Digital X-Ray: Page 139

IAEA creates database to record R/F incidents
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has established an international database to report high radiation exposure incidents and adverse events relating to fluoroscopically guided diagnostic and interventional procedures.
May 5, 2011
Agfa hikes price of medical film
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Agfa HealthCare has announced an increase in the price of medical film due to rising silver costs.
May 2, 2011
CPI Canada wins U.K. install
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
X-ray generator and radiography/fluoroscopy digital imaging systems developer CPI Canada has won an installation of its CP Rad Vision digital imaging system at Chipping Norton Community Hospital in Oxfordshire, U.K., the company said.
April 27, 2011
Proposed radiation standard in Ireland relies on infant weight
By James Brice
Infant body weight has been given precedence over infant age in the Republic of Ireland, where a new diagnostic reference level standard is being developed to define radiation exposure limits from mobile chest x-ray performed in the country's neonatal intensive care services.
April 24, 2011
U.K. immigrant screens miss most latent TB: study
By Reuters Health
LONDON (Reuters) - British tuberculosis (TB) screening for new immigrants fails to detect most imported cases of latent disease, and screening should be widened to include more people from the Indian subcontinent, scientists said on Thursday.
April 21, 2011
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Radiographers reduce radiation exposure in Finland
By James Brice
Radiographers have an important role to play in monitoring patient radiation exposure and adjusting x-ray equipment settings when rates rise, according to Finnish researchers.
April 17, 2011
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Philips installs x-ray system for hybrid operating rooms
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Philips Healthcare parent Royal Philips Electronics has installed a ceiling-mounted x-ray system specifically designed for hybrid operating rooms at a site in Switzerland.
April 13, 2011
e-Learning can enhance safety in image-guided interventions
By Frances Rylands-Monk
A group of German health informatics specialists won the top poster prize at RSNA 2009 for promoting C-arm radiation awareness and protection. Eighteen months on, they're still developing their virtual training package.
April 11, 2011
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Chest x-ray highlighted in U.K. program
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
A U.K. Department of Health program partnering with the National Health Service has added educational modules on interpreting plain x-rays of the adult chest to its website.
April 5, 2011
Agfa posts flat revenue growth in 2010
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
As expected, growth in Agfa HealthCare's IT division was not yet enough to offset revenue declines in its traditional film business in 2010.
March 28, 2011
Italray debuts prototype mobile DR
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Italian x-ray vendor Italray said it has debuted a prototype mobile digital radiography (DR) system.
March 23, 2011
Dutch researchers revive 115-year-old x-ray machine
By Brian Casey
In a new article this week in Radiology, Dutch researchers fired up a 115-year-old x-ray machine, comparing its image quality and radiation dose with current technology. They found that the vintage system delivered a radiation dose that's 1,500 times the level of modern x-ray systems.
March 16, 2011
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