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Nuclear Medicine


DMS to distribute Philips' nuke med equipment

Partnerships & Alliances | Wednesday, September 01 2010
DMS Health Technologies, an operating company of Otter Tail and a distributor of Philips Healthcare's diagnostic imaging equipment for the upper Midwest, has expanded its nuclear medicine equipment sales in the Midwest.
 

UN: Medical imaging radiation is main source of rad exposure

Industry News | Wednesday, August 18 2010
The use of radiation in medicine accounts for most human exposure to ionizing radiation, according to a report issued by the United Nations scientific committee on the effects of atomic radiation.
 

Chalk River reactor is back online

Top Stories | Wednesday, August 18 2010
The Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) has reported that the National Research Universal (NRU) reactor at Chalk River Laboratories in Chalk River, Ontario--the world's largest producer of molybdenum-99--can again begin to create medical isotopes.
 

Tech vacancy rates continue to decline

Top Stories | Wednesday, August 11 2010
The vacancy rate for radiographers has continued to decline in recent years and is now at 2.1 percent, according to a staffing survey conducted by the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT).
 

Intelerad shifts Washington rad practice from film to digital

Contracts & Installations | Wednesday, August 04 2010
Intelerad Medical Systems has assisted radiology practice InHealth Imaging, based in Poulsbo, Wash., in moving to a filmless PACS environment, with the installation of its IntelePACS.
 

Feature: Nuc med community urges senator to lift 'hold' on isotope bill

Web Exclusives | Monday, July 26 2010
Written by Manjula Puthenedam
SNM, the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, the American College of Cardiology and a coalition of medical and national security organizations have urged Sen. Christopher S. "Kit" Bond, R-Mo., to lift a "hold" on the American Medical Isotope Production Act (H.R. 3276), and permit a vote by the U.S. Senate, which passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 400-17. Several radiologists and nuclear medicine specialists spoke to their concerns if the U.S. continues to rely on foreign sources for medical isotopes.
 

Vanderbilt uses PET/CT to uncover cancerous tumors

Industry News | Wednesday, July 21 2010
Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn., and affiliated VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System has performed a specialized 68Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT scan to locate the presence of tumors.
 

Canadian rad service installs Intelerad's mammo technology

Contracts & Installations | Wednesday, July 21 2010
Insight Medical Imaging in Edmonton, Alberta, is now utilizing IntelePACS breast imaging system from Intelerad Medical systems for screening and diagnostic mammography studies.
 

ACR members appointed to medical isotope advisory committee

Executive Announcements | Tuesday, July 20 2010
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has appointed two American College of Radiology (ACR) members to serve on its Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes, which advises NRC on policy and technical issues that arise in the regulation of medical uses of radioactive material in diagnosis and therapy.
 

JNM: PET/CT enterography assesses inflammation in Crohn's disease

Clinical Studies | Tuesday, July 13 2010
The level of 18F-FDG uptake measured by maximal standardized uptake value from a combined PET and CT enterography in a single exam may be an objective indication of active inflammation in segments of bowel that are abnormal on CT enterography, according to a study published in this month's Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
 

U.K. hospital installs Siemens clinical workflow server

Contracts & Installations | Tuesday, July 06 2010
Pilgrim Hospital in Lincolnshire, England has installed a Symbia S SPECT from Siemens Healthcare and Europe’s first Symbia.net Clinical Workflow Server, a client-server technology for remote processing and reading of nuclear medicine data.
 

Report: Medical imaging market recoups from recession

Industry News | Tuesday, July 06 2010
The medical imaging market earned revenues of $5.73 billion in 2009 and is estimated to reach $6.55 billion in 2012, as the market is expected to bounce back from declining reimbursements and effects of the economic downturn, according to a report from market research firm Frost & Sullivan.
 

TeraMedica unveils cardiology information system

Friday, July 02 2010
TeraMedica has released its new cardiology imaging and information manager, Evercore Cardiology Vendor-Neutral Architecture.
 

SNM’s annual meeting reveals latest developments in molecular imaging

Conference News | Thursday, June 17 2010
More than 5,100 physicians, technologists and members of the molecular imaging and nuclear medicine communities gathered in Salt Lake City for SNM's 57th annual meeting last week which featured more than 1,400 scientific papers that represented research and developments worldwide in molecular imaging and nuclear medicine.
 

SNM: Radiomicrosphere therapy+SPECT/CT targets cancer treatments

Conference News | Tuesday, June 08 2010
Written by Lisa Fratt
SALT LAKE CITY—Combining radiomicrosphere therapy with SPECT/CT may be more effective and lead to fewer complications than conventional planar imaging with a gamma camera, based on research presented at the 57th SNM annual meeting this week.
 

SNM: 'Scout scans' improve non-Hodgkin's lymphoma treatment

Conference News | Monday, June 07 2010
Written by Lisa Fratt
SALT LAKE CITY—Radioimmunotherapy, in combination with PET imaging, delivers individualized treatment for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, according to research shared at the SNM’s 57th annual meeting this week.
 

SNM: Huang receives Benedict Cassen prize

Conference News | Sunday, June 06 2010
Sung-Cheng Huang, DSc, the director of the image analysis center at the David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles and a developer of PET, was awarded the 2010 Benedict Cassen prize during SNM’s annual meeting in Salt Lake City.
 

SNM: Langstrom receives nuclear pioneer award

Conference News | Sunday, June 06 2010
Bengt Roland Langstrom, PhD, a professor in the department of biochemistry and organic chemistry and the director of the PET center in Uppsala University, Sweden, has received the Georg Charles de Hevesy nuclear pioneer award for his contributions to the nuclear medicine during SNM’s annual meeting this week in Salt Lake City.
 

ASRT: RT salaries not matching inflation rates

Industry News | Thursday, May 27 2010
According to the 2010 results of the wage and salary survey completed every three years by the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT), the salaries of RTs rose by 5.2 percent, now averaging $61,733 per year since 2007. However, wages did not remain consistent for the cost of living for many radiologic science professionals as during this time period, the U.S. inflation rate was 6.51 percent.
 

California bill would require recording of radiation dose

Top Stories | Wednesday, May 26 2010
The California Senate is considering a bill (SB 1237) that would require healthcare facilities and clinics that use CT scanners for diagnostic purpose to—if technologically feasible—record the radiation dose administered in the patient’s medical record.
 
Web Exclusives

Feature: U.S. needs national strategy to curb imaging overutilization

Medical imaging overutilization--a growing concern in the U.S.--exposes patients to unnecessary radiation, while also adding to rising healthcare costs, according to a study published online Aug. 24 in Radiology. In an interview, William R. Hendee, PhD, lead author, reviewed various methods by which medical imaging could be curtailed.

Radiology: Prelim study shows CE breast CT outperforms CT, mammo

Dedicated contrast-enhanced (CE) breast CT delivered significantly improved conspicuity of malignant breast lesions, including ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), compared with unenhanced breast CT and mammography, according to a study published in the September issue of Radiology.

Radiology: Rad role may evolve as image-guided biopsies trend up

CT, ultrasound and MRI have helped shift biopsy techniques away from more invasive approaches toward image-guided percutaneous techniques, according to a study published in the September issue of Radiology. The trend toward less-invasive approaches translates into enhanced safety and efficiency and could lead to more interaction between patients and radiologists.

CMS Webinar: Incentive payments to offset EHR adoption, not reimburse

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) EHR incentive payments are not considered reimbursement for money expended on EHR technology, but are intended to offset the cost associated with adoption and ongoing meaningful use, according to CMS during an Aug. 12 webinar.

CMS webinar: Eligible professionals can expect EHR incentives in 2011

Funding incentives for EHR use is the main goal of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) meaningful use initiative, and there are incentive programs for both hospitals and eligible professionals, according to Elizabeth Holland, health insurance specialist at the Department of Health and Human Services, who spoke during a CMS-sponsored webinar Aug. 8.

Webinar: Stage 1 of meaningful use is for quality reporting acclimation

Stage 1 requirements for meaningful use incentives aim to strike a balance between the overall goal of EHR use and widespread adoption, while avoiding added work, said Jonathan Teich, MD, PhD, chief medical informatics officer at Elsevier Health Services, during a HIMSS webinar titled “Meaningful Use: Safety and Quality of Care.”

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