Dear Digital X-Ray Insider,
Much of the recent research on lowering x-ray retake rates that we've been covering in the Digital X-Ray Community has focused on computed radiography. In this edition of the Insider, we're covering a new study that addresses lowering digital radiography (DR) retakes.
Staff writer Erik L. Ridley attended a session at this month's RSNA meeting in Chicago in which researchers from the University of Maryland in Baltimore presented their work on quality analysis software for chest DR studies. They believe the application could help DR users identify the reasons for retakes and which technologists are more prone to them.
To view the story, just click here. And remember that as a Digital X-Ray Insider, you get to read the article days before the rest of our membership (maybe think of it as an early Christmas present).
In other recent coverage in the community, learn about a subset of patients with Crohn's disease who are at risk of exposure to high levels of diagnostic radiation in an article you can reach by clicking here.
And another article may assuage some advocates of reducing radiation dose during pediatric studies. Researchers found that the increased risk of malignancy resulting from radiation related to fluoroscopy during radiofrequency ablation procedures is low. That article is available here.
But then there's another study that found that a single chest x-ray early in life can result in increased breast cancer risk for women who are carriers of the BRCA1 genetic mutation. You can read that story by clicking here.
As the days of 2008 wind down, we'd like to take this opportunity to wish you a joyous holiday season, and we look forward to seeing you again in 2009 in the Digital X-Ray Community!
