Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 431

PET procedures surge 70%
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
More than 95,000 PET procedures were performed in the U.S. during the fourth quarter of 2002, up 70% compared with the fourth-quarter 2001 estimate of 55,800 procedures.
April 22, 2003
Amersham, Galil Medical to merge therapy units
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
With an eye on building a global presence in prostate cancer treatment, Amersham and cryotherapy developer Galil Medical of Yokneam, Israel, have agreed to merge Amersham Health's brachytherapy unit with Galil's urology operations.
April 22, 2003
Former ACR executive joins cancer advisory board
Marie Zinninger, former associate executive director of the American College of Radiology, has been appointed as ACR liaison to the National Cancer Advisory Board (NCAB).
April 17, 2003
U.S. PET backers win some, lose some
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PET proponents got good news and bad on the reimbursement front this week, with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announcing that it will begin Medicare reimbursement coverage for some new indications, but that others aren't ready for prime time.
April 16, 2003
Implant Sciences gets NIH grant
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology and interventional cardiology firm Implant Sciences has received a $100,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to be used in the development of an improved high-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy system, according to the Wakefield, MA-based company.
April 16, 2003
Mobile PET appoints Mishalanie as VP
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Mobile PET Systems of San Diego has tapped John Mishalanie as its senior vice president of business development.
April 14, 2003
Mammography skills crisis needs concrete solutions
By Brian Casey
The debate over the quality of breast screening services flared anew this week after members of a U.S. Senate committee debated adding mandatory skills testing to the Mammography Quality Standards Act, which is up for reauthorization.
April 10, 2003
Nucletron books 1,000th Simulix sale
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiotherapy and information system developer Nucletron installed its 1,000th Simulix HQ radiotherapy simulator in the Dr. Bernard Verbeeten Institute in Tilburg, The Netherlands.
April 9, 2003
Cytogen, DraxImage terminate brachytherapy agreement
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiopharmaceutical firm DraxImage of Kirkland, Quebec, and biopharmaceutical firm Cytogen of Princeton, NJ, have terminated agreements for DraxImage’s BrachySeed I-125 and BrachySeed Pd-103 products.
April 8, 2003
Varian expects surge in Q2 earnings
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy and x-ray firm Varian Medical Systems said it expects earnings for the second quarter of fiscal 2003 to increase by 35% to 40% compared to the same period in fiscal 2002.
April 7, 2003
Varian responds to stock trading activity
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
In response to an inquiry from the New York Stock Exchange, radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems said it is not aware of any reason for the unusual trading activity of the firm's common stock on Friday.
April 6, 2003
FDA clears mobile version of GE’s Discovery ST PET/CT
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Food and Drug Administration has given 510(k) clearance to GE Medical Systems of Waukesha, WI, for the mobile version of its Discovery ST PET/CT system.
March 30, 2003
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