AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

The World Health Organization (WHO) on September 17 will offer a webinar on the importance of accurate and timely diagnoses in ensuring patient safety that will include discussion of medical imaging and radiation exposure. to 1:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 6, 2024

Staff operating ionizing radiation equipment in Michigan are now required to meet certain qualifications for active status and employment. The rules also establish initial and continuing education requirements for limited-scope radiographers and radiologist assistants. Read the full filing here.

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Everything Rad

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Reading Time: 9 minutes read Carestream solutions help improve patient safety and clinical outcomes. A fundamental goal of radiographers is to complete an imaging exam that provides sufficient information for an accurate clinical diagnosis–and at the lowest possible dose.

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Future Teleradiology

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Teleradiology-India Introduction: “X-ray Visionaries” takes you on a compelling journey to unveil the expertise of radiographers and technologists, the unsung heroes of X-ray technology. Chapter 1: Introduction to Radiographers and Technologists An overview of the pivotal roles radiographers and technologists play in healthcare.

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Everything Rad

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The purpose of this blog is not to define requirements for reporting safety incidents, but rather to encourage and challenge radiology imaging directors to examine the culture and awareness around reporting within your departments. How are radiographers treated when they admit to making a mistake? Do they know who to contact?

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Imaging Technology

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Transforming the breast dose model The prestigious Joint AAPM Task Group 282/EFOMP Working Group, focused on modernizing breast radiation dose modeling, recently published a report outlining their new model in Medical Physics. Volumetric breast density emerges as an essential input to facilitate patient-based radiation dose estimates.

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Everything Rad

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Not only are children more radiosensitive than adults (the cancer risk per unit dose of ionizing radiation is higher), but children also have a longer expected lifetime, which puts them at greater risk of cancer following radiation exposure.(1) Neither outcome is in the best interest of the patient.

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