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How low can CT radiation dose go for lung screening?

We're making progress in the race to reduce radiation dose for CT lung cancer screening to ever-lower levels. But as dose drops, image noise grows. Fortunately, researchers are refining image processing techniques that can improve image quality while driving CT dose down to the level of a chest x-ray.

August 14, 2016

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Article questions long-term health effects of atomic bombs

A new article published in Genetics questions whether the long-term health effects experienced by survivors of the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki have been as dire as originally predicted.

August 11, 2016

GE joins with Check-Cap for x-ray colon camera pill

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

GE Healthcare has signed an agreement to provide miniature x-ray sources to colon capsule developer Check-Cap.

August 8, 2016

3D imaging helps diagnose 1.7-million-year-old cancer

By Heather Hokenson

Cancer is often thought to be a product of modern times and lifestyles, but researchers have discovered what they believe is the earliest case of malignancy -- in a fossil from an early human ancestor who lived about 1.7 million years ago. The key to diagnosing this ancient cancer was advanced 3D imaging technology.

August 7, 2016

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6 steps to getting a new CT scanner approved

Do you need a CT scanner or other capital equipment for your radiology department, but aren't sure how to seal the deal? The road from recognizing a need to powering up that million-dollar machine can be long -- and strewn with potholes that only planning and preparation can fill, according to CT expert Dr. Geoffrey Rubin.

August 4, 2016

Dosimetry firm PTW debuts new 3D phantom

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Dosimetry firm PTW has launched its new Beamscan 3D water scanning phantom for medical physicists in North America.

August 3, 2016

AuntMinnie.com CT Insider

August 2, 2016

Lung abnormalities at CT linked to in-hospital death

In critically ill patients, the presence of interstitial lung abnormalities detected on CT scans increases a patient's risk of dying in the hospital, concludes a recent study. But the modality can help by diagnosing more patients and identifying those at greater risk.

August 2, 2016

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Richardson adds CT software to portfolio

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Richardson Healthcare has added the SafeCT-29 software from Medic Vision Imaging Solutions to its diagnostic imaging portfolio.

July 31, 2016

Tips for radiation dose monitoring | COPD and lung cancer | NM training for radiologists

July 27, 2016

Radiation exposure monitoring needs a personal touch

By Erik L. Ridley

Yes, good software can go a long way. But it takes people to really make a radiation dose-monitoring initiative successful, according to a July 27 webinar co-sponsored by the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine and the European Society of Medical Imaging Informatics.

July 27, 2016

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COPD severity mirrors lung cancer incidence

A new analysis of patients who participated in the National Lung Screening Trial shows a clear relationship between the severity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and lung cancer incidence at screening. The findings suggest that COPD patients should be included in CT lung screening programs.

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