[HSF] Image of the Week - Fixing a tube :)(OT)

[Ben Bidstrup]

A very long bow !


>They were taking about Lawyers being ready to sue for radiation 
>induced malignancies etc etc.
>There are now people who are concerned that any malignancy may be 
>labeled "radiation induced" In fa ct the MRI companies are working 
>hotly to give an equivalent result and thus without radiation 
>exposure and better tissue characterization. That may be really the 
>future.
>Prasanna
>DukeB60 at aol.com wrote:
>>   In a message dated 2/1/2007 12:49:15 P.M. Central Standard Time, 
>>prasannasimha at gmail.com writes:
>>
>>Latest  in suing - X Ray exposure wrt 64 slice CT scanning.
>>We had a discussion in  CCM-List
>>
>>
>>
>>Prassanna,
>>     Can you elaborate.  I have been involved in CT  imaging for 
>>years and am amazed and dismayed by the whirlwind of excitement for 
>>the 64 slice scanner.  I was informed just today that last month 
>>1200 scan  were done on the 64 slice machine at our hospital.  This 
>>is a general use  machine with cardiology having it's own 64 slice 
>>machine separately so this  doesn't even include what may be 
>>appropriate CTA's.  I can't believe that  but a few couldn't have 
>>been done equally well on a 16 or even 4 slice machine  with much 
>>less radiation exposure.  It seems someone has completely lost 
>>perspective of the bigger picture and has completely lost respect 
>>for the  radiation exposure of these machines.  I'm not sure who 
>>decides which  machine to schedule studies on but undoubte
>>dly considerations of reimbursement  and throughput have superceded 
>>a more responsible policy of which machine to  use.
>> 
>>                                                                             
>>                   Ed
>>     Edward P.  Raines, M.D., J.D.
>>BryanLGH Cardiothoracic Surgery
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Ben Bidstrup FRACS FRCSEd FEBCTS
Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon