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Lightpoint Medical signs agreement for Beta Emission Tomography technology from University of Arizona researchers

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LIGHTPOINT MEDICAL signed an exclusive global license agreement for Beta Emission Tomography molecular imaging technology, developed by Harrison Barrett, regents professor of radiology and optical science, with his student Yijun Ding and colleague Luca Caucci at the University of Arizona Center for Gamma Ray Imaging. Barrett and his team have developed a novel approach to...

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