Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology Physics
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Hannah Grover, PhD
Oregon Health & Science University
As healthcare systems place increasing emphasis on environmental sustainability, diagnostic imaging modalities – particularly CT and MRI scanners – represent a significant opportunity for reducing energy consumption. However, the terminology and implementatio...
Physicians are educated on radiation safety through fluoroscopy credentialing programs and during residency for select medical specialties. However, exposure to radiation, and the need for foundational safety knowledge, begins much earlier in training. The pu...
To survey current clinical practice, assess priorities, and identify resource gaps related to environmental sustainability in medical imaging physics.
Though digital breast tomosynthesis has been standard of care for over 15 years, the image acquisition parameters, especially the acquisition angles, encompass a wide range of variations. A question that warrants further investigation is the image quality tra...