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Exposure to radiation in an incident like the 1986 Chernobyl disaster ruins the health of several generations of people, not just those who lived in the vicinity at the time.

Dr. Maria Ines Boechat, professor of radiology and pediatrics in the Department of Radiological Sciences at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, has been selected for the 2009-2010 class of fellows in the Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine Program for Women at Drexel University College of Medicine.

If a new federal proposal becomes law, doctors in one field of medicine will get paid less for what they already do so doctors in another field can get paid more for what they already do.

With new ultrasound technology, parents-to-be now can take home more than just baby's first picture.

RADIOLOGISTS a ' what do they do? Anyone considering a career in radiology or who wants to find out more about the radiologista TMs role in patient care is invited to attend a health information evening being organised by Yeovil District Hospital.

New Physician and Interventional Radiology Technology Advances Healthcare in Duluth Duluth, Ga.

Dr. Michael Schull is no stranger to the world of international medicine, with past stints in Iraq, Burundi and Bangladesh under his belt.

A minimally invasive procedure to treat shoulder pain caused by tendonitis in the rotator cuff provides immediate and lasting relief, according to a new study.

While screening for possible pulmonary emboli using pulmonary CT angiography, a new study shows that radiologists can effectively lower the patient radiation dose by approximately 44% and improve vascular enhancement without deterioration of image quality, according to a study performed at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, ...

People who are overweight and obese are usually given higher-than-normal doses of radiation in order to obtain usable X-ray images, even though the long-term effects are unknown, new research contends.

Main Category: Radiology / Nuclear Medicine Also Included In: Cancer / Oncology Article Date: 30 Jun 2009 A survey by The Royal College of Radiologists has confirmed that there are marked geographical variations in patients' access to radiotherapy, and also important differences in treatment capacity, across England.

A minimally invasive procedure to treat tendonitis in the rotator cuff of the shoulder provides immediate symptom relief to the patient, according to a study published in the July issue of Radiology.

A University of Wisconsin-Madison biomedical engineer and colleagues have developed a method that, applied in MRI scans of the breast, could spare some women with increased breast cancer risk the pain and stress of having to endure a biopsy of a questionable lump or lesion.

Main Category: Radiology / Nuclear Medicine Article Date: 24 Jun 2009 - 0:00 PDT printer friendly view / write opinions rate article A survey of 140 independent imaging centers across the United States reveals that diagnostic radiology specialty networks play a critical role in channeling patients to imaging centers for both workers' compensation ...

Having CT scans, magnetic resonance imaging, and other diagnostic tests for patients in one city read by radiologists in another is an evolving technological feat.

Teleradiology utilizes the Internet and various networks to enable physicians and radiologists to send and receive medical digital images and reports to one another.

An upgrade to the IT system used by radiologists at Singapore General Hospital won't revolutionize the care that patients receive there, but it will offer incremental improvements that should help the hospital improve its operational efficiency and raise the level of patient care over time, according to a doctor involved with the project.

VALHALLA - With the purchase of one of the most advanced CT scanners on the market, the radiology department at Westchester Medical Center now has a clearer picture of the future.

If a lump is found in the breast of an adolescent girl, she often will undergo an excisional biopsy.However, breast cancer is rare in adolescents, and the vast majority of teenage breast lumps are benign.

Main Category: Radiology / Nuclear Medicine Also Included In: Clinical Trials / Drug Trials Article Date: 24 Jun 2009 Emergency physicians who evaluate patients with non-specific chest pain using whole chest multi-detector CT combined with retrospective electrocardiogram gating can reduce the patient radiation dose by 71% using MDCT combined with ...