MedImaging

Download Mobile App
Recent News Radiography MRI Ultrasound Nuclear Medicine General/Advanced Imaging Imaging IT Industry News

Low-Dose Radiation CT Scans Becoming Standard Practice in Hospitals

By MedImaging International staff writers
Posted on 18 Aug 2010
Patients requiring a computed tomography (CT) scan will now be exposed to up to 40% less radiation than traditional CT scans. A U.S. hospital has acquired sophisticated equipment featuring adaptive statistical iterative reconstruction (ASiR), which uses a sophisticated image reconstruction technique that makes it possible to reduce drastically radiation dose without compromising image quality.

"We have the utmost concern for the safety of our patients,” said John Smith, director, radiology services at Saint Francis Hospital (Evanston, IL, USA). "This technology will not only provide us with a higher level of image quality for our physicians, but it will also minimize the risk to all patients, particularly children and young adults, who are more susceptible to harm from overexposure to radiation.”

Radiation dose for a particular study depends on multiple unique factors such as patient weight/build, type of scan, image area, and resolution. Typically, the more radiation used, the sharper the images. However, this new technology does not sacrifice image quality with the reduced radiation dosage. CT technology is the diagnostic exam of choice when people are ill or injured, or when a physician suspects a medical problem that is not easily detectable with a conventional physical examination.

The CT scanning technology used at the hospital was developed by GE Healthcare (Chalfont St. Giles, UK).

Related Links:
Saint Francis Hospital
GE Healthcare



40/80-Slice CT System
uCT 528
Portable Color Doppler Ultrasound Scanner
DCU10
Silver Member
X-Ray QA Meter
T3 AD Pro
New
Mammography System (Analog)
MAM VENUS

Latest Radiography News

AI Detects Fatty Liver Disease from Chest X-Rays
18 Aug 2010  |   Radiography

AI Detects Hidden Heart Disease in Existing CT Chest Scans
18 Aug 2010  |   Radiography

Ultra-Lightweight AI Model Runs Without GPU to Break Barriers in Lung Cancer Diagnosis
18 Aug 2010  |   Radiography