Digital X-Ray: Page 187

Exposure index values vary widely between CR systems
By Brian Casey
Imaging facilities trying to reduce digital x-ray dose are turning to exposure index (EI) values to see how much radiation patients receive. New research indicates that while this is a good idea for digital radiography, it's not so hot for computed radiography (CR) due to wide variation in EI measures.
April 8, 2010
Kubtec wins Ind. Xpert order
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Digital x-ray firm Kub Technologies (Kubtec) has won a contract with Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis for its Xpert 80 digital cabinet x-ray system.
April 8, 2010
Konica Minolta debuts Xpress DR system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Konica Minolta Medical Imaging USA has released a new digital radiography (DR) room package.
April 7, 2010
Carestream scores DRX-1 orders
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Carestream Health has received an order for three digital radiography (DR) systems using its wireless DRX-1 detector.
April 7, 2010
Baby monitor shows promise for gating pediatric radiography
By James Brice
A motion detector that monitors newborn infants as they sleep may someday double as a respiratory gating device capable of reducing repeat digital radiographs for squirming children and uncooperative adults, according to research from Israel.
April 6, 2010
MRI finds fractures missed by x-ray among elderly ER patients
By Wayne Forrest
MRI has a "distinct advantage" over standard radiography in detecting hip or pelvic fractures among elderly patients brought to an emergency room for care, according to a study published in the April issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
April 6, 2010
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Viztek completes NC installation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging informatics firm Viztek has installed its Viztek U-arm digital radiography system at Carolina Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Center of Gastonia, NC.
April 5, 2010
AuntMinnie.com Cardiac Imaging Insider
By Eric Barnes
April 4, 2010
Cardiac cath delivers high radiation doses to operators
By Eric Barnes
The rapid development of new cardiac stents and other medical devices is opening up a world of possibilities for interventional procedures in the cath lab -- but it's also exposing equipment operators to ever-higher radiation doses.
April 4, 2010
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Quantum wins W.Va. contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiography equipment vendor Quantum Medical Imaging has installed its Q-Rad radiographic system at a hospital in West Virginia.
March 31, 2010
Boost RT training to maintain safety standards, speakers tell FDA
By Cynthia E. Keen
Speakers at this week's hearings on medical radiation dose at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration were told that attacking the problem of rising dose requires a focus on radiologic technologist (RT) training. In particular, RTs need career-long training to remain competent in their jobs.
March 31, 2010
FDA hearings rise above medical radiation rhetoric
By Brian Casey and Cynthia Keen
Despite a few distractions, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's hearings this week on medical radiation dose occurred in a constructive environment and represent the agency's serious intentions to resolve the dose dilemma, according to participants at the hearings.
March 30, 2010
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