Integrating Cardiology for Nuclear Medicine Physicians: A Guide to Nuclear Medicine Physicians
Full Comment (Free subscription) | yesterday
If Iran were a normal country, the offer would have been handsome. Iran claims to want enriched uranium for medical treatments and research into civilian nuclear energy. But enriching uranium is a very costly process, and Iran is not a rich country. So last month, the International Atomic Energy Agency proposed a deal, based on a Russian proposal. Instead of enriching uranium itself, Iran would ship...
Impolitical (Free subscription) | yesterday
A video put out by a group called " United for a Secure Stable Supply ," advocating for Canadian medical isotope production. From their press release: The global medical isotope shortage began in May 2009, when Canada announced that its 52-year-old nuclear reactor in Chalk River, Ontario, would be closed for repairs for at least three months. But three months later, the government extended...
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | yesterday
Radiation therapy is effective in achieving local control and palliation in patients with pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PNTs), despite such tumors being commonly considered resistant to radiation therapy, according to a largest of its kind study in the November 15 issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics, the official journal of the American Society for Radiation...
Atomic Insights Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
I have had a busy week trying to time share between a day job and at least some attendance and coverage of the American Nuclear Society Winter Meeting. While searching for other views of the event that I might have missed earlier in the week, I found the below segment titled Nuclear Industry Holds Winter Meeting on Future on Clean Skies News. One thing that might stick in the craw of long time members...
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Two female brain tumor patients have become the first people in the south of England to be treated using a faster form of radiotherapy that extends more advanced care to more patients. RapidArc technology from Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR) makes it possible to deliver image-guided IMRT (intensity modulated radiotherapy) two to eight times faster than is possible with conventional IMRT.
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (NYSE: VAR), a premier supplier of X-ray tubes and flat panel digital image detectors, will exhibit its PaxScan digital image detectors and its line of X-ray tubes for fluoroscopy, angiography, cardiology and cone-beam CT imaging at the MEDICA 2009 International Trade Fair in Dusseldorf, Germany from November 18-21, 2009.
Toronto Sun - News (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
A squeeze on medical isotopes caused by the continuing shutdown of the Chalk River reactor threatens enrolment in training programs for nuclear medicine technologists.
Skincare beauty products (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
A radiologist is responsible for deciphering the results of a digital imaging test. The services that radiology covers may include body imaging, breast care exams, cardiovascular imaging, emergency testing, nuclear medicine, pediatric radiology, ultrasound, fluroscopies, intervention radiology, neuro-radiology and musculoskeletal…
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 14/11/2009
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded nearly $9.7 million over five years to the Radiation Effects Research Foundation (RERF), Japan, to study the effects of atomic bomb radiation and aging on the human immune system.
Dalai's PACS Blog (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
Whilst trolling for information about who is approved for what and who isn't, I stumbled across something quite interesting. It seems that Siemens is about to revamp its backbone software with a new version called "syngo.x". From the FDA 510(k) summary: syngo.x is a software solution intended to be used for viewing, manipulation, communication, and storage of medical images. It can be used...
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
The Society of Interventional Radiology offers numerous resources - including publications and the first-ever Catheter Lysis of Thromboembolic Stroke (CLOTS) course - for interventional radiologists, neuroradiologists, neurointerventionists, body interventionalists, and IR and INR fellows to aid in the understanding of stroke and carotid artery disease.
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
Demonstrating its commitment to providing top-tier value and service in diagnostic imaging, Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. has introduced the Toshiba Assurance Refurbishment Program to provide customers the ability to purchase previously owned, completely refurbished Toshiba systems. The first line of Toshiba products available through the program are Aquilion® CT systems.
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Bill Kammerer • Age: 81. • Resides: Cameron Park. • Occupation: Retired from Sears management. • Handicap index: 17.9. • A bit about Bill: He has 11 kids, none of whom shares his love for the game. "That's why I played golf," he said. "I needed to get away." Brian Upton • Age: 70. • Resides: El Dorado Hills. • Occupation: Retired from banking...
Flotsam (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
The renogram was a success. A few days before, I called the nuclear medicine department and found that my pediatrician had been mistaken: Simone would NOT need a catheter, just the IV. The woman I spoke to would be the one performing the test, and she was so lovely and so obviously experienced with toddlers [...]
CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
A move by the U.S. to produce a domestic supply of medical isotopes brings Canadian isotope suppliers a step closer to losing their largest customer, a nuclear medicine specialist says.
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