Guess the X-ray– October’s Image Challenge
Congratulations to the few people who identified September's image correctly! It was a toy tractor. Here's the original image: Below is October's image, can you guess what it is? Think carefully
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Guess the X-ray– September’s Image Challenge
Congratulations to the person who correctly identified August's X-ray image- it was a high heel shoe! Below is the “Guess the X-ray” image for the month of September! Please leave your answer in either the comment section below or on our Facebook page. The challenge
Read MoreThe Finnish Way: Mammography Screening Saves Lives
[caption id="attachment_4709" align="alignleft" width="99"] Jussi Perkiö, Director, Service Development and Medical Technology, PhD, Hospital Physicist, Suomen Terveystalo Ltd.[/caption] The goal of mammography screening is to reduce breast cancer mortality rates by detecting the cancer early enough for efficient treatment to be possible. In Finland, the mortality
Read MoreCR: Alive and Well in a Digital World
[caption id="attachment_4703" align="alignleft" width="117"] Heidi McIntosh, Marketing Manager, X-ray Solutions, Carestream[/caption] I recently spoke with Radiology Today about computed radiography (CR) and how it is still being used widely throughout the world. Many people figured once digital radiography (DR) systems were intact they would replace and
Read MoreUsing Multidisciplinary Teams to Achieve Dose Reduction
[caption id="attachment_4699" align="alignleft" width="99"] Dr. Marc Zins, Department of Radiology, Hôpital Saint-Joseph. He is also a member of Carestream’s Advisory Group, a collective of medical professionals that advises the company on healthcare IT trends.[/caption] The radiologists who conduct CT and interventional radiology with fluoroscopic guidance examinations are
Read MoreAHRA 2013: Gillette Children’s Specialty HC Provides Insight on Carestream Products
Jenny Severud, Lead Technologist of Out-Patient X-ray at Gillette Children’s Specialty HC, sat down with Don Thompson to discuss dose management and the use of the DRX-Revolution in her pediatric facility. In the video Severud discusses how Carestream’s cesium detectors allow technologists to use lower
Read MoreOptimize Image Quality and Accelerate Work Processes with WLAN Systems
[caption id="attachment_4678" align="alignleft" width="109"] Gunther Hefler, XRS Product Specialist, Europe, Carestream[/caption] The German translation of this post can be found following the English version. At the 94th German Radiology Congress 2013 in Hamburg, I had the opportunity of giving a talk during X-ray technician training about technological
Read MoreAHRA 2013: Thoughts on the DRX-Revolution
In this video Anthony Aukes, Radiology Manager at Carle Foundation Hospital, reviews the Carestream DRX-Revolution Mobile X-ray System after seeing it at AHRA 2013. Aukes talks about how the life of any tech at an imaging facility is always fast paced and busy, but the
Read MoreGuess the X-Ray– August’s Image Challenge
It's time for yet another image challenge! Last month was too easy and we think this one will stump you! Give it your best guess. Please leave your answer in either the comment section below or on our Facebook page. The challenge will run until
Read MoreAHRA 2013: IRIS and the Importance of Dose Reduction Initiatives in Medical Imaging
[caption id="attachment_4632" align="alignleft" width="150"] Rich Pulvino, Digital Media Specialist, Carestream[/caption] IRIS (Image Right, Image Safe) is a commitment that started at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (D-H) to ensure that not only was dose being reduced, but that patients were receiving only necessary medical imaging exams. Karen Burgess,
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