana healthcare network.
March 3, 2010
PET use by nonrads growing rapidly
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Nonradiologists are ordering PET studies on scanners they either own or lease at nearly triple the growth rate of radiologists, contributing to issues of self-referral and unnecessary imaging utilization in the U.S., according to a study published in the March issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
March 1, 2010
NRC licenses Positron facility
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Molecular imaging vendor Positron has received a license from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to handle radioactive material, the company said.
March 1, 2010
SPECT more costly, less effective than CTA for chest pain
By Eric Barnes
Coronary CT angiography (CTA) is the most cost-effective way to diagnose patients with chest pain and suspected coronary artery disease, according to a new study in the March issue of Radiology.
March 1, 2010
New CEUS technique images angiogenesis
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Researchers from Stanford University have reported promising results from a new peptide aimed at facilitating contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) of tumor angiogenesis.
February 28, 2010
AECL: NRU reactor restart delayed
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Atomic Energy of Canada (AECL) has again pushed back the anticipated start-up date for its National Research Universal (NRU) nuclear reactor in Chalk River, Ontario.
February 24, 2010
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