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123 organizations come out in support of FIND Act aimed at strengthening diagnostic imaging pay

Radiology Business

Backers include societies representing radiologists and nuclear medicine professionals, device manufacturers, patient advocacy groups, and pharmaceutical companies.

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FDA fast-tracks Clarity’s prostate cancer treatment

AuntMinnie

Clarity Pharmaceuticals has secured fast-track designation from the U.S. The classification builds on Clarity's earlier receipt of fast-track designation for its PET diagnostic imaging agent Cu-64 SAR-bisPSMA for identifying patients with the disease.

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Telix to buy ARTMS in $82M deal

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Telix Pharmaceuticals has entered an agreement to acquire Canadian diagnostic imaging isotopes company ARTMS for $82 million. The companies have been collaborating since 2020 to develop higher curie-scale production of Illuccix, a PET radiotracer injection kit used for prostate cancer imaging.

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The rise of theranostics: Part 3 -- What is a theranostics center?

AuntMinnie

"Somebody on the other end of the spectrum might say a theranostics center represents a clinical practice where patients are administered a radiopharmaceutical, with any diagnostic imaging sent out to those who do diagnostic imaging, and then these patients are sent back for clinical care to their medical oncologist for all follow-up," he added.

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Diagnostic radiology physicians net $54M in industry payments

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Pharmaceutical industry companies were involved in payments to diagnostic radiolog.

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The rise of theranostics: Part 5 -- Advice from center administrators

AuntMinnie

As nuclear medicine therapies gain stature compared to nuclear medicine in diagnostic imaging, hospital administrators may be eyeing the potential of adding theranostics services. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) and manufacturers that agree to provide pharmaceuticals at significantly reduced rates for facilities that qualify.

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What's brewing in RT and RA legislation, policy, and standards?

AuntMinnie

For CT and MRI procedures where injected contrast media is ordered, ".