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NEA: Medical isotope shortages could become commonplace

Supply shortages of molybdenum-99 could become commonplace over the next decade unless longer-term actions are taken, concludes a report from the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.

December 30, 2010

IBt Bebig buys German software firm

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Radiation therapy developer IBt Bebig has acquired SonoTech, a Neu-Ulm, Germany-based developer of brachytherapy treatment planning software.

December 27, 2010

Translabial ultrasound helps in labor assessment

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Intrapartum translabial ultrasound appears to be an effective way to monitor birth progress in term fetuses in cephalic presentation, researchers report in BJOG online November 18.

December 27, 2010

GE forms joint ventures in Russia

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

GE Healthcare has formed two joint ventures in Russia, one to manufacture medical imaging equipment in the country and the other to build power generation turbines.

December 26, 2010

Nordion gets sample Mo-99 from Russia

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

MDS Nordion has received its first sample of molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) from its Russian partner, Isotope.

December 23, 2010

IBA nets Spanish contract renewal

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Radiopharmaceutical developer Ion Beam Applications (IBA) has renewed its exclusive four-year radiopharmaceuticals contract with Servicio Andaluz de Salud in Andalusia, Spain.

December 23, 2010

HHS and EC sign memo for healthcare IT

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Neelie Kroes, vice president of the European Commission (EC) for the Digital Agenda, signed a memorandum of understanding on December 17 to promote healthcare IT interoperability between the U.S. and Europe.

December 22, 2010

Cancer survival rates lower in U.K., Denmark: study

By Reuters Health

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Survival rates for four major cancers diagnosed between 1995 and 2007 are higher in Australia, Canada, and Sweden than in Britain and Denmark, according to an international study published on Wednesday.

December 22, 2010

DR tomo reduces need for CT to confirm lung cancer

By James Brice

Pairing low-dose digital radiography (DR) tomosynthesis with conventional radiography eliminates the need for three of every four CT scans typically performed to confirm lung lesions previously suspected on chest radiography, according to a study from the University of Trieste in Italy.

December 22, 2010

Hip arthritis needn't mean hip replacement

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Although hip osteoarthritis (OA) increases the risk of total hip replacement, only a few patients ultimately progress to that point, a new report shows. Researchers from Iceland evaluated a total of 2,953 hips, measuring minimal joint space and grading each hip for radiographic OA.

December 21, 2010

Long after complicated pregnancy, maternal cardiac problems develop

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Many years after preeclampsia, women have an increased risk for cardiac dysfunction, Austrian researchers report in BJOG online November 18.

December 21, 2010

DETECT: Gadobenate dimeglumine preferred for breast MR contrast

By Wayne Forrest

In a head-to-head comparison, gadobenate dimeglumine contrast offered significantly improved diagnostic performance in breast MR compared to gadopentetate dimeglumine, according to a study published online December 16 in Radiology.

December 21, 2010

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