MDS Nordion to Demonstrate Improved TheraSphere® Administration System During SIR 2009

Ottawa, Canada, March 07, 2009 --(PR.com)-- MDS Nordion, a leading provider of medical isotopes and radiopharmaceuticals, will showcase its newly streamlined and upgraded administration system for its flagship primary liver cancer treatment, TheraSphere®, during the upcoming Society of Interventional Radiology 2009 (SIR 2009) scientific meeting in San Diego, CA. Media, analysts, and attendees are invited to join MDS Nordion for an interactive product demonstration on the SIR 2009 expo floor.

Who: MDS Nordion product specialists and corporate executives, and leading physicians including Dr. David Wood, Chief of Interventional Radiology, Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center; Dr. Kevin Hirsch, Chairman, Department of Radiology, Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center; and Dr. Matthew A. Mauro, Professor and Chair, Department of Radiology, UNC School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

What: Hands-on demonstrations of the upgraded TheraSphere Administration System.

Where: Booth 2430, San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, CA

When: March 7 - 12, 2009

Event: Society of Interventional Radiology 2009 Scientific Meeting

Contact: For more information or advance scheduling of the TheraSphere Administration System product demos, please contact Melissa A. Drozdowski, Interprose Public Relations at 336-376-5318 or mdrozdowski@interprosepr.com.

For additional information during SIR 2009 or on-site scheduling, please contact Shelley Maclean, MDS Nordion at 613-291-3689 or shelley.maclean@mdsinc.com.

Media Contacts:
Melissa A. Drozdowski, Interprose PR for MDS Nordion
P: 336-376-5318
C: 336-266-2549
E: mdrozdowski@interprosepr.com

Shelley Maclean, MDS Nordion
C: 613-291-3689
E: shelley.maclean@mdsinc.com

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