The Associated Press: “Americans get the most medical radiation in the world, even more than folks in other rich countries. The U.S. accounts for half of the most advanced procedures that use radiation, and the average American’s dose has grown sixfold over the last couple of decades. Too much radiation raises the risk of cancer…
Radiation doses from common CT procedures vary widely and are higher than generally thought, raising concerns about increased risk for cancer, according to a new study led by UCSF imaging specialists…
At RSNA 2009, Sectra launches a new breast imaging PACS workstation built on Sectra RapidConnect™ technology. With this next-generation mammography workstation, Sectra focuses on customer productivity and wide area radiology. In 2003, Sectra was the first vendor to provide a multi-modality workstation tailor-made for high-performance screening…
Women in Luxembourg will soon be benefiting from low-dose mammography. Three hospitals in Luxembourg have ordered Sectra MicroDose Mammography after evaluating experiences from other European countries. At Centre Hospitalier du Luxembourg, Zitha Klinik Luxemburg and Hospital St. Louis Ettelbruck, women participating in the national screening program will now be offered mammography at the lowest possible dose.
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