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JANUARY 12, 2024

“We are grateful that CMS recognizes the potential of our SCINTIX therapy for patients with all stages of indicated cancers and, with this decision, has addressed provider payment as a barrier to clinical adoption,” continued Powell. CMS created two new reimbursement codes for use in the hospital outpatient setting, effective Jan.

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AUGUST 31, 2023

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). actinium-225 (Ac-225). “As a company at the forefront of U.S.

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Imaging Technology

JULY 5, 2023

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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Imaging Technology

JUNE 10, 2024

As SNMMI president-elect, I plan to focus on bringing and integrating radiopharmaceutical theranostics into the clinic to benefit as many patients as possible. SNMMI introduced a new slate of officers during its 2024 Annual Meeting, held June 8-11 in Toronto. “As

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

In patients treated at a memory clinic at Huashan Hospital in Shanghai, amyloid PET scans detected brain pathology associated with the disease and led to changes in treatment plans in 36.5% The clinical utility of amyloid PET scans has been systematically studied in many other countries. The full study is available here.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 26, 2024

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. Since the U.S.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 9, 2024

As SNMMI president-elect, I plan to focus on bringing and integrating radiopharmaceutical theranostics into the clinic to benefit as many patients as possible," Urbain said in an SNMMI announcement. Jean-Luc Urbain, MD, PhD. “As

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TTG Imaging Solutions

MAY 5, 2023

Digirad has provided unique solutions to hospitals and outpatient providers for more than two decades. These business lines cement TTG as the premier full-service provider to the cardiology market and expand TTG’s reach into hospitals and healthcare systems. Digirad Health, Inc.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 20, 2024

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. Since the U.S.

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 4, 2024

A decade ago, only a few radiopharmaceutical agents were used to help treat cancer patients. They're also mindful of the multiple dedicated teams required to build a theranostics clinic properly. However, few freestanding theranostics centers exist today. Hope added. But prostate cancer will be different," Hope continued. "A

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Imaging Technology

APRIL 2, 2024

“These new capabilities align with our precision care strategy to personalize care, enhance hospital efficiency and clinician effectiveness, and appeal to new and existing GE HealthCare and MIM Software users who see this as an opportunity to better serve patients and help improve outcomes." Ask your local representative about your options.

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JUNE 20, 2024

When produced in combination with the company’s TRACERcenter – which is designed to serve as a complete PET radiopharmacy solution – the resulting radiopharmaceuticals can help physicians identify and diagnose clinical signs across care areas – including oncology, cardiology, and neurology.

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Imaging Technology

JUNE 26, 2023

He performed doctoral and post-doctoral work at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and completed his radiology residency at Massachusetts General Hospital. Mahmood has held many volunteer leadership positions throughout the course of his career. Mahmood was also a Highlights lecturer at the SNMMI Annual Meeting.

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Imaging Technology

JULY 20, 2023

Dr. Keole is a radiation oncologist at the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Arizona and also sees patients at Phoenix Children’s Hospital. Excellent clinical care can be provided in any practice setting, and innovations in how we treat cancer can be achieved in many different environments,” he said. “I

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TTG Imaging Solutions

DECEMBER 26, 2021

We aim to provide the highest quality equipment and service and to deliver value to our customers through turnkey staffing and radiopharmaceutical solutions in our end-to-end model. Sentinel is the right partner to help us grow while maintaining our focus on this goal.”

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 3, 2024

With therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals coming to market quickly and available to smaller institutions around the U.S., My vision of a theranostic center includes a flagship facility that has a PET/CT scanner, a SPECT/CT scanner, and then multiple rooms for infusions of radiopharmaceuticals," Siegel explained.

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Imaging Technology

JUNE 29, 2023

milla1cf Thu, 06/29/2023 - 21:10 June 29, 2023 — Blue Earth Therapeutics , a Bracco company and emerging leader in the development of innovative next generation therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals, today announced highlights from early clinical and preclinical studies of 177Lu-rhPSMA-10.1 177Lu-rhPSMA-10.1 177Lu-rhPSMA-10.1

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Imaging Technology

APRIL 3, 2023

Mr. Merrick continued, “Demand for therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals is increasing rapidly. NorthStar has further deepened and broadened our business platform with the recent establishment of a full-scale radiopharmaceutical CDMO/CMO services unit. Ac-225 using advanced, environmentally preferable electron accelerator technology.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 19, 2024

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), for example, did not cover amyloid PET scans outside of clinical trials for Medicare beneficiaries and only covered one scan per patient’s lifetime. This has led to inadequate payment for precision radiopharmaceuticals and challenges for some providers seeking to offer these imaging services.

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Imaging Technology

AUGUST 30, 2023

milla1cf Wed, 08/30/2023 - 14:45 August 30, 2023 — A published study by researchers at the University of Cincinnati Cancer Center and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center shows that multiple beams and intervals in delivery during FLASH proton therapy treatment reduced skin-saving effects in preclinical models.

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