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Doctors Combat CT Scan Radiation Fears: June 7, 2010
Reuters

Recent reports about the possibility for radiation overdoses from CT scans has left many patients fearful of the diagnostic device. Doctors across the country are working on solutions to reduce the amount of radiation emitted from the machine to prevent radiation poisoning and reduce the risk of cancer.
CT Scans Linked to Radiation Overdose: July 31, 2010
New York Times

Problems with CT scans, including the manufacture and technician expertise of the device, has been blamed for radiation overdose in several hundred patients across the United States.
CT Scans and Radiation: July 31, 2010
New York Times

Radiation overdoses were reported by several patients after undergoing CT scans in several hospitals across the country.
Software Cuts Radiation in Half: June 21, 2010
Reuters

New software designed to enhance the CT scan image has also been shown to reduce radiation exposure in half, thus reducing the patient's risk of developing cancer and other serious illnesses associated with radiation and radiation poisoning.
How many 'Susie Longs' must die? - The Irish Times - Mon, May 02, 2011: Madam, – On April 1st, a consultant at a leading Dublin hospital told me that he would seek an urgent CT scan for my problem. On April 27th I got a letter from the hospital radiology department instructing me to present for the scan on August 19th next . Alarmed at the prospect of waiting for almost four months, I reluctantly rang the private hospital next door, and ...
[18F]fluoroethylcholine-PET/CT imaging for radiation treatment planning of recurrent and primary prostate cancer with dose escalation to PET/CT-positive lymph nodes.: Methods: Twenty-six patients with primary (n=7) or recurrent (n=19) prostate cancer received Choline-PET/CT planned 3D conformal or intensity modulated radiotherapy. The median age of the patients was 65 yrs (range 45 to 78 yrs). PET/CT-scans with F18-fluoroethylcholine (FEC) were performed on a combined PET/CT-scanner equipped for radiation therapy planning .The majority of patients had intermediate ...
Eight CT Scans to Diagnose Lung Cancer? | Health | Epoch Times: CT SCAN: One study has shown that these scans can diagnose lung cancer sooner than conventional chest-X-rays. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) The facts are depressing. Lung cancer kills more people than prostate, breast, and colon cancer combined. Only 15 percent of those diagnosed with ...
GETTING THE MOST OUT OF MIDLIFE - latimes.com: Take, for instance, a patient whose physician recommends a CT scan of the coronary arteries to screen for heart disease. The scan also captures a portion of the lungs, revealing tiny nodules that could be from scar tissue, an infection — or possibly an early-stage tumor. The nodules are probably harmless, but the scan raises enough concern that the physician recommends a ...
Over 100 patients notified of bad CT scans: As many as 180 patients have been advised to get further testing after an investigation revealed their CT scans were likely misread by a radiologist at St. Joseph's General Hospital in Comox. It's not known how many of those scans may have involved patients from Campbell River and the North Island. In a release issued Thursday, the Vancouver Island Health Authority said ...
CT Abdomen/Pelvis CPT Code Changes Halve Reimbursement: 1, 2011 CMS changed the way coders report abdomen and pelvis CT scans performed together, according to a Diagnostic Imaging report. According to the report, the new combined-code required cuts reimbursements approximately in half, causing providers to lose between $200 and $400 in reimbursement per pair of scans. Although the original codes for abdomen and pelvis ...

NCBI ROFL: The best use of CAT scans to date: bacon quality prediction. | Discoblog | Discover Magazine: “The belly region composition of a representative commercial pig sample of 130 castrates was examined by in vivo spiral computed tomographic (CT) scanning. The lean meat percentage, the muscle/fat tissue ratio within the total body and separately within the bacon part were estimated by image analysis. The lean meat content of the total body was determined ...
Medscape: Medscape Access: Coronal reformatted images from a CT scan of the abdomen showing diffuse cystic lesions of varied size with ill-defined borders. A CT scan of the abdomen showing multiple cystic lesions in the liver, some with water density and some with proteinaceous ...
CapRadio | Insight: How to Apologize / CT Scan Research / The 5th Quarter / Phoebe Snow | Capital Public Radio: Plus, CT scans are used to screen for serious illnesses, but could heavy use of this technology make you more susceptible to cancer? Also, a new feature film includes a track by a Sacramento rock group. We'll listen to the song and talk with some members of Mama's Gravy. And, we remember the singer Phoebe Snow who died yesterday. Permalink Listen now: Alternative content ...
CT scans decline for young patients | Gastroenterology Update: Claims that doctors are over-ordering CT scans have been challenged by the latest research that shows the imaging rate for paediatric patients has fallen in recent years. In a study in the Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology, ...
Abdominal imaging utilization in the emergency department: trends over two decades: The number of abdominal CT scans per 1000 ED visits increased 17.5-fold (p <0.0001). Similarly, the number of abdominal MRIs per 1000 ED visits increased from 0 to 1.0 (p <0.0001), and the number of abdominal sonographs per 1000 ED visits increased ...
New CT Abdomen/Pelvis CPT Code Changes Cut Reimbursement - Diagnostic Imaging: 1, 2011, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) changed the way you code for abdomen and pelvis CT scans performed together. The new combined-code requirement slices reimbursement for these services in half. Each time you run these scans together, for the same reason and on the same service date, you lose between $200-400 in reimbursement, depending upon ...
What to know before giving, getting a CT scan - White Coat Notes - Boston.com: By Chelsea Conaboy, Globe Staff The use of CT scans has grown tremendously in the past three decades. The imaging tests, first widely used in the mid-1970s, have become a valuable tool for pinpointing tumors and blood clots, monitoring heart disease, and reducing the need for exploratory surgery. But there is evidence that their use has outpaced need. The American ...
Redirect Notice: CBS News
The hospital's CT scans helped doctors create a full-size, three-dimensional model of the mummy's skull — thanks to the latest technology and the sharp detail obtained by cranking up the power on the scanner to levels unsafe for living patients. ...
Radiation risk: Increase in x-rays and CT scans poses unrealized health risks - baltimoresun.com: A study published this month by Cincinnati Children's Hospital surveying nationwide trends in pediatric radiation examined the use of CT scans over the past decade. Their study demonstrated a fivefold increase in CT scan use in children from 330000 in ...
CD images can reduce unnecessary X-rays and CT scans: Researchers found that uploading X-rays and CT scans taken at other hospitals from a CD-ROM can reduce the need for additional imaging for the two million or so critically ill patients transferred between hospitals each year. The number of imaging scans in U.S. hospitals has been soaring in recent years, for a variety of reasons. ...

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