The measurement of quantities related to patient dose for optimisation of protection in
medical imaging with ionising radiation began more than half a century ago. Beginning in …

Radiation risks from diagnostic imaging have captured the attention of patients and medical
practitioners alike, yet it remains unclear how these considerations can best be incorporated …

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this article is to evaluate the influence of patient radiation
exposure histories on radiologists' imaging decisions. MATERIALS AND METHODS. We …

Data mining facilitates the study of radiology data in various dimensions. It converts large
patient image and text datasets into useful information that helps in improving patient care …

Purpose This study investigated the benefits of implementing a cluster analysis technique to
extract relevant information from a computed tomography (CT) dose registry archive …

The medical imaging community regularly announces faster and more accurate equipment
features, methods to improve image quality or lower patient exposure, new applications for …

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this article is to describe how to address patients' past—and
future potential—radiation exposures when making an imaging decision in a given situation …

Ikuta et al and Sodickson et al emphasize that indeed neither the dose indexes reported by
using a CT scanner nor the administered activity in a nuclear medicine examination are …

The growing use of medical diagnostic procedures is correlated with tremendous and
undeniable benefits in the care of most patients. However, it is accompanied by growing …

Methods A cross-sectional survey was conducted face-to-face from July 11, 2011, to August
26, 2011. The study population comprised adult patients aged 18 years and older who …