Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 404

Cardinal sells RMS business
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare products giant Cardinal Health has sold its Radiation Management Services division to Fluke Biomedical of Everett, WA.
January 5, 2005
Neuroradiotracer may be useful in scintimammography
By Shalmali Pal
Researchers from Sweden compared the uptake of 99mTc-exametazime to that of 99mTc-sestamibi in known breast tumors and found the two radiotracers to be comparable, making the lipophilic agent a possible contender for enhancing scintimammography.
January 5, 2005
Alerion, Vanderbilt receive NIH grant
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Contrast agent development firm Alerion Biomedical, in collaboration with the Vanderbilt University Medical Center, has received a National Institutes of Health (NIH) small business technology transfer (STTR) grant for a project involving MRI with protease-sensing contrast agents.
January 4, 2005
Varian adds executives
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy vendor Varian Medical Systems has added three new management positions.
January 2, 2005
Mammo-screened tumors require less toxic treatment
By Shalmali Pal
Women with breast cancer spotted on a screening mammogram may be spared highly invasive and toxic treatment regimens, according to a study in the latest issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
December 28, 2004
Early arterial phase best for HCC detection
By Eric Barnes
Early arterial-phase imaging may be optimal for detecting hepatocellular carcinoma with CT, but once the lesion is found you'll want to add a few seconds' delay to assess tumor hemodynamics, according to a presentation at the RSNA meeting in Chicago earlier this month.
December 27, 2004
Resonant gets 510(k)
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiotherapy device manufacturer Resonant Medical said that its Restitu 3D ultrasound image-guided radiation therapy platform has received 510(k) marketing clearance from the Food and Drug Administration.
December 20, 2004
BrainLab reports new reimbursement code
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiotherapy developer BrainLab said that users of its ExacTrac X-Ray 6D image-guided radiation therapy system can now receive Medicare reimbursement.
December 20, 2004
OmniCorder adds Karolinska Institute
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Infrared imaging technology developer OmniCorder Technologies has shipped its BioScanIR system to Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden.
December 20, 2004
MammoSite gets HCPCS codes
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy developer Proxima Therapeutics said that its MammoSite balloon catheter device has been assigned new Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) codes by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for placement of the product.
December 15, 2004
Impac posts profitable Q4, fiscal year
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology information systems firm Impac Medical Systems of Mountain View, CA, reported net sales of $69.2 million for fiscal 2004, a 22.6% increase from the $56.4 million in net sales posted for fiscal 2003.
December 15, 2004
Hitachi offers RT application for Sceptre PET/CT
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Hitachi Medical Systems America of Twinsburg, OH, has introduced RTist for Avia, radiation therapy planning software designed for use with its SceptreP3 PET/CT system and Avia multimodality PACS workstation.
December 15, 2004
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