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NICU staff may be exposed to radiation during pediatric x-rays

By Erik L. Ridley

Adult fingers from neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) staff were visualized on nearly half of x-ray images acquired at a Canadian hospital, and, in some cases, nurses might not be aware of their inadvertent radiation exposure, researchers have found.

August 29, 2012

Novarad wins 5 international contracts

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

RIS/PACS firm Novarad has won five international contracts for its NovaPACS and NovaRIS software, the company said.

August 28, 2012

Teleradiology Specialists expands service

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A daytime teleradiology company, Teleradiology Specialists of Paradise Valley, AZ, has expanded its service to clients in 10 states, the firm announced.

August 28, 2012

Brit adds to cloud image sharing services

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

RIS/PACS firm Brit Systems has debuted Brit Cloud Premium, which adds more services to the vendor's Brit Cloud image sharing platform.

August 28, 2012

Pitt. radiologists take back the night -- and reap the rewards

By Kate Madden Yee

In 2007, University of Pittsburgh radiologists decided that using residents for overnight coverage of emergency department CT scans was a medical anachronism. Instead, they began offering after-hours subspecialty coverage themselves, and reported on their experience in the September issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.

August 28, 2012

Prototype shows potential for patient-centered image sharing

By Erik L. Ridley

Current image-sharing methods based on CDs are burdensome to both patients and providers alike and also raise privacy concerns. However, researchers from Wake Forest University have developed a patient-controlled prototype image-sharing framework that aims to tackle those problems.

August 28, 2012