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ART receives Canadian funding
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Optical molecular imaging developer ART Advanced Research Technologies has been awarded $500,000 ($430,000 U.S.) in repayable funding from the Canadian government.
July 7, 2009
SNM awards research grants
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
SNM has awarded $175,000 in research grants through its Education and Research Foundation.
July 7, 2009
Covidien gets Canadian OK for generic sestamibi
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare technology firm Covidien has received approval from Health Canada for its generic technetium-99m sestamibi kit.
July 6, 2009
Web site educates patients about radiation dose
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiology residents from the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston have created a Web site for patients to calculate and record the radiation doses of common diagnostic imaging procedures.
July 1, 2009
PET measures novel breast cancer treatment
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
U.S. researchers have successfully used PET and a specially developed radioactive compound to image a protein often associated with aggressive breast cancer in breast cancer cells before and after treatment.
July 1, 2009
Peregrine nets European patent
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Peregrine Pharmaceuticals has received a European patent for its In-Line labeling technology, used to link biological agents to labels for diagnostic and therapeutic applications.
July 1, 2009
FDG-PET benefits findings in children with refractory epilepsy
By Wayne Forrest
While PET and MRI work well together in guiding surgery for children with refractory epilepsy, PET may have an edge in several areas in evaluating these patients, according to a new study from Harvard Medical School and Children's Hospital Boston.
July 1, 2009
FDG-PET/CT predicts radiation-induced lung toxicity
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
FDG-PET/CT exams may be able to identify lung cancer patients who are highly susceptible to developing radiation-induced lung toxicity early during radiation therapy, according to researchers at the Maastricht University Medical Center in the Netherlands.
June 30, 2009
South African reactor starts moly production
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A nuclear reactor in South Africa has begun around-the-clock production of molybdenum-99 in response to the global shortage of the radioisotope.
June 24, 2009
Naviscan adds global distributors
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PET developer Naviscan has signed a distribution agreement with South Korean distributor Hae Dong.
June 23, 2009
Aposense reports positive SNM talk
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Molecular imaging and therapy developer Aposense said that recent research found that its PET imaging agent appeared to help oncologists detect apoptosis early in radiation treatment for brain metastases.
June 22, 2009
Canada wants Chalk River online ASAP
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Canada's Natural Resources Minister Lisa Raitt said the government wants Atomic Energy of Canada (AECL) to restart the Chalk River, Ontario, nuclear reactor sooner than AECL's three-month timetable to repair the facility.
June 18, 2009
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