Nuclear Radiology: Page 74

EANM issues radiation therapy rules for PET
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM) has released new guidelines for PET scanning in oncology radiation therapy.
September 30, 2010
Naviscan touts PEM study results
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
PET developer Naviscan is touting the results of a prospective study that concluded that positron emission mammography (PEM) and breast MRI had comparably high efficacy in detecting cancerous lesions.
September 27, 2010
MDS inks Russian Mo-99 deal
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
MDS Nordion has entered into an agreement with a Russian company to develop, market, and sell molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) radioisotopes produced in Russia.
September 22, 2010
European reactor operators form alliance
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The Nuclear Research and Consultancy Group has joined the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission and the Belgian Nuclear Research Centre to create the European Research Area of Experimental Reactors.
September 20, 2010
PET/CT detects early efficacy of chemo drug in NSCLC patients
By Wayne Forrest
Dutch researchers have found that FDG-PET/CT can identify early response to preoperative chemotherapy with erlotinib in most patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), according to a study in the September issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
September 16, 2010
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Aspect, Mediso to develop PET/MRI unit
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Aspect Magnet Technologies and Mediso Medical Imaging Systems are collaborating to develop a system that combines PET and MRI.
September 8, 2010
IBA inks Tc-99m deal, sells prototype
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiopharmaceutical firm Ion Beam Applications (IBA), the French Atomic Energy and Alternative Energies Commission, and the National Institute for Radioelements have signed an agreement to secure the supply of technetium-99m (Tc-99m) beginning in 2015.
September 1, 2010
IBA considers IPO for pharma unit
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiopharmaceutical firm Ion Beam Applications (IBA) is considering listing its pharmaceuticals business unit on the stock market to focus on its more profitable equipment business.
August 30, 2010
NRG targets Sept. 9 HFR restart
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiopharmaceutical producer Nuclear Research and Consultancy Group (NRG) said its High Flux Reactor (HFR) in Petten, the Netherlands, is on schedule to achieve full power on September 9.
August 25, 2010
FDG-PET before RT can modify planned NSCLC treatment
By Wayne Forrest
FDG-PET scans of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients reviewed before radiation therapy (RT) may lead to significant changes in treatment strategy and radiation therapy planning, according to a study in the August issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
August 10, 2010
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EC addresses isotope shortage
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The European Commission (EC) has sent to the European Parliament a series of recommendations designed to address the global medical isotope shortage and prevent unnecessary radiation exposure for CT and radiation therapy patients.
August 8, 2010
Combined PET/CT CAD improves lung nodule detection
By Eric Barnes
Researchers in Japan have developed computer-aided detection (CAD) software that detects lung nodules in PET/CT images of lung cancer screening patients. Applying a combined CAD system to both modalities instead of CT or PET alone nearly doubled the number of solitary pulmonary nodules detected.
August 5, 2010
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