Regulatory: Page 122

New Texas radiation rule takes effect May 1
By Eric Barnes
Hoping to avoid the rash of radiation overexposures that shook California radiology like an earthquake a few years back, the state of Texas has decided to implement its own radiation exposure rule beginning May 1.
March 27, 2013
Md. releases results of Kwiatkowski case review
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has released the results of its review of the employment of David Kwiatkowski in Maryland hospitals, with recommendations for strengthening legal and regulatory protections in the areas of drug diversion, infection control, and hiring and managing healthcare workers.
March 26, 2013
Stereotaxis brings Niobe to Japan
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image-guided interventional surgery firm Stereotaxis has received clearance for its Niobe magnetic navigation system from Japan's Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency.
March 24, 2013
Senate bill would undo 25% payment cut for multiple scans
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A bipartisan team has introduced the Diagnostic Imaging Services Access Protection Act (S 623) in the Senate. The bill would undo the 25% Medicare multiple procedure payment reduction (MPPR) for interpretation of advanced diagnostic imaging scans performed on a single patient during a single session.
March 24, 2013
Senate amendment would kill medical device tax
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
An amendment to the Senate's 2014 budget proposal that supports repealing the medical device tax has passed the body with 79 votes, according to a statement from the Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance.
March 21, 2013
FDA clears new use for GE's AdreView SPECT tracer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new cardiac indication for the AdreView (iobenguane I-123 injection) SPECT radiopharmaceutical from GE Healthcare.
March 21, 2013
Piramal's florbetaben PET agent to be reviewed
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Piramal Imaging said that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the European Medicines Agency have accepted the company's applications for review of its florbetaben investigational PET amyloid imaging agent.
March 20, 2013
House makes progress on helium supply bill
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Legislation that would stabilize the U.S. supply of helium, used to cool MRI magnets, took a step forward this week with the advancement of a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives.
March 20, 2013
FDA clears iCAD's cervical applicator for Xoft Axxent
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection and radiation therapy firm iCAD has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its new cervical applicator for use with the Xoft Axxent electronic brachytherapy system.
March 20, 2013
FDA approves Guerbet's Dotarem MRI contrast
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
French contrast developer Guerbet has received approval for its Dotarem (gadoterate meglumine) MRI contrast agent from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
March 19, 2013
EOS gets FDA nod for 3D x-ray software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Orthopedic digital imaging firm EOS Imaging has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for version 1.5 of its sterEOS 3D imaging software.
March 18, 2013
Faxitron gets OK to sell in Brazil
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Faxitron said it has received approval from the Brazilian National Health Surveillance Agency to sell its digital specimen radiography systems in Brazil.
March 17, 2013
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