- I-125 HSA Available from Isotex
- Update: While Mallinckrodt announced that
they have discontinued production of I-125 HSA, there is an
alternative available as I-125 HSA (Jeanatope) from Isotex 800-477-4839.
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New
Radiopharmacy Textbooks
Fundamentals of
Nuclear Pharmacy by Gopal Saha has been updated with the
release of the 5th edition by Springer publishers. The
new textbook is available from the publisher at
www.springer.com or
www.amazon.com for $79.60 |
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- Radiopharmaceuticals in
Nuclear Medicine and Nuclear Medicine by Richard
Kowalski and Steven Falen will soon be available from APhA
Publications or Amazon.com for $79.95.
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- JAPhA Article
- Joe Hung, James Ponto, et al. have
an article published in this month's issue of the Journal of the
American Pharmacists Association titled "Deficiencies of Product
Labeling Directions for the Preparation of Radiopharmaceuticals".
Members can find the article online at
www.japha.org. Just another
reason to join the nuclear section of the APhA!
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Medicare establishes new HCPCS codes for Zevalin®
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Effective January 1,
2004, this final rule establishes new HCPCS codes and APC
assignments for Zevalin®. The new payments for Zevalin® are:
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Indium-111 Zevalin®,
per dose |
$2,565.55 |
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Yttrium-90 Zevalin®,
per dose |
$22,210.19 |
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Imaging, two or
more days |
$650.00 |
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Therapy
administration, radiolabeled MAb |
$550.00 |
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Total Payment:
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$25,975.74 |
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First Anniversary of the Nuclear Pharmacy eNewsletter -
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Comments or Suggestions?
Let us know your thoughts about the newsletter.
| Feb 7-8 |
SNM Mid-Winter, Anaheim, CA |
| Feb
14-15 |
PNW Hawaii Technologists Meeting |
| Feb. 25 |
Deadline for Early
Registration Discount for APhA Meeting - Save $100! |
| March
21-26 |
4th Annual Snowbird 2004 Clinical
Nuclear Medicine - Focus on PET and PET/CT, Snowbird, UT |
- March
26-30
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APhA Annual Meeting in
Seattle, WA
Make your reservations! NEO Luncheon on Saturday!
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April 2-4 |
Southwest Chapter SNM Meeting in
Austin, TX |
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Food irradiation is
the process of exposing food to an ionizing energy
to kill harmful bacteria and other organisms, and
extend shelf-life. This can be in the form of
gamma rays, x-rays or electron beams. Permitted
gamma sources are the isotopes cobalt-60 or
cesium-137. Cobalt-60 is used in food irradiation
because it is widely available.
Irradiation does not significantly
increase the temperature or change the physical or
sensory characteristics of most foods. An
irradiated apple, for example, will still be crisp
and juicy. Fresh or frozen meat can be irradiated
without cooking it. Strawberries that have
been irradiated will last two to three weeks in the
refrigerator compared to only a few days for
untreated berries. Just another example of
how gamma radiation is helpful in today's society.
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intermittent GI bleeding presents to the emergency room.
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