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Road to RSNA 2024: Digital X-Ray Preview

AuntMinnie

This year’s trip along the Road to RSNA for digital x-ray features a few familiar mileposts – AI for chest x-ray studies, for instance – but notably also significant research into how technology and new techniques can reduce radiation exposure in patients. Is adjacent x-ray imaging in the ER justified?

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Researchers invent elastic x-ray shield

AuntMinnie

A group in Japan has developed and tested an elastic x-ray shield made by embedding bismite particles in porous polyurethane, and suggests the new shielding material could provide more comfortable radiation protection. “It Then, it was air-dried to fix the metal particles in the porous polyurethane.

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Road to RSNA 2023: Digital X-Ray

AuntMinnie

This year’s trip along the Road to RSNA for digital x-ray features mileposts mostly set by AI research. Models will be proposed for applications ranging from predicting bone density on chest x-rays to generating complete reports on anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears. Nonetheless, AI is poised to take top headlines.

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Mercedes-Benz employs x-ray technology in crash tests

AuntMinnie

Mercedes-Benz said it has performed the world's first crash test with a real car using x-ray imaging technology. The linear accelerator generates a continuous stream of x-ray pulses up to 1,000 images per second, which is about 1,000 times as many as with conventional medical x-ray procedures, the company noted.

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Novel Scintillating Material Produces Higher Resolution X-Ray Images with Ultralow Radiation

MedImaging Radiography

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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Moscow Scientists Initiate Groundbreaking Testing of X-ray Machine Detectors

Imaging Technology

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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A step toward safer X-rays with new detector technology

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X-rays are a common component of diagnostic testing and industrial monitoring, used for everything from monitoring your teeth to scanning your suitcase at the airport. But the high-energy rays also produce ionizing radiation, which can be dangerous after prolonged or excessive exposures.

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