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SNM creates clinical trials network
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
SNM has created the Molecular Imaging Clinical Trials Network (MICTN) to streamline processes for utilizing imaging biomarkers in clinical research and clinical practice.
October 6, 2008
NOPR: PET changes care of more than a third of cancer patients
By Eric Barnes
ARLINGTON, VA - PET imaging results have changed treatment decisions in more than a third of cancer patients scanned, according to data from a massive new PET registry that is expected to pave the way to expanded Medicare coverage of the modality. The latest results from the National Oncologic PET Registry (NOPR), unveiled last week at the American College of Radiology Imaging Network (ACRIN) fall meeting, show PET's powerful influence in managing a wide variety of cancers.
October 5, 2008
EMEA called upon to review isotope shortage
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The European Commission has requested that the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) review the current shortage of radiopharmaceuticals in the European Union and develop potential solutions to the supply problem.
October 5, 2008
Siemens wins Saint-Gobain infringement suit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Persistence has paid off for Siemens Healthcare in a patent lawsuit over PET/CT crystal technology.
October 1, 2008
Philips files PET/CT suit against Siemens
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Healthcare has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Siemens Healthcare in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.
October 1, 2008
GE, Gamma Medica-Ideas extend pact
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare and gamma camera developer Gamma Medica-Ideas have extended their product distribution relationship to include joint development of preclinical imaging systems.
October 1, 2008
Proton therapy shows promise in treating chondrosarcoma
By Wayne Forrest
Proton therapy is an effective treatment for chondrosarcomas of the skull bone and cervical spine, offering high local control at the base of the skull and high overall survival rates with acceptable toxicity, recent study results suggest.
September 28, 2008
ARRT to require associate's degree
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Effective January 1, 2015, the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) will require individuals to earn the minimum of an associate degree before they are eligible to take a certification examination in radiography, nuclear medicine technology, or radiation therapy.
September 25, 2008
Molecular Insight installs interim CEO
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiopharmaceutical developer Molecular Insight Pharmaceuticals has hired an interim CEO and board chairman.
September 25, 2008
SPECT MPI predicts sudden cardiac death
By Wayne Forrest
A new study concluded that myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) is a significant predictor of sudden cardiac death. The results also indicate that gated SPECT imaging may represent a more effective means of risk stratification than solitary left ventricular ejection fraction determination.
September 25, 2008
IBA to develop PET market in South Korea
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiopharmaceutical firm Ion Beam Applications (IBA) has inked an agreement with a South Korean firm to market PET radiopharmaceuticals in that country.
September 24, 2008
Covidien gets FDA warning letter
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiopharmaceutical firm Covidien has received a warning letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for manufacturing issues at a plant that produces the company's Ultra-TechneKow-DTE technetium-99m-based product.
September 24, 2008
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