AuntMinnie

MARCH 13, 2025

The results suggest that there's a way to treat children with kidney stones with lower radiation doses, wrote a team led by Amr Salama, MD, of the Alexandria School of Medicine in Egypt. But PCNL does impart radiation, and clinicians have sought to mitigate this exposure, especially to pediatric patients. Hospital stay (days) 2.8

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

CHICAGO -- German researchers are testing ways to support nonradiologists in interpreting chest x-rays in emergency settings using an AI assistant. To test the AI algorithm, the LMU team focused on 563 cases, all ordered by the emergency unit department. Nonradiology residents 0.78

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AuntMinnie

AUGUST 8, 2024

Canadian x-ray manufacturer KA Imaging and the charity Kenyan Kids Foundation Canada (KKFC) are collaborating to bring advanced medical imaging technology to Kenya. The project has an estimated cost of $100,000, which includes Reveal 35C, the x-ray source, software – including AI software for triage – and training.

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Health Imaging

APRIL 15, 2023

mm, the X-ray dosimeter measures radiation dose up to five times more accurately than standard methods. Coming in at a diameter of 5 mm and thickness of 0.2 mm,

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Professional Radiology

APRIL 4, 2024

X-rays are like a superpower for doctors—they can see things hidden from plain sight. Whether it’s a broken bone, a lung infection, or even a swallowed object, X-rays reveal the secrets of your body. At Professional Radiology in El Paso, we understand the importance of X-rays in guiding personalized care.

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 9, 2024

Mirion Dosimetry Services has announced commercial availability of a wearable radiation monitoring x-ray badge for medical imaging personnel and others. It also has a battery life of five years.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 11, 2025

While services for breast and lung cancer screening were temporarily halted, imagers in x-ray, lung ultrasound, and PET/CT were busy examining patients who presented with COVID-19. He added that radiation treatment rooms are not completely sterile like operating rooms for surgeries. But that involves human contact.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

S4-SSPH02-3 | Room S404 In this session on physics in radiography, a study suggests portable x-ray systems outfitted with digital autoexposure control (DAEC) systems enhance image quality and reduce radiation doses. Sunday, December 1 | 1:20 p.m.-1:30 1:30 p.m. |

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AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The finding highlights the technique’s ability to reduce radiation doses in immunocompromised patients, noted lead author Ruxandra-Iulia Milos, MD, of the Medical University of Vienna in Austria, and colleagues. “To Currently, standard low-dose CT scans and chest x-rays are the preferred imaging methods for surveilling these patients.

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Imaging Technology

DECEMBER 19, 2024

However, conventional CT requires hundreds of X-ray projections from multiple angles, exposing patients to significant radiation doses and relying on large, immobile systems. A New Paradigm in Imaging "In XACT, the generated sound waves by X-rays change the way X-ray imaging works, converting X-rays to ultrasound.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 9, 2024

Carestream Health has launched a new x-ray system called DXR-Excel Plus with features designed to help simplify workflow and enhance productivity. Carestream's new DXR-Excel Plus x-ray system. Image courtesy of Carestream Health.

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Professional Radiology

JUNE 21, 2022

X-rays are standard procedures performed to diagnose and assess a variety of conditions or health concerns. What is the role of X-rays in medicine and how do they help improve people’s overall health? What is the role of X-rays in medicine and how do they help improve people’s overall health?

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 14, 2025

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its MC2 ultraportable x-ray system. MC2s small scatter area and low radiation output can reduce the space and infrastructure needs required by larger systems, the company said. It features a patented positioning system designed to assist in alignment for image capture.

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Health Imaging

MAY 11, 2023

Not only could the materials reduce patient exposure to ionizing radiation, they also could reduce costs associated with traditional X-ray equipment, according to newly published research in Nature Communications.

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AuntMinnie

MAY 16, 2023

Using an ultralow-dose chest CT instead of a chest x-ray appears to make littl.

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Professional Radiology

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Some of the most common types are: X-rays : Used to check for broken bones, lung infections, and more.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 28, 2025

Previous studies on inappropriate imaging have focused on "the importance of minimizing patient radiation exposure, limiting patient discomfort, lost work time, use of resources efficiently, and reduction of overall healthcare expenditures," the group explained. to 46 kilotons for x-ray, and 2.7 to 23 kilotons for ultrasound.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 24, 2025

Canadian x-ray manufacturer KA Imaging and portable x-ray developer MinXray will assist with medical x-ray in space research via a project called SpaceXray.

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Professional Radiology

APRIL 17, 2023

X-Rays X-Rays are one of the most commonly and widely used diagnostic imaging techniques. It uses electromagnetic radiation to examine bone structures to diagnose bone fractures, joint dislocations, and lung conditions. It is simple and quick to use, often taking less than 30 minutes to complete.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

is powered by Fiber Optic RealShape (FORS) technology and allows doctors to navigate through blood vessels by using light rather than x-ray. The company added that LumiGuide's radiation-free technology could make way for better treatment of complex aortic procedures. Image courtesy of Philips.

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Omega Medical Imaging

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Carle Foundation Hospital installs innovative new technology that reduces the radiation risk to its endoscopy staff and patients. from Omega Medical Imaging is the most advanced interventional X-ray system available for endoscopy and the only fluoro system proven to reduce radiation exposure by up to 84%.

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MedImaging Radiography

AUGUST 31, 2023

Researchers are developing novel scintillation materials for X-ray imaging applications that exhibit chemical stability, pose no toxicity risks, and can.

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AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

Canadian x-ray manufacturer KA Imaging plans to highlight clinical results regarding the use of its Reveal 35C detector in the intensive care unit (ICU) at the American Society of Emergency Radiology (ASER) meeting to be held in Washington, D.C.

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Imaging Technology

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

milla1cf Thu, 09/21/2023 - 16:06 September 21, 2023 — Scientists in Moscow have successfully engineered a prototype detector for X-ray and PET/CT mаchines, using the perovskite-based photoconverters. These materials possess the unique ability to transmute radiation into an electric signal, yielding precise and illuminating images.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 26, 2024

The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) said it supports a new Pennsylvania bill that requires licensing of medical imaging professionals, radiation therapists, radiologist assistants, and trainees. Currently, there is no Pennsylvania state requirement for medical imaging professionals and radiation therapists to be licensed.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 1, 2023

DDR is an emerging imaging technique that uses a pulsed x-ray source to acquire a series of radiographs at six to 15 frames per second. These images are then processed to visualize joints in motion.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

. | M7-SSPH05-2 | Room N229 Findings will be presented in this Monday afternoon presentation on organ-specific ionizing radiation doses in neonatal patients who undergo interventional procedures for congenital heart disease (CHD). Gy-cm2, with organ-specific radiation doses highest for lung from frontal view (8.1

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Imaging Technology

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

milla1cf Tue, 09/26/2023 - 15:32 September 26, 2023 — In a study of more than 2,000 chest X-rays , radiologists outperformed AI in accurately identifying the presence and absence of three common lung diseases, according to a study published in Radiology , a journal of the Radiological Society of North America ( RSNA ).

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 11, 2024

A point-of-care, web-based clinical decision support tool shows promise for not only reducing the incidence of inappropriate CT or MR imaging but also patients' radiation exposure and even carbon emissions caused by unnecessary exams, researchers have found. "[Our A reduction in effective radiation dose of 0.27 with 1 as reference).

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 1, 2024

Common diagnostic tests for pulmonary disorders include chest x-rays and pulmonary function tests (PFTs). The digital technology limits radiation exposure to patients compared with standard chest x-rays, they wrote. The study was published March 29 in Chest Pulmonary.

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Imaging Technology

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

In a written statement, the organization leadership noted, “It can be argued that the discovery of the x-ray by German physicist Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen on November 8, 1895, was one of the most significant milestones in healthcare. Detectives reportedly used X-rays to determine if spouses were unfaithful.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 18, 2024

A team of researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital has developed an age-specific dose catalog for estimating radiation exposure to children from diagnostic and interventional radiology fluoroscopy procedures.

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Maven Imaging

JUNE 27, 2023

Welcome to Maven Imaging's deep dive into C-arm radiation safety. As professionals in medical imaging, we understand how critical it is to keep your team and patients safe when operating digital X-ray equipment.

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Imaging Technology

JANUARY 11, 2024

milla1cf Thu, 01/11/2024 - 08:22 January 11, 2024 — Carestream Health has launched a new and enhanced DRX-Excel Plus X-ray System that boosts the performance of the powerful, two-in-one solution to enable more productivity and efficiency, higher image quality, and an improved experience for users and patients.

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Medical Xpress: Radiology

JUNE 10, 2024

A study published in the Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences compared 270 dental X-rays, from people who were told to hold their tongues against the roof of their mouths throughout the procedure.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 30, 2023

"Because children are generally more prone to movement during scan acquisition than are adult patients, pediatric CT protocols tend to prioritize rapid image acquisition to reduce motion artifacts, in addition to radiation dose reduction," the group noted. Reduced radiation dose. Dual-source CT [i.e., Improved iodine signal.

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AuntMinnie

AUGUST 26, 2024

SACRAMENTO, CA - A California radiologic technologist accused of delivering a major radiation overdose to a 23-month-old boy faced testimony this week on her role in the incident. There, a doctor ordered x-rays and CT scans to check for damage to the child's cervical spine. Is this safe?"

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