Common medical imaging procedures use low doses of radiation that are believed to be safe. A new study, however, finds that in human cell cultures, these doses create breaks that allow extra bits ...

The growing use of imaging procedures in the United States has raised concerns about patient exposure to radiation. A new study looks at these exposures.

Medical scans have revolutionised healthcare, enabling doctors to diagnose and treat conditions with unprecedented precision.

I have been diagnosed with a brain tumor and advised to have radiation therapy. I’m very nervous about this and the risks for ...

A Surrey health trust is investing £1.8m in the latest X-ray and imaging equipment. Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is ...

Radiation dose management in medical imaging presents a number of challenges. Image quality must be optimized to aid diagnosis while minimizing the risk of patient or healthcare workers exposure ...

In a large study, about 2% of patients underwent procedures that resulted in high annual effective doses. Steady growth in use of medical imaging technologies that employ ionizing radiation leads ...

» Should we be adjusting our mammographic techniques to produce images with the lowest possible radiation dose to the patient? No. While it is possible to select mammography imaging components (e.g.

Children are a distinct group of patients in terms of medical imaging. Their size, physiology and the location of their organs change as the child grows, and the fact that children have a longer life ...

Overall, Brilakis said when it comes to CTO PCI and radiation, the biggest issue is awareness in the cath lab. “The fact is, radiation doesn’t get discussed as much as it should, even for complex ...

New imaging-based approach to measure radiation dose by Beth Miller, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis ...