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Michigan Publishes Draft Mammo Rules - The Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) has published for comment a draft version of proposed Mammography rules. 04/06/12

Radiation Dose - Risk Smart Card - The University of Colorado has developed as a quick reference for patients a Radiation Dose - Risk "Smart Card". 04/06/12

ACC Publishes Consensus Article for Cath Lab Best Practices - A best practices consensus to include a time-out checklist and guidelines has been developed by the American College of Cardiology. 03/26/12

JACC Article Calls for Education to Reduce Dose - Representatives from a multidisciplinary gathering of imaging societies and associations note that "sustained education and QI programs" are key to reducing radiation dose in cardiac imaging. 3/22/12

Iterative Recon Reduces Lens Dose in Head CT - Czech researchers report a ~32% reduction in dose to the lens of the eye with Iterative Reconstruction vs FBP. 03/06/12

CT Dose Equal to Two Chest X-rays - The University of Michigan Medical Center is using a GE CT scanner and a Model-based Iterative Reconstruction (MBIR) protocol called "Veo" to lower CT dose to the level of chest radiographs. 01/26/12

 

 

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