Nuclear Medicine: Page 342

PET plays universal role in pre- and post-treatment for head and neck cancer

By Shalmali Pal

Predicting the success of head and neck cancer treatment, staging it, and addressing its side effects are the focus of three recent papers. German investigators devised a tumor control model using repeat PET scanning during radiotherapy, while a group from Stanford University offered practical PET/CT guidelines for this disease. Finally, the North Central Cancer Treatment Group tested zinc sulfate in preventing dysgeusia in patients undergoing radiation to the oral pharynx.

April 25, 2007

Spectrum Dynamics completes Vanderbilt installation

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Israeli gamma camera developer Spectrum Dynamics of Tirat Hacarmel has installed its D-SPECT system at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN.

April 24, 2007

IBA opens new radiotracer site

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radioisotope manufacturer Ion Beam Applications (IBA) of Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, has opened a new facility for radiopharmaceutical R&D and production in Belgium.

April 19, 2007

MDS Nordion reports glitch in iodine-131 supply

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radioisotope developer MDS Nordion of Kanata, Ontario, has reported an interruption in supply of iodine-131, an isotope commonly used in nuclear medicine procedures.

April 19, 2007

ACR issues white paper on radiation dose

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American College of Radiology (ACR) of Reston, VA, has issued a new white paper on the appropriate use of medical imaging in an effort to counter the documented rise in radiation being delivered by medical devices.

April 18, 2007

Report: U.S. exposure to medical radiation skyrockets

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

U.S. residents are being exposed to nearly six times more radiation from medical devices compared to 1980 levels, according to preliminary results of a new study issued this week by the National Council on Radiation Protection & Measurements (NCRP).

April 18, 2007

GE places PET/CT in Jacksonville

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

GE Healthcare said it has installed its Discovery ST PET/CT system at Premier PET Imaging of Jacksonville, a freestanding outpatient imaging facility in Jacksonville, FL.

April 9, 2007

Molecular medicine, HIT create symbiosis for better care

By Jonathan S. Batchelor

The combination of healthcare information technology (HIT) and molecular medicine could change the paradigm of healthcare delivery, according to a presentation at the 2007 Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) conference in New Orleans.

April 5, 2007

Cellectar taps Clarke as CEO

Radiopharmaceutical developer Cellectar has appointed Dr. Bill Clarke as the company's CEO, president, and chief medical officer (CMO).

April 4, 2007

MRI pioneer Lauterbur dies

Paul Lauterbur, Ph.D., who received the Nobel Prize for his role in developing MRI, died on Tuesday at his home in Illinois of kidney disease. He was 77.

March 29, 2007

Rubidium PET/CT shows potential for coronary artery disease diagnosis

By Jonathan S. Batchelor

While molecular imaging for coronary artery disease (CAD) with SPECT or PET is accurate, diagnosis of multivessel CAD has proved difficult with these modalities. A team of researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston may have found a way to address the insufficiencies of multivessel CAD diagnosis by utilizing rubidium (Rb-82) PET/CT to determine a value for vasodilator left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) reserve.

March 29, 2007

SNM advances 'Bench to Bedside' campaign

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The SNM reported today that it has received nearly $3.3 million in corporate donations for its "Bench to Bedside" campaign, a five-year effort to raise $5 million to translate molecular imaging research into healthcare innovations that can be used in patient care.

March 28, 2007

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