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AuntMinnieEurope.com Digital X-Ray Insider
By Philip Ward
September 12, 2011
Carestream debuts new mobile DR system
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Carestream Health today unveiled its new mobile digital radiography (DR) system, the work-in-progress Carestream DRX-Revolution mobile x-ray unit.
September 12, 2011
Better training and quality control lowers radiation dose
By James Brice
Better staff training and quality control have helped 10 high-volume hospital radiology departments and medical imaging clinics in Iran cut patient radiation exposure by up to 62% for routine radiographic procedures.
September 12, 2011
Swiss-based body aims to grow Africa's installed base
By Frances Rylands-Monk
The developers of a new imaging device that combines digital x-ray and ultrasound in a low-cost system hope it will provide a much-needed boost for healthcare in the developing world. Project GlobalDiagnostix has been launched to meet the needs of patients and healthcare professionals in resource-poor regions.
September 12, 2011
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Lower radiography dose in Iran linked to improved QC, training
By James Brice
Better staff training and quality control (QC) have helped 10 high-volume hospital radiology departments and medical imaging clinics in Iran cut patient radiation exposure by up to 62% for routine radiographic procedures.
September 12, 2011
FDA offers guidance to device importers
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has published a new document that offers guidance to companies importing electronic devices into the U.S. that emit radiation.
September 8, 2011
Dutch firm Claymount buys Edge Medical
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Israeli digital radiography (DR) developer Edge Medical Devices has been acquired by Claymount Technologies, a Dutch developer of components for high-voltage x-ray equipment.
September 8, 2011
Carestream highlights DR cost-effectiveness
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Carestream Health has published an economic analysis that shows replacing computed radiography (CR) systems with digital radiography (DR) can generate productivity and cost savings.
September 5, 2011
ISRRT to recognize dose reduction
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Entries are now being accepted for the second annual DoseWise Radiographer of the Year Award competition, put on by Philips Healthcare parent Royal Philips Electronics and the International Society of Radiographers and Radiological Technologists (ISRRT).
August 24, 2011
X-ray-guided procedures can have protective cellular effects
By Becky McCall
Chronic exposure to low-dose radiation may have clear biological and biochemical effects that represent a cellular protective response to harmful radiation, according to a paper published in this week's European Heart Journal that examined the impact of exposure on interventional cardiologists.
August 24, 2011
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Lung cancer screening comes under the microscope
By Cynthia E. Keen
A plethora of clinical trials seeking answers about the value, impact, and effectiveness of lung cancer screening for individuals at risk are under way in Europe. By 2020, the data they generate will help determine the efficacy of making healthcare investments in low-dose CT screening.
August 21, 2011
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Italians advocate home delivery of portable radiology services
By Cynthia E. Keen
For frail elderly patients, a visit to a hospital radiology department for an imaging examination can be an exhausting, disorienting ordeal. Physicians in Torino, Italy, reported in the Archives of Internal Medicine that home delivery of radiology services can eliminate this problem.
August 17, 2011
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