Dear Digital X-Ray Insider,
As radiology's most mature modality, radiography has benefited from decades of clinical practice that has given radiologists and radiologic technologies plenty of time to develop and refine their imaging protocols.
The arrival of digital technology has upended much of this experience. DR differs from analog x-ray in a number of subtle ways, and an imaging technique that works just fine on conventional x-ray equipment might not be the best choice on a DR system.
New research out of the U.K. illustrates this point precisely. In an article by staff writer Wayne Forrest that is this edition's Insider Exclusive, a group from Wales discusses its efforts to assess the value of an antiscatter grid for DR exams.
Antiscatter grids have been used in conventional radiography to reduce scatter radiation and improve image quality. But the group found that applying the same technique to DR can have some unwanted consequences. Find out what they are by clicking here.
Meanwhile, radiography has confirmed that a large number of shipbreakers in India are suffering from asbestosis -- find out why by clicking here. And this just in from Central America: Prison authorities used x-ray to find some unusual contraband that inmates were smuggling into the jail known as the Alcatraz of El Salvador. Find out what it was by clicking here.
Feel free to send any ideas, comments, and suggestions for future articles on digital radiography to me at [email protected].
