Patients have come to expect a technician to drape their torsos with a heavy lead apron when they get an X-ray, but new thinking among radiologists and medical physicists is upending the decades-old practice of shielding patients from radiation. Some hospitals are ditching the ritual of covering reproductive organs and fetuses during imaging exams after […]
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For Andrew Maidment, the chief of physics for the Department of Radiology at the University of Pennsylvania, it was one of the oddest phone calls he’d ever received. “A woman called me up once,” he remembers, “and I hear this child screaming in the background, yelling and crying, crying. She starts off with, can I
Radiography is vital to the best practice of veterinary medicine because it enables the understanding and diagnosis of—and informs the treatment of—a variety of health issues. Accompanying these benefits, however, are risk factors associated with radiation exposure, which every veterinary professional should take seriously. Veterinary technicians are particularly at risk, as they are typically responsible
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Exposure to ionizing radiation, a type of energy released by atoms in the form of electromagnetic waves, such X-ray and gamma waves, or particles, such as electrons or protons, is a regular part of life on earth. Natural sources of ionizing radiation include radioactive material in soil, water and vegetation, and human-made sources include X-rays
Uranium ore stored at the Grand Canyon National Park museum may have exposed visitors and workers to elevated levels of radiation, according to the park’s safety, health and wellness manager. Elston Stephenson told CNN that he began asking officials from the National Park Service and Department of the Interior last summer to warn workers and
PL Medical is proud to announce that Rahul Kanwar has graduated the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Business Program. 10,000 Small Businesses is a philanthropic initiative launched by Goldman Sachs and the Goldman Sachs Foundation in November 2009 that pledges $500 million in various aid to small businesses in the United States and United Kingdom. The
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Kevin brings with him over 30 years of experience in the Radiation Safety market as well as a deep understanding of the needs of Dosimetry Service Clients. Kevin is an active member of the AHRA, ASRT and the Florida Chapter of the Health Physics Society. Kevin was a Guest Presenter in April, 2017 at the
