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GE HealthCare and Axim Life Isotopes South Africa (ALISA) Collaborate to Expand Access to Molecular Imaging in South Africa and Drive Precision Care

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Molecular imaging enables doctors and clinicians to see inside the body with a non-invasive process, helping to diagnose and treat diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular disease , and neurological diseases. It uses biomarkers to highlight molecular changes, which can sometimes alert doctors to possible disease.

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NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes and Curadh MTR Announce a Strategic Long Term Supply Agreement for Therapeutic Radioisotope Actinium-225 (Ac-225)

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milla1cf Thu, 08/31/2023 - 15:50 August 31, 2023 — NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes , LLC, a global innovator in the development, production and commercialization of radiopharmaceuticals, and Curadh MTR Inc. Ac-225 for use in radiopharmaceutical therapy (RPT).

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CMS Assigns Accretive Reimbursement for RefleXion’s Breakthrough SCINTIX Therapy

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Other technologies use anatomical images to guide radiotherapy delivery; however, SCINTIX therapy is the only radiotherapy to use emissions from cancer cells, created by injecting the patient with a radiopharmaceutical, to deliver a radiation dose that continuously and autonomously targets the cancer itself.

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Evidence grows for use of amyloid PET in China

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Chinese clinicians have provided evidence in a “real-world study” that shows amyloid PET imaging is effective for diagnosing and managing patients with Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study published February 8 in Alzheimer’s and Dementia. of patients, noted lead author Ke-Liang Chen, MD, a neurologist at Fudan University.

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NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes Announces Supply Agreement with Nucleus RadioPharma for Alpha-emitting Therapeutic Radioisotope Actinium-225 (Ac-225)

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Ac-225 is a high energy alpha-emitting radioisotope of increasing interest for clinical studies investigating the use of targeted radiopharmaceutical therapy, which combines select molecules with therapeutic radioisotopes to directly target and deliver therapeutic doses of radiation to destroy cancer cells in patients with serious disease.

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Umar Mahmood, MD, PhD, Receives First Annual SNMMI Minoshima-Pappas Transformational Leadership Award

Imaging Technology

Mahmood was presented the award by the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) at its 2023 Annual Meeting. For more information: www.snmmi.org Find more SNMMI23 conference coverage here Monday, June 26, 2023 - 19:43

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The rise of theranostics: Part 1 -- Gaining momentum

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Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) approvals of radiopharmaceuticals for neuroendocrine tumors and then for prostate cancer, theranostics has picked up momentum in clinical practice, propelled by encouraging research. Since 2013 we've had several more radiopharmaceutical therapies get FDA approval.