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Russia may export isotopes to Iran
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Russia reportedly is ready to sign a contract with Iran for the delivery of radioactive isotopes for medical purposes.
February 23, 2011
PET/MRI works for detecting head and neck tumors
By Wayne Forrest
German researchers are reporting promising results in the use of PET/MRI to detect malignant tumors in the head and upper neck area, according to a study published online February 10 in European Radiology.
February 23, 2011
USP details proposed changes to PET drug production standards
By Wayne Forrest
The U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) on February 21 outlined a series of new quality assurance standards for the production and compounding of PET drugs that would cover responsibilities such as personnel training, equipment maintenance, quality control, and labeling and packaging.
February 21, 2011
NIH: Mobile RF fields affect brain activity
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
With the help of FDG-PET, researchers at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) found that a 50-minute mobile phone call, which emits weaker radiofrequency (RF)-modulated electromagnetic fields than a constantly operating smart meter, was associated with increased brain glucose metabolism in the region closest to the phone antenna.
February 21, 2011
Nordion sells Belgian unit to Best Medical
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Nordion has signed an agreement for Best Medical Belgium to acquire its MDS Nordion operations in Belgium.
February 21, 2011
Study links periodontal disease, atherosclerosis
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
By using FDG-PET to measure metabolic activity, researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School have found a link between periodontal disease and atherosclerotic inflammation, according to a study in the February 22 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
February 17, 2011
NRC advises against hotel stays for I-131 patients
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is advising healthcare facilities that treat thyroid outpatients with iodine-131 (I-131) to recommend that those patients not stay at hotels immediately after treatment.
February 17, 2011
Positron facility gets NRC license
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Molecular imaging developer Positron said that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has approved its Crown Point, IN, facility to handle radioactive materials.
February 16, 2011
GE completes Orbotech acquisition
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has completed its acquisition of Orbotech Medical Solutions, a manufacturer of cadmium zinc telluride detectors used in GE Healthcare's Alcyone nuclear medicine technology.
February 16, 2011
ACRIN begins cardiovascular clinical trial
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology Imaging Network (ACRIN) has begun a multicenter clinical trial to assess how cardiac CT angiography and SPECT affect outcomes in patients with stable angina.
February 16, 2011
IsoRay sales, net losses decrease in Q2
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical isotope developer IsoRay Medical posted a drop in sales but also a lower net loss in the second quarter of its 2011 fiscal year.
February 14, 2011
Neoprobe reaches clinical study goal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Gamma camera probe developer Neoprobe said it has enrolled enough clinical subjects to achieve its minimum goal for a multicenter phase III study of its Lymphoseek radiotracer.
February 14, 2011
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