Dear AuntMinnie Member,
What are some of the best ways to get optimal image quality from your digital x-ray system -- while keeping radiation dose within acceptable limits? We address these issues this week in our Digital X-Ray Community.
In our first article, digital imaging expert Herman Oosterwijk discusses how digital x-ray technologies like computed radiography (CR) and digital radiography (DR) require exposure parameters and quality control techniques that are very different from conventional analogy x-ray systems.
For example, exposure parameters can vary widely between CR systems from different vendors due to various proprietary technologies in use. Image processing factors, cassette cleaning, and changes to hanging protocols all need to be handled differently from conventional x-ray, Mr. Oosterwijk believes. Read his suggestions for optimizing your digital x-ray operations by clicking here.
Another phenomenon that occurs in digital x-ray is dose creep -- the tendency of sites that have adopted digital x-ray to experience slowly increasing levels of radiation dose delivered to patients.
We present techniques for dealing with dose creep in a white paper prepared for AuntMinnie.com by a major CR vendor. Read about how you can reduce dose creep through staff training, QA/QC programs, and image processing techniques by clicking here.
Get these stories and more in our Digital X-Ray Community, at xray.auntminnie.com.
