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Avid closes on financing
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Molecular imaging developer Avid Radiopharmaceuticals has completed the first round of $34.5 million in financing led by Alta Partners, a leading life sciences venture capital firm.
May 21, 2009
Reimbursement, molybdenum-99 shortage top SNM agenda
By Wayne Forrest
Although molecular imaging as a whole appears in fine shape, reimbursement, the global medical isotope supply, and shaping the role of the molecular imaging physician are among the issues that challenge the medical specialty today and will continue to do so in the future.
May 21, 2009
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SPR group tackles radiation dose in pediatric nuclear medicine
By Marty Graham
So far, much of the recent attention toward reducing pediatric radiation dose has focused on CT. But nuclear medicine is also an area where radiation dose can be better tailored to the specific needs of children, according to members of a Society for Pediatric Radiology (SPR) working group tasked to address the issue.
May 21, 2009
Report: Chalk River reactor future in doubt
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Canwest News Service in Canada is reporting that radioactive water continues to leak from the Chalk River, Ontario, nuclear reactor that produces more than half the world's medical isotopes.
May 20, 2009
Lantheus signs Mo-99 supply deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
In a move to bolster its access to molybdenum-99 (Mo-99), Lantheus Medical Imaging has signed an agreement to receive a supply of the radiopharmaceutical at regular intervals from NTP Radioisotopes of South Africa.
May 19, 2009
ART nets German order
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Optical molecular imaging developer ART Advanced Research Technologies has received an order from the University Medical Center Göttingen in Germany for its SoftScan breast imaging system.
May 19, 2009
AECL shuts down reactor again
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
North America could face another shortage of medical isotopes as soon as this weekend. Atomic Energy of Canada (AECL) shut down its nuclear reactor at Chalk River, Ontario, on May 14 after a power outage in parts of eastern Ontario and western Quebec.
May 18, 2009
IsoRay sales drop, loss narrows
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical isotope developer IsoRay Medical saw a 23% decline in sales for the firm's third quarter of fiscal 2009, but the company was able to reduce its net loss.
May 17, 2009
AuntMinnie.com Molecular Imaging Insider
By Wayne Forrest
May 17, 2009
Moly crisis leads to price hike for Lantheus technetium generators
By Wayne Forrest
The global crisis over supply of the molybdenum-99 radiotracer is forcing Lantheus Medical Imaging to sharply raise prices for its TechneLite technetium-99m generators. The company told customers this week that it is being forced to raise prices significantly in response to a price hike it's receiving from the company's major molybdenum supplier.
May 14, 2009
PDS wins clearance for NeuroPET scanner
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PhotoDetection Systems (PDS) has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its NeuroPET scanner.
May 14, 2009
SNM Clinical Trials Network wins industry supporter
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The SNM's Clinical Trials Network, a project that addresses the need for streamlined drug discovery by using imaging biomarkers in multicenter clinical trials, has won another industry supporter.
May 13, 2009
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