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DoE selects GE Hitachi to develop new Mo-99 technology
By Wayne Forrest
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DoE) National Nuclear Security Administration to develop a new medical isotope-producing technology that eventually may help meet U.S. demand for molybdendum-99 (Mo-99).
January 25, 2010
Medicare coverage spurs 41% growth in colorectal cancer PET use
By Wayne Forrest
A decision by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to approve payment for FDG-PET scans for colorectal cancer patients led to 41% growth in use of the modality at one hospital, according to a study in the February issue of Radiology.
January 25, 2010
European nuke med market could triple
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A new study from U.K. market research firm GlobalData predicts the nuclear imaging equipment market in Europe could reach $1.4 billion by 2015.
January 24, 2010
MDS blames isotope shortage for poor Q4
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MDS, parent company of MDS Nordion, is blaming the medical isotope shortage for a 40% decline in revenues in its fiscal fourth quarter.
January 21, 2010
Covidien to halt generator production
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Covidien plans to temporarily halt generator production for five days in March due to the anticipated lack of molybdenum-99.
January 21, 2010
Grant awarded for molecular image-guided system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Methodist Hospital Research Institute in Houston will receive a $690,000 research grant from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas to develop a molecular image-guided system to diagnose and treat small-cell peripheral lung cancer in one sitting.
January 21, 2010
Report: Strong growth for optical molecular imaging
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Optical molecular imaging systems are expected to generate $400 million in global sales by 2014 and nearly $1 billion by the end of the decade, according to a report by market research firm Strategies Unlimited.
January 19, 2010
Covidien pharmaceutical sales dip in fiscal Q1
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Double-digit radiopharmaceutical sales gains weren't enough to make up for shortfalls in other product areas for Covidien's pharmaceuticals division in its fiscal 2010 first quarter.
January 19, 2010
Naviscan signs Florida client
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PET developer Naviscan has installed a positron emission mammography scanner at First Coast Oncology in Jacksonville, FL.
January 19, 2010
VisEn launches imaging agent
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Optical imaging developer VisEn Medical has launched its new Cat B 680 FAST imaging agent to measure and monitor cathepsin B activity associated with disease progression and therapeutic response in vivo.
January 18, 2010
Chalk River restart may be delayed
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The restart of Atomic Energy of Canada's National Research Universal nuclear reactor in Chalk River, Ontario, may be delayed until April.
January 14, 2010
Analysis favors coronary CTA over stress MPS for chest pain
By Eric Barnes
In most chest pain patients, coronary CT angiography (CTA) surpasses its rival -- stress myocardial perfusion scintigraphy (MPS) -- for diagnosing coronary artery disease, according to the results of a new model analysis comparing the two techniques.
January 14, 2010
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