CT? MRI? Ultrasound? Which One and When?CT ImagingEarlier this week, an online radiology publication mentioned that the “demand” for computerized tomography (CT) exams is on the decline due to patients’ reluctance to have one performed. It is believed that the reason patients are refusing CT is their impressions (from media reports) that the radiation . . . . . . read more Jun252010Maximizing Benefit and Minimizing Risk from CT and Other Medical Imaging Exams Involving RadiationCT ImagingTo finish up this series of blogs on medical imaging with an emphasis on CT scanning, we want to mention two categories of initiatives of interest to those who prescribe imaging exams involving radiation and those who perform the exams. In response to the CT brain-perfusion overexposures . . . . . . read more Apr142010CT Causes Thousands of Deaths Each Year?CT ImagingIn our last blog, we talked about the increase in the use of CT exams for medical diagnosis. We agree that the radiation dose associated with CT scans is not insignificant, which is why manufacturers and medical and health physicists continue their efforts to reduce these radiation doses while still . . . . . . read more Apr132010CT Scanning on the RiseCT ImagingThere have been a number of papers published over the past few years that led to such newspaper headlines as “CT Radiation Kills 19,000 People Each Year” or “Hundreds of Children Will Die Because of CT Scanning.” Headlines like these grab the attention of the public, and thus the public comes . . . . . . read more Apr12010Excessive Radiation Doses in CT Imaging?CT ImagingWith much going on in the news related to radiation from medical imaging exams, this and the next two (maybe three) blogs will focus on some "headline" issues. The first to be discussed has to do with patient overexposures at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center during CT brain perfusion imaging. This . . . . . . read more Mar172010Welcome to Our BlogAbout this BlogWelcome to the Health Care Personnel blog. We're going to examine in detail scientific publications that deal with radiation safety and our patients. We will also occasionally take a look at topics such as radiation risk, radiation statistics, etc., that will help clarify what we are reading in these . . . . . . read more Last modified: 25 Jun 2010 Dec72009TopicsHealth Physics Society |
