Under new federal rules, doctors and imaging centers have to more closely track and report the doses of radiation that ...
They also require a more careful assessment of the dosing, quality, and necessity of CT scans. The requirements, rolled out in January, are being phased in over about three years for hospitals, ...
and necessity of CT scans. The requirements, rolled out in January, are being phased in over about three years for hospitals, outpatient settings, and physicians. Under the complicated reporting ...
Her physicians suspected she had a brain lesion ... MRI is the preferred diagnostic tool -- especially for brain imaging, although CT scan is still chosen for strokes because it is better at ...
Patients undergoing PET/CT scan would add to this radiation exposure ... and guidelines set by each country for each staff category (nuclear medicine physicians, radiologists, medical physicists and ...
and necessity of CT scans. The requirements, rolled out in January, are being phased in over about 3 years for hospitals, outpatient settings, and physicians. Under the complicated reporting ...