Dear Imaging Leaders Insider,
Let's face it: As patients become increasingly concerned about the risks of radiation dose, more and more of them are looking to the internet to learn about the issue. But the information they're finding -- on YouTube, for example -- may not be correct, according to a presentation given April 21 at the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) meeting in Los Angeles.
That's why radiology and radiology professional organizations need to take the lead in spreading accurate information via social media platforms, said Dr. Ajit Goenka of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. Dr. Goenka focused specifically on CT in his talk, outlining results from a study he and his colleagues conducted to explore the quality of information about CT radiation risk found in videos on YouTube. Click here to learn what they discovered.
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As always, if you have a comment or report to share about any aspect of diagnostic imaging practice, management, administration, regulation, or financing, I invite you to contact me.
