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Patient Dose in Radiology |
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by Walter Huda PhD |
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Part I: The author addresses the quantification of radiation and the radiation doses typically associated with various imaging procedures. |
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Innovators in Radiology Administration |
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by Elizabeth Finch |
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Four radiology administrators share strategies to face down the specialty's greatest operational challenges. |
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Help Wanted, Help Delivered |
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by Chris Wolski |
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A new nonphysician radiology specialist program is providing relief to stressed-out radiologists. |
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PACS Peripherals |
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by Michael J. Cannavo |
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If a picture archiving and communications system is the sum of its parts, then choosing peripheral devices is more important than ever. |
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Is it Time to Rethink the 10-year Rule? |
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by Robert C. Schumacher MD |
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States that require a recertification examination plus radiology's fifth-year rotation requirement are putting some radiology groups behind the staffing eight ball. |
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Viewpoint |
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Radiology's Sine Qua Non |
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by Cheryl Proval |
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The issue of patient dose is here and must be addressed. |
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Technology Economics Review |
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Imaging the Brain: Peering Inside the Skull |
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by Judith Gunn Bronson MS |
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Brain imaging is playing a growing role in intraoperative guidance, dementia diagnosis, and CVA characterization. |
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Imaging Business |
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Getting Proactive About Compliance |
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by Michael J. Vogelbach MBA |
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Whether or not billing is outsourced, formal practice programs for federal billing compliance are both insurance against charges of fraud and effective tools for continuous quality improvement. |
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| Special Section |
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Introduction |
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by Bruce Gower General Manager |
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Bridging the Imaging Continuum from Analog to Digital |
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Maximizing GPO Film savings |
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by Rich Smith |
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Compliance is a key to maximizing film savings for group purchasing organization members. |
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Strategies in the Transition to Digital Imagers |
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by Rich Smith |
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From the first step towards the digital environment, to an adjunct to picture archiving and communications systems, imagers play a key role in the digital department. |
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The Digital Effectiveness of CR |
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by Rich Smith |
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Computed radiography is playing key roles both in making way for the digital department and in improving the efficiency of digital departments. |
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A Case Study in Digital Imaging |
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by Rich Smith |
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At Presbyterian Hospital, a gradual, phased-in approach to digital imaging was abruptly stepped-up to a near-overnight transition to PACS. |
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