Regulatory: Page 30

RaySearch gets FDA nod

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Swedish radiation therapy firm RaySearch has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for its RayStation treatment planning system.

March 16, 2010

FDA, Health Canada approve Polish moly

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Health Canada have approved the use of the Maria Research Reactor in Poland as a site to irradiate highly enriched uranium targets for molybdenum-99 production, according to healthcare technology firm Covidien.

March 10, 2010

Rcadia receives CE Mark for COR Analyzer

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Computer-aided detection developer Rcadia Medical Imaging has received the European CE Mark for its COR Analyzer software.

March 7, 2010

New European regs spotlight need for clinical radiology audits

By Rob Skelding

VIENNA - The term "audit" may strike fear into the hearts of even the finest organized radiology departments. But if performed well, clinical audits can be an effective way to support -- and even promote -- your radiology services, delegates heard Saturday at the European Congress of Radiology.

March 5, 2010

Threats to ultrahigh-field MRI in Europe

By Denis Le Bihan

A new European directive designed to prevent workers from being exposed to high magnetic fields could potentially have a severe impact on MRI research, warns Denis Le Bihan, director of the NeuroSpin intense-field neuroimaging project at the CEA-Saclay Center in Gif-sur-Yvette, France.

October 8, 2009

Michelson gets nod for OCT scanner

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Michelson Diagnostics has won the CE Mark for clinical use of its VivoSight optical coherence tomography (OCT) scanner in Europe, in addition to nonclinical use worldwide.

September 17, 2009