Recommended Pages at lowradiationdosect.com
Patient Resource: Radiation Risk Calculator
lowradiationdosect.com — “Here on this blog I often talk about the importance of patient education and awareness, as it relates to CT scans, radiation dose and cancer risks. Informed patients are smart patients! To that end, I wanted to share with you an interesting resource I recently came across.” View full resource at lowradiationdosect.com
Most Recently Shared on May 9, 2011 at 4:37 pm By:
RT @lowdosect: Informed patients are smart patients! Here's an interesting patient resource I came across: http://bit.ly/l3beg2
The Thyroid Shield Controversy: Cancer Fears Overblown
lowradiationdosect.com — “Recently, an episode of Dr. Oz that linked the increase in thyroid cancer to imaging and biopsy procedures prompted an increase in requests for thyroid shields from women undergoing mammograms. The cancer risk scare appears to be caused by a chain e-mail that was created by a viewer after the episode aired.” View full resource at lowradiationdosect.com
Most Recently Shared on April 26, 2011 at 10:34 pm By:
Follow up to @DrOz show RT@lowdosect If u take thyroid shield 2 mammogram, to be consistent, u should wear all the time http://bit.ly/gdP5Y5
Study by Dr. Kanal, UW Researchers Featured in JACR
lowradiationdosect.com — “Recent findings from blog contributor Dr. Kalpana Kanal and her team of University of Washington researchers have been published in the April issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology!” View full resource at lowradiationdosect.com
Most Recently Shared on April 20, 2011 at 5:06 pm By:
RT @lowdosect: Study by UW researchers in Journal American College of Radiology. Pediatric head CT protocol variation. http://bit.ly/gtMIn0
Second Low Dose CT Symposium Was a Great Success!
lowradiationdosect.com — “I am extremely pleased to report that our second, back-by-popular demand Low Dose CT Symposium went very well! It was attended by 140 healthcare providers, which was an impressive turnout.” View full resource at lowradiationdosect.com
Most Recently Shared on March 29, 2011 at 10:33 pm By:
RT @lowdosect: Second, back-by-popular-demand Low Dose CT symposium hosted 140 healthcare providers! Were you there? http://bit.ly/hAS1wB
CT Appropriateness Key to Usage, Understanding Risk
lowradiationdosect.com — “Patients in emergency departments have very high confidence in CT scans and technology. Furthermore, it seems as if patients get increasingly more confident that they’ll get a proper diagnosis the more testing they have done. But compounding this is another finding of the study: most patients’ understanding of radiation exposure is poor.” View full resource at lowradiationdosect.com
Most Recently Shared on January 12, 2011 at 11:36 pm By:
RT @lowdosect: Use radiologists as consultants to find the balance that optimizes CT appropriateness: http://bit.ly/fIacC1
Patients Want To Know About Radiation Risks
lowradiationdosect.com — “A new study published in the November issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology concluded that patients from the emergency department are more concerned about having their condition diagnosed with CT than about the risk of future cancer from radiation exposure.” View full resource at lowradiationdosect.com
Most Recently Shared on November 18, 2010 at 11:02 pm By:
RT @lowdosect: Patients Want To Know About Radiation Risks: http://bit.ly/d3JYr1
Communication Networks Help Avoid Repeat CT Scans
lowradiationdosect.com — “Aunt Minnie recently reported on a study that found that when emergency room personnel are knowledgeable about protocols for transferring and accepting DICOM CDs -- which contain images of emergency CT scans of injured children -- there is a decrease in the number of repeat (unnecessary) exams performed.” View full resource at lowradiationdosect.com
Most Recently Shared on November 17, 2010 at 6:01 pm By:
RT @lowdosect: Communication Networks Help Avoid Repeat CT Scans: http://bit.ly/b7Y1a5
CT Scans CAN Be Cost Effective (and Save Lives) in Emergency Situations
lowradiationdosect.com — “A recent study found that the use of CT scanners and other advanced imaging machines in U.S. hospital emergency departments tripled between 1998 and 2007, resulting in higher costs and longer emergency room stays.” View full resource at lowradiationdosect.com
Most Recently Shared on October 28, 2010 at 10:48 pm By:
RT @lowdosect: "What is inappropriate CT use in some settings may be appropriate in the ER setting." Read more: http://bit.ly/c9qn2k
Low Dose CT for Cardiac Imaging
lowradiationdosect.com — “Findings of a recent population-based study featured in the Journal of American College of Cardiology (JAAC) suggest cardiac imaging may be putting younger adults at risk due to radiation exposure.” View full resource at lowradiationdosect.com
Most Recently Shared on August 4, 2010 at 4:37 pm By:
RT @LowDoseCT: Benefits of CT exams must be weighed against the risks of radiation exposure http://j.mp/b8zKz0
CT Scans and Patient Safety: The Debate for Solutions Rages On
lowradiationdosect.com — “A recent article addressing the ongoing debate over the safe use of medical imaging features the opinions of two industry experts on how we should be working to lower radiation doses from CT scans and other imaging exams.” View full resource at lowradiationdosect.com
Most Recently Shared on July 9, 2010 at 7:27 pm By:
RT @LowDoseCT: CT scans and patient safety: The Debate for Solutions Rages on http://bit.ly/d8kBol
