Attending Workshops Reduces Radiation Doses During MDCT

According to a new study, radiologists and medical imaging technologists who attended one day dose optimization workshop were able to significantly reduce radiation doses accompanied with multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT) scans. These workshops are organized and conducted by the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists (RANZCR). The study was published in the August issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

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Frost & Sullivan Hosts A Web Conference For Healthcare Digital Technology Industry

According to a recent report, prepared by Frost & Sullivan, financial conditions affecting healthcare organizations have resulted in reduction in the number of purchases of new Digital Radiography (DR) and Computed Radiography (CR) units. Medical imaging industries are currently facing a major challenge, which is the lack of available capital for developing technologies that need high initial investments, such as digital solutions. Yet, the recovering of economy and the available funds will continue to improve in 2011.

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CT Brain Perfusion And High Radiation Doses

CT scans have been one of the most important diagnostic tools. They generate high detailed images that aid doctors while they detect diseases and disorders. However, CT is associated with delivering high doses of radiation to patients, which raised many concerns about the safety profile of the technique. Doctors in the Uinted States have been asking for guidelines to manage the radiation doses delivered during CT procedures.

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Pleasant Valley Hospital Offers Digital Mammography Imaging

Pleasant Valley Hospital (PVH) announced that it is now offering digital mammography scans. The newly-provided service will help in early detection of several breast diseases such as breast cancer. Digital mammography is one of the medical imaging techniques that uses reduced doses of radiation to generate high-detailed images of the breast tissues. Al Lawson, president and CEO of PVH, mentioned that he was very pleased that digital mammography service is now available at the hospital. He said “Pleasant Valley Hospital now has digital mammography technology which is one of the most recent advances in x-ray mammography,” while the director of radiology services at PVH, Connie Davis, agreed with Lawson. Davis said “Digital mammography allows faster and more accurate testing. This advantage results in shorter examination times and significantly improved patient comfort and convenience,”

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Mallow General Hospital Is Delaying X-ray Files

A leading hospital is currently at risk of repeating the Tallaght X-ray scandal after it was reported that the hospital is not sending vital medical documents to GPs. It was noted that Mallow General Hospital has failed in sending completed X-ray files since last April. However, HSE officials are denying.

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