Imaging

Behavior is the mirror in which everyone shows their image - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Imaging

image by: Daniel Sone

HWN Recommends

Radiation Dose in X-Ray and CT Exams

Following are comparisons of effective radiation dose in adults with background radiation exposure for several radiological procedures...

For this procedure: * An adult’s approximate effective radiation dose is: Comparable to natural background radiation for:
ABDOMINAL REGION:
Computed Tomography (CT)-Abdomen and Pelvis 10 mSv

read full article

Resources

  Radiation Dose in X-Ray and CT Exams

Following are comparisons of effective radiation dose in adults with background radiation exposure for several radiological procedures...

Image Wisely

Image Wisely offers resources and information to radiologists, medical physicists, other imaging practitioners, and patients.

Radiation Dosage Chart

Risk of harm is dependent on both the dose and the dose rate (the time the body is exposed to that dose). So a dose of 1,000 mSv over an hour is considerably more damaging than a dose of 1,000 mSv over a year.

Diagnostic Imaging

Diagnostic Imaging offers news, case studies, and commentary for radiologists and imaging professionals. Radiology and medicine are changing rapidly and we make sure our readers are up-to-date on relevant trends, technology, legislation, and general perception about the field.

Image Gently

The Image Gently Alliance is a coalition of health care organizations dedicated to providing safe, high quality pediatric imaging worldwide. The primary objective of the Alliance is to raise awareness in the imaging community of the need to adjust radiation dose when imaging children. The ultimate goal of the Alliance is to change practice.

InsideRadiology

The mission of InsideRadiology is to be the leading Australasian resource on clinical radiology tests, procedures, and interventions, providing up-to-date information to health consumers and health professionals and improving doctor-patient communication. InsideRadiology has two key audiences: health consumers (patients, their families and friends); and health professionals (referring clinicians and allied health professionals).

XrayRisk.com

While the need for education in this area has clearly been established, there are no widely available resources that provide information to both patients and health care providers about the increased risk of cancer from medical imaging. X-RayRisk.com is an educational website that focuses on estimating this risk. One of the site’s main features is a web based calculator that allows users to track their imaging history and estimate their personal risk, while providing answers to frequently asked questions.

Introducing Stitches!

Your Path to Meaningful Connections in the World of Health and Medicine
Connect, Collaborate, and Engage!

Coming Soon - Stitches, the innovative chat app from the creators of HWN. Join meaningful conversations on health and medical topics. Share text, images, and videos seamlessly. Connect directly within HWN's topic pages and articles.


Be the first to know when Stitches starts accepting users


Health Cloud

Stay Connected