December 23, 2008 - Amgen has submitted a Biologics License Application (BLA) with the FDA for denosumab, an investigational RANK Ligand inhibitor, as Amgen seeks FDA approval for treatment and prevention of postmenopausal osteoporosis (PMO) in women, and treatment and prevention of bone loss in patients undergoing hormone ablation for either prostate or breast cancer.

December 23, 2008 - The FDA cleared Ion Beam Applications’ (IBA) cyclotron-based integrated commercial proton therapy system with pencil beam scanning (PBS), a delivery method that allows for precise dose delivery by its proton therapy system.

December 23, 2008 - The Moscow Municipal University of Psychology and Education in Moscow, Russia, and the University of Trento in Trento, Italy, have ordered Elekta Neuromag, equipment for noninvasive measurement of brain activity using magnetoencephalography (MEG) technology, for research purposes.

December 23, 2008 – The Cross Cancer Institute (CCI) in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada reported today that medical physicists have produced the first image from a linac-MR hybrid system on Dec. 10, 2008.

December 23, 2008 — The Alfred in Melbourne, Australia, used AngioDynamics’s NanoKnife system, which leverages irreversible electroporation (IRE) technology, on a lymph node metastasis and the first lung lesion case.

December 23, 2008 – The FDA approved for marketing EPIX Pharmaceuticals’ novel blood pool magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) agent, Vasovist (gadofosveset trisodium), to evaluate aortoiliac occlusive disease (AIOD) in adults with known or suspected peripheral vascular disease.

December 23, 2008 - Volcano Corp., a manufacturer of products for the diagnosis and treatment of coronary and peripheral artery disease, said today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Axsun Technologies Inc., a privately-held company that is a developer and manufacturer of lasers and optical engines used in medical optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging systems and advan

December 23, 2008 – The Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) will hold its annual Mid-Winter Educational Symposium February 5-8 at the Hilton Clearwater in Clearwater, FL.

December 22, 2008 – Siemens Healthcare made significant contributions to the U.S. communities where it operates, pledging over $740,000 this holiday season as part of its annual giving campaign for organizations and charities throughout the U.S. through volunteer opportunities, employee contributions and matching company donations.

December 22, 2008 - MITA also applauded the renewed focus on health reform in Congress and the administration.

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