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Obama signs 'fiscal cliff' legislation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
President Barack Obama late Wednesday signed the American Taxpayer Relief Act (ATRA) of 2012, legislation that resolves the "fiscal cliff" impasse but also includes significant Medicare reimbursement cuts to radiology and radiation oncology services.
January 2, 2013
India to build isotope facility
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
India is building its first facility to produce medical isotopes, according to a report in the Hindustan Times.
January 2, 2013
Del plans to move into larger facility
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiography vendor Del Medical has purchased a new manufacturing facility in Bloomingdale, IL.
January 2, 2013
ART receives Fla. order
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Women's health firm Advanced Radiation Therapy (ART) has received a contract to install its AccuBoost system for the treatment of early-stage breast cancer at 1st Line Oncology in Coconut Creek, FL.
January 2, 2013
Lantheus extends Japanese contract with Fuji
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Diagnostic imaging agent developer Lantheus Medical Imaging has renewed its long-term agreement with Fujifilm RI Pharma (FRI) to license and distribute the Cardiolite and Neurolite pharmaceuticals in Japan.
January 2, 2013
RadNet buys Lenox Hill Radiology
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging services firm RadNet has acquired Lenox Hill Radiology, which operates a cluster of imaging centers in New York City.
January 2, 2013
RaySearch, Siemens end partnership
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm RaySearch Laboratories and multimodality vendor Siemens Healthcare have agreed to terminate their partnership in radiation therapy treatment planning.
January 2, 2013
FDG-PET/CT aids advanced breast cancer patients
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
FDG-PET/CT can provide "significant prognostic stratification information" at initial staging for patients with locally advanced breast cancer compared to conventional imaging, according to a study published in the January issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
January 2, 2013
ASTRO decries rad therapy cuts in 'fiscal cliff' bill
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has issued a statement opposing Medicare payment cuts to cobalt-60 radiation therapy treatments in the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, the legislation passed this week that resolved the "fiscal cliff" emergency.
January 2, 2013
Lymph node ratio predicts RT benefit for oral cancer
By Cynthia E. Keen
Radiation therapy (RT) can benefit some patients with oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma, but they can suffer acute as well as long-term toxicities. The use of lymph node ratios may help identify which patients will benefit the most, according to an article published online in Radiotherapy and Oncology.
January 2, 2013
Lexmark buys archiving firm Acuo
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Printing firm Lexmark International has purchased image management technology developer Acuo Technologies for approximately $45 million in cash. Acuo will become part of Lexmark's Perceptive Software company.
January 1, 2013
Endologix plans to defend patent suit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional technology developer Endologix said it has been hit with a patent infringement lawsuit related to its AFX endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) system and IntuiTrak Powerlink system.
January 1, 2013
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