Nima Kasraie, PhDa, David Jordan, PhDb, Christopher Keup, MDa, Sjirk Westra, MD Abstract Effective radiation risk communication is a core competency for radiology care providers and can prevent and resolve potential conflicts while helping achieve effective public health safeguards. The authors present a synopsis of the challenges to holding such dialogue and review published methods […]
Image Gently announces the addition of the Japanese College of Radiology (JCR) to the Alliance roster! Founded in 1973, JCR has 5,616 members. http://www.jcr.or.jp/english/english.html
September 1, 2014Volume 14, Issue 9, Pages 1984–1990 Steven M. Presciutti, MD; Teja Karukanda, BS; and Mark Lee, MD Abstract Background context Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) patients treated before the 1990s have a 1% to 2% increased lifetime risk of developing breast and thyroid cancer as a result of ionizing radiation from plain radiographs. Although present […]
By: Steven M. Presciutti, MD; Teja Karukanda, BS; and Mark Lee, MD Abstract Background context Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) patients treated before the 1990s have a 1% to 2% increased lifetime risk of developing breast and thyroid cancer as a result of ionizing radiation from plain radiographs. Although present plain radiographic techniques have been able […]
New study helps emergency physicians avoid CT scans that carry cancer risk for young patients (SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — A nationwide study of more than 40,000 children evaluated in hospital emergency departments for head trauma found that if children had only loss of consciousness, and no other signs or symptoms related to the head trauma, they […]
