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Nuclear medicine is a branch or specialty of medicine and medical imaging that uses radioactive isotopes (radionuclides) and relies on the process of radioactive decay in the diagnosis and treatment of disease. In nuclear medicine procedures, radionuclides are combined with other chemical compounds or pharmaceuticals to form radiopharmaceuticals.

GE Healthcare enters agreement to acquire assets of Orbotech Medical

GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the assets of Orbotech Medical Solutions Ltd., a subsidiary of Orbotech Ltd. (Orbotech), and a manufacturer of cadmium zinc telluride (CZT) detectors used in GE Healthcare's innovative Alcyone nuclear medicine technology.

1 Nov 2010

Study finds breast MRI equipment in U.S. meets ACRIN and EUSOBI standards

An overwhelming majority of Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium (BCSC) facilities performing breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the U.S. are up-to-par with American College of Radiology Imaging Network (ACRIN) and European Society of Breast Imaging (EUSOBI) technical standards and requirements, according to a study in the November issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

1 Nov 2010

New automated extraction pipeline to track radiation dose information

Researchers have developed an efficient method for extracting and archiving CT radiation dose information that can enable providers to keep track of estimated radiation dose delivered to each patient at a given facility, help providers make more informed health care decisions and improve patient safety.

1 Nov 2010

New Australian start-up venture could lead to a revolution in personalized medicine

Pharmaceuticals that seek out cancerous cells and deliver treatments to them; imaging techniques that can help doctors detect diseases before the physical signs begin to appear; and medicines that are tailor-made for individual patients, are within the sights of an exciting new Australian start-up venture.

27 Oct 2010

Stanford Hospital opens Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Clinic

The Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Clinic opening this month at Stanford Hospital will help advance a new generation of diagnostic techniques for earlier detection and improved management of cancer, heart disease and neurological disorders.

22 Oct 2010

CoreLab offers state-of-the-art imaging solutions for DXA imaging sciences

CoreLab Partners, Inc, the global entity resulting from the merger between RadPharm Inc. and Medifacts International in February of this year, has launched a full suite of imaging service solutions and quality assurance processes as it relates to Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry (DXA).

15 Oct 2010

FDG positron emission tomography allows early diagnosis of gall bladder cancer

Researchers at the University of Granada and the Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hospital Virgen de las Nieves at Granada found that the metabolic imaging diagnosis technique based on the analysis of a structural analog of glucose labeled with a positron-emitting compound (18F) allows early diagnosis of gall bladder cancer, a relatively rare disease with high mortality rates among most patients suffering from it.

15 Oct 2010

Mayo Clinic researcher named by National Academy of Sciences to Institute of Medicine

Mayo Clinic radiologist and researcher Richard Ehman, M.D., has been named by the National Academy of Sciences to the Institute of Medicine. Selection to the Institute (one of the four Academies, based in Washington, D.C.) is one of the highest honors in medicine in the United States.

13 Oct 2010

SNM and SPR approve new North American Guidelines for Radiopharmaceutical Doses for Children

The Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) and the Society for Pediatric Radiology's Board of Directors recently approved new North American Guidelines for Radiopharmaceutical Doses for Children. These societies have expanded their pediatric radiation protection initiative by standardizing doses (based on body weight) for 11 nuclear medicine procedures commonly performed in children. The Alliance for Radiation Safety in Pediatric Imaging has collaborated in this effort, and will support efforts to promote the new, lower radiopharmaceutical doses.

13 Oct 2010

Researchers to convene for 2010 Advances in Breast Cancer Research Workshop at University of Arkansas

Leading national researchers in the fight against breast cancer will convene Oct. 26-29 for the 2010 Advances in Breast Cancer Research Workshop at the University of Arkansas. More than 70 scientists from diverse research areas in science, medicine, engineering and technology will participate. Ten featured speakers will present cutting-edge research on breast cancer diagnosis, therapeutic techniques, treatment and screening.

11 Oct 2010

Positron comments on new medical radiation bill passed into law in California

Positron Corporation, a leading molecular imaging company specializing in the field of nuclear cardiology, commented on the new medical radiation bill passed into law in California.

8 Oct 2010

ABMS awarded HHS contract to align meaningful use of HIT, ABMS MOC program

The American Board of Medical Specialties announced today a contract from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to align the meaningful use of health information technology and the ABMS Maintenance of Certification program, which was created by ABMS and its 24 Member Boards to promote lifelong learning and self assessment for physician specialists. The contract was awarded by the HHS Office of the National Coordinator for HIT.

8 Oct 2010

Study shows radioembolisation with TheraSphere effective for primary liver cancer

MDS Nordion, a leading provider of products and services to the global health science market, today announced that the first large European study using Yttrium-90 (Y-90) glass microspheres has been published on the use of TheraSphere, an innovative radioembolisation therapy for the localised treatment of patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) or primary liver cancer.

7 Oct 2010

CoreLab Partners completes first ever regulatory mandated Thorough QT study in the Asia Pacific Rim

CoreLab Partners, Inc, the global entity resulting from the merger between RadPharm and Medifacts International in February of this year, has recently completed the first ever regulatory mandated Thorough QT (TQT) study conducted in the Asia Pacific Rim and the first TQT study for a Japanese new drug application (NDA).

6 Oct 2010

CAD usage in screening, diagnostic mammography increases: Study

The use of computer-aided detection (CAD) is increasing, in both screening and diagnostic mammography, according to a study in the October issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

4 Oct 2010

PET imaging technique helps early treatment response assessment for cisplatin-resistant ovarian cancer

Research reported in the October issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine (JNM) shows that a molecular imaging technique may prove useful in early assessment of treatment response for cisplatin-resistant ovarian cancer.

4 Oct 2010

Study finds PEM scanners equivalent to breast MRI in detecting cancerous lesions

In a prospective study published in the European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, researchers at Boca Raton Regional Hospital (Boca Raton, FL) showed that Positron Emission Mammography (PEM) and breast MRI had comparably high ability to detect cancerous lesions.

29 Sep 2010

MDS Nordion, Isotope enter framework agreement

MDS Nordion, a leading provider of products and services to the global health science market, today announced it has entered into a framework agreement with The Open Joint Stock Company "Isotope" the authorized subsidiary of Rosatom State Corporation, to explore and define areas of collaboration in the field of supply, marketing and sale of isotopes produced in Russia.

23 Sep 2010

Seven abstracts on Lantheus' PET imaging candidates to be presented at ASNC2010

Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc., a worldwide leader in diagnostic medical imaging, today announced that seven abstracts related to two of the company's cardiac Positron Emission Tomography (PET) imaging candidates will be presented at ASNC2010, the 15th Annual Scientific Session of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, being held September 23-26, 2010 in Philadelphia.

20 Sep 2010

Moores UCSD Cancer Center receives Breast Imaging Center of Excellence certificate from ACR

Moores UCSD Cancer Center at the University of California, San Diego has been designated a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence by the American College of Radiology.

16 Sep 2010

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GE Healthcare enters agreement to acquire assets of Orbotech Medical

Study finds breast MRI equipment in U.S. meets ACRIN and EUSOBI standards

New automated extraction pipeline to track radiation dose information

New Australian start-up venture could lead to a revolution in personalized medicine

Stanford Hospital opens Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Clinic

CoreLab offers state-of-the-art imaging solutions for DXA imaging sciences

FDG positron emission tomography allows early diagnosis of gall bladder cancer

Mayo Clinic researcher named by National Academy of Sciences to Institute of Medicine

SNM and SPR approve new North American Guidelines for Radiopharmaceutical Doses for Children

Researchers to convene for 2010 Advances in Breast Cancer Research Workshop at University of Arkansas

Positron comments on new medical radiation bill passed into law in California

ABMS awarded HHS contract to align meaningful use of HIT, ABMS MOC program

Study shows radioembolisation with TheraSphere effective for primary liver cancer

CoreLab Partners completes first ever regulatory mandated Thorough QT study in the Asia Pacific Rim

CAD usage in screening, diagnostic mammography increases: Study

PET imaging technique helps early treatment response assessment for cisplatin-resistant ovarian cancer

Study finds PEM scanners equivalent to breast MRI in detecting cancerous lesions

MDS Nordion, Isotope enter framework agreement

Seven abstracts on Lantheus' PET imaging candidates to be presented at ASNC2010

Moores UCSD Cancer Center receives Breast Imaging Center of Excellence certificate from ACR

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