Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 453

HCFA expands covered uses for PET, but hedges on coincidence cameras
By Eric Barnes
The U.S. Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) on Tuesday expanded the list of circumstances under which Medicare will pay for PET scans. However, once again HCFA declined to expand coverage for the use of gamma cameras that use coincidence detection techniques for PET imaging.
April 11, 2001
Webster named Positron’s VP of sales, marketing
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Houston-based PET developer and manufacturer has appointed Wayne Webster as its vice president of sales, marketing, and service.
April 9, 2001
Sagemark to buy Premier P.E.T. Imaging, Premier Cyclotron
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Financial services firm Sagemark Companies may soon enter the medical imaging market.
April 4, 2001
Kodak releases new oncology film
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Eastman Kodak has released its EDR2 Ready-Pack oncology film for extended dose-range applications.
April 4, 2001
ADAC promotes Burbach to CEO
ADAC Laboratories president and COO Gary Burbach has been promoted to CEO.
April 4, 2001
Theseus starts Apomate phase II trials
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Theseus Imaging has initiated an FDA phase II clinical study of Apomate, an imaging agent designed to detect early patient response to anti-cancer treatment.
April 2, 2001
Schering gets approval for Resovist in Sweden
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish regulatory authorities have granted approval to Schering to sell its Resovist product, the first regulatory clearance for the MRI liver contrast agent.
March 27, 2001
Varian renews radiotherapy supply deal with Premier
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems and group purchasing organization Premier have renewed their three-year agreement for the supply of radiotherapy systems.
March 27, 2001
Deus nears approval for lung cancer detection unit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection developer Deus Technologies may be close to Food and Drug Administration approval for its RapidScreen RS-2000 lung cancer detection device.
March 26, 2001
Syncor buys gamma knife, radiopharmaceutical distributor
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiopharmaceutical firm Syncor International has acquired a gamma knife in Brazil and a radiopharmaceutical distributor in New Zealand.
March 21, 2001
Epix, InSightec, Brigham and Women's team up
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MRI contrast developer Epix Medical and MRI-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound firm InSightec have agreed to investigate the use of Epix's MS-325 contrast agent to facilitate the MRI-guided treatment of tumors.
March 11, 2001
Demand surges for uterine fibroid embolization
By Edward Susman
SAN ANTONIO -- Women are revolting against gynecologists who refuse to provide uterine fibroid embolization (UFE) instead of hysterectomies, according to a presentation at the 26th annual scientific meeting of the Society of Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology (SCVIR).
March 4, 2001
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