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. Together, ARRT and the Michigan Society of Radiologic Technologists (MSRT) eventually bypassed the state legislature and focused instead on the state's administrative rules. "We

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AuntMinnie

MAY 8, 2024

"We're seeing patients in rapid sequence, multiple times a week, maybe even multiple times a day; they're coming back every three to six weeks for labs, and we're having to make clinical decisions about things that we didn't even think about before," Major said. Extravasations Extravasations, in particular, are of interest to the U.S.

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Future Teleradiology

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Chapter 3: Behind the Screens – The Lives of Imaging Professionals Personal stories and experiences of radiologic technologists, radiologists, and other imaging professionals. The importance of minimizing radiation exposure while ensuring diagnostic accuracy.

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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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Imaging Technology

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

An advanced tele-PACS communication system means that remote clinicians can view CT scans within minutes, make a diagnosis, and decide on the best treatment for the patient. With its short scanning times, it reduces breath-hold time, decreasing patient anxiety.

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