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Dutch reactor down two more months
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Nuclear Research and Consultancy Group in the Netherlands predicts it will be late October or November before it can resume production at the High Flux Reactor in Petten.
September 7, 2008
Trial begins for Digirad's Cardius X-ACT
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Nuclear medicine vendor Digirad has begun clinical trials for a new imaging module designed to correct image distortion in cardiac SPECT imaging.
September 4, 2008
MDS revenues dip in third quarter
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Canadian healthcare company MDS of Mississauga, Ontario, has posted its third quarter financial results.
September 3, 2008
European group meets over isotope supply
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Association of Imaging Producers & Equipment Suppliers (AIPES) held a meeting in Brussels, Belgium, on September 3 to discuss the shortage of molybdenum-99 in Europe.
September 3, 2008
FDG-PET/CT and MRI similar with soft-tissue tumors, differ with bone tumors
By Wayne Forrest
FDG-PET/CT and MRI show similar diagnostic accuracies in differentiating between malignant and benign soft-tissue tumors, but offer different attributes when imaging for bone tumors, according to a study from Yeungnam University Hospital in South Korea.
September 2, 2008
New breast MRI report; PET and colorectal cancer; CIN strategies
By Brian Casey
September 1, 2008
PET changes care of colorectal cancer patients, study shows
By Wayne Forrest
Australian researchers involved in a large-scale prospective study have concluded that PET can change the management of more than half of colorectal cancer patients. The study results could be used to expand insurance coverage for PET in the country.
September 1, 2008
PET helps discover why moods change
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Brain scans taken at different times of the year suggest that the actions of the serotonin transporter, which regulate the mood-altering neurotransmitter serotonin, vary by season, according to a new study.
August 31, 2008
AECL: Increased production won't cover demand
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Even with increased production, Atomic Energy of Canada (AECL) says its Chalk River nuclear reactor in Ontario will not be able to meet the global demand for medical radioactive isotopes.
August 28, 2008
DelliSanti to head Carestream Molecular unit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Carestream Health has named John DelliSanti as president of its molecular imaging business.
August 28, 2008
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SNM has 'serious concerns' over isotope situation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
SNM president Robert W. Atcher, Ph.D., said the organization has "serious concerns" over the recent shutdown of a medical isotope-producing nuclear reactor in the Netherlands, and he urged more action to ensure an adequate worldwide supply.
August 27, 2008
PET dose-painting methods produce discordant results
By Kathlyn Stone
As intensity-modulated radiation therapy becomes more sophisticated, oncologists are investigating new dose-painting methods to determine which areas of tumor target volume should receive additional radiation dose. But a new study indicates that two promising methods to guide dose painting actually produce sharply varied results.
August 26, 2008
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