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Understanding breast cancer as a global health concern

WEBINTRODUCTION. Breast cancer represents a significant global health challenge: it is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the world with an estimated 2.26 million cases …

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Epidemiological studies of CT scans and cancer risk: the state …

WEB20 years ago, 3 manuscripts describing doses and potential cancer risks from CT scans in children raised awareness of a growing public health problem. We reviewed the …

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WEBBreast cancer is now the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the world. The most recent global cancer burden figures estimate that there were 2.26 million …

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Using patient shielding – What is the risk

WEBHistorically, the primary application of contact shielding was in protecting the gonads.2 However, this has since expanded to include protecting other organs …

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Basics of time-driven activity-based costing (TDABC) and …

WEBPublished by the British Institute of Radiology. ABSTRACT. Time-drive activity- based costing (TDABC) is a practical way of calculating costs, decreasing waste, and …

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WEBIntroduction. Mental illnesses are common health conditions that involve changes in emotion, thinking, or behavior, impacting over 1 billion people worldwide per …

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WEBWithin a few months of discovery, X-rays were being used worldwide for diagnosis and within a year or two for therapy. It became clear very quickly that while …

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WEBObjective: To investigate the impact of radiographer advanced practice on patient outcomes and health service quality. Methods: Using the World Health …

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Artificial intelligence in mental healthcare: an overview and …

WEBThis paper provides an overview of artificial intelligence technologies in modern mental healthcare and surveys recent advances made by researchers, focusing …

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Contemporary issues in radiation protection in medical …

WEBRadiation protection has always been a central aspect to medical imaging, but its importance has varied in empha-sis over the years. For almost a century after the …

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WEBIntroduction. Demand for health services, including diagnostic imaging, continue to grow across the developed world. 1 Complex cross-sectional modalities …

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WEBHandheld portable X-ray devices are increasingly used for intraoral radiography. This development introduces new challenges to staff and patient safety, for …

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Mammography in females with an implanted medical device: …

WEBAddress correspondence to: Ms Ellen Paap E-mail: [email protected]. Objective: To assess the image quality of mammograms in females with an implanted …

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The Safe Use of Ultrasound in Medical Diagnosis

WEBv The Safe Use of Ultrasound in Medical Diagnosis It is an oft observed fact that safety sessions at congresses are seldom well attended, and that the sneaky insertion of a …

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Imaging of COVID-19 pneumonia in children

WEBImaging of COVID-19 pneumonia in children BJR. between Mar 11 and Apr 20, 2020. Permission from the Ethics Committee of Bakirkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and …

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WEBThe ability to request clinical imaging is included in many advanced roles of health-care professionals in the UK and is seen as a useful component in ensuring …

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WEBHealthcare price transparency is an effort to inform patient decision-making, but also to decrease prices and their variation across healthcare systems for equivalent …

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