Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 432

GE adds to PET offerings
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Medical Systems reported three developments in its PET activities at the Academy of Molecular Imaging meeting this week in San Diego.
October 27, 2002
Varian reports strong earnings growth
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Varian Medical Systems reported fourth-quarter fiscal 2002 revenues of $261 million, up 16% from the same period a year earlier, on strong order growth in North America and Europe.
October 24, 2002
PET-CT pioneers see benefit in key applications
By Brian Casey
SAN DIEGO - Hybrid PET-CT is all the rage in medical imaging, but when is it appropriate to use this powerful but expensive technology? A radiologist from the first hybrid PET-CT site in the world addressed the question at this week’s Academy of Molecular Imaging meeting.
October 24, 2002
Limiting PET radiation exposure requires tools, techniques
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
SAN DIEGO - Due to its relatively high photon energy, PET typically exposes personnel to higher radiation doses than do other nuclear medicine procedures. A presentation at the Academy of Molecular Imaging meeting offered strategies for minimizing the risk.
October 24, 2002
PET center deploys "secret weapon" in marketing efforts
By Brian Casey
SAN DIEGO - Once you've steered your imaging facility into the brave new world of PET scanning, you'll need a secret weapon to make it a success. At the 2002 Academy of Molecular Imaging meeting, marketing director Debbie Saraceni divulged her tactics.
October 23, 2002
Nucletron, Novation enter three-year accord
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Nucletron of Columbia, MD, has signed a three-year agreement with group purchasing organization Novation to supply its microSelectron high-dose-rate brachytherapy remote afterloader.
October 16, 2002
Novak tapped as Novoste president and CEO
Vascular brachytherapy firm Novoste of Norcross, GA, has selected Alfred Novak as its president and chief executive officer. Novak assumed his duties yesterday, replacing William Hawkins.
October 16, 2002
FDA clears Varian's Acuity
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems has received Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for Acuity.
October 15, 2002
Philips introduces MRI system and radiation oncology planning software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Medical Systems has introduced AcQSim MR, a new software package that uses MRI to plan radiation treatment for oncology patients, and the Panorama 0.23T R/T, a new MR system dedicated to radiation therapy planning.
October 9, 2002
Elekta IMRT planner gets 510 (k) clearance
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish radiation therapy firm Elekta has received U. S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for its PrecisePlan intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) product.
October 8, 2002
Philips adds to radiation oncology offerings
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Medical Systems has released version 1.2b of its Pinnacle radiation therapy system.
October 7, 2002
Varian launches retrofit program
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems is launching a three-month program to retrofit its GammaMed brachytherapy afterloader customers with its BrachyVision treatment-planning software.
October 7, 2002
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