A new ultra-low dose imaging method used with long axial field-of-view PET scanners can obtain images with a historically low radiopharmaceutical dose—more than 50 times lower than the standard ...
While these advanced imaging tools save lives by detecting injuries and illness, mounting evidence suggests they may come with long-term consequences that patients need to understand before agreeing ...
New CT technology allows for a comprehensive, simultaneous evaluation of lung structure and function, something not possible with standard CT, according to a study published in Radiology, a journal of ...
Although chest CT is an important diagnostic tool in children, minimizing radiation exposure remains a priority because children are more sensitive to ionizing radiation than adul ...
Study: Wisconsin’s Gundersen Lutheran Reduced Radiation Dose Through CT Acquisition Protocol Changes
An article published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology described how La Crosse, Wis.-based Gundersen Lutheran Health System successfully used a comprehensive CT radiation dose ...
A older patient is guided into a CT scanner — an essential diagnostic tool whose life-saving power is now being weighed against growing concerns about long-term radiation exposure. Computed tomography ...
About 40% of cancers among Americans can be attributed to potentially modifiable factors such as smoking, drinking, obesity, and physical inactivity. If a widely reported study from earlier this year ...
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