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IsoRay inks deal with PNNL and U.S. DOE
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical isotope developer IsoRay has signed a manufacturing contract with Pacific Northwest National Laboratories (PNNL) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to collaborate in the manufacture of cesium-131 brachytherapy seeds, according to the Richland, WA-based firm.
May 10, 2004
Intermagnetics to distribute Gore coils
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MRI components provider Intermagnetics General has signed a deal to distribute all W. L. Gore and Associates-branded flexible MRI surface coils.
May 10, 2004
Impac, Siemens form development alliance
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology developer Impac Medical Systems and Siemens Medical Solutions have signed an agreement to use a full DICOM-RT compliant specification for the development of an interface for the firms' products.
May 10, 2004
Physician group buys fourth Fonar scanner
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
An orthopedic physician group has purchased its fourth Fonar Stand-Up MRI scanner, for a center in Columbus, OH.
May 10, 2004
Prowess gets 510(k) clearance
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation treatment-planning software developer Prowess of Chico, CA, has received 510(k) clearance from the Food and Drug Administration for its Prowess Panther direct-aperture optimization-based intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) planning system.
May 10, 2004
ACR reverses course on ortho MRI
By Tracie L. Thompson
The American College of Radiology has scuttled a highly controversial program to accredit extremity MRI facilities --a plan that critics had decried as giving an ACR stamp of approval to self-referring orthopedists.
May 10, 2004
Siemens releases first images from Sensation 64
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Medical Solutions said it has released the first clinical images from its Somatom Sensation 64 64-slice CT scanner. The images were acquired at Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg in Germany.
May 9, 2004
Cordis recalls instructions for biliary stent
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional technology developer Cordis Endovascular is recalling revised instructions for use of its Precise RX nitinol stent transhepatic biliary system.
May 9, 2004
ASTRO releases patient info handbook
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) has published a new patient information brochure on radiation therapy, Radiation Therapy for Cancer: Facts to Help Patients Make an Informed Decision.
May 9, 2004
Voxar releases Colonscreen 2.3
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Three-dimensional-software developer Voxar has released the latest iteration, 2.3, of its CT colonography software, Voxar Colonscreen.
May 6, 2004
Dual-contrast MRI susses out more liver metastases than FDG-PET
By Jerry Ingram
MIAMI BEACH, FL - Dual contrast-enhanced MRI provides better sensitivity than FDG-PET for the detection of small liver metastases, according to data presented at the American Roentgen Ray Society meeting.
May 6, 2004
Part III: Imaging the pediatric patient: the use of CT in pediatric imaging
CT scanning in the pediatric population presents a unique set of potential problems. Rapid respiratory rate, voluntary motion, and less body fat (you remember those days) all present unique challenges. RT Douglas Clark brings your attention to the to considerations involved in pediatric sedation.
May 6, 2004
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