Robert R. Gervais , MD, Radiologist - IAHCP

Cancer patients want more information about medical imaging risk A substantial gap exists between patient expectations and current practices for providing information about medical imaging tests that use radiation, according to a new study published online in th...

Real-time radiation monitor can reduce radiation exposure for medical workers http://wp.me/p3vMQm-25

Real-time radiation monitor can reduce radiation exposure for medical workers It's a sound that saves. A "real-time" radiation monitor that alerts by beeping in response to radiation exposure during cardiac-catheterization procedures significantly reduces the amount of exposure that medical workers receive, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers found. In a randomized study, the researchers divided 505 patients undergoing either diagnostic coronary angiography or percutaneous coronary intervention, such as stent placement, into two groups. [ 378 more words. ]

Interstitial lung disease is a significant risk factor for lung inflammation following stereotactic body radiation therapy for lung cancer http://wp.me/p3vMQm-1W

Interstitial lung disease is a significant risk factor for lung inflammation following... Pretreatment interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a significant risk factor for developing symptomatic and severe radiation pneumonitis in stage I non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients treated with stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) alone. ILD is a group of diseases that cause scarring and stiffing of the tissue and space around the air sacs in the lungs, which results in diminished gas exchange. [ 325 more words. ]

Health costs could be reduced by more appropriate use of cardiac stress testing with imaging In a new study recently published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center concluded that overuse of cardiac stress testing with imaging has led to rising healt...