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ITN Associate Editor Jeff Zagoudis spoke with Richard Morin, Ph.D., Brooks-Hollern Professor of Medical Physics, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Fla., and co-chair of the Image Wisely committee, about the latest efforts in computed tomography (CT) dose reduction:
Image Wisely.org now offers online educational materials for fluoroscopy, computed tomography (CT) and nuclear medicine exams. Fluoroscopy is the latest addition to Image Wisely, which helps radiology providers optimize radiation dose and provide safe, effective imaging care.
April 18, 2014 — Image Wisely recently launched its third radiation safety case, “CT Brain Perfusion Dose Optimization,” the latest in a series of free, online and mobile-compatible educational offerings, developed with the assistance of the American College of Radiology (ACR), that allow radiologists, imaging technologists and medical physicists to assess their understanding of important radiation safety concepts, including dose monitoring and optimization.
Image Wisely recently launched its first Image Wisely Radiation Safety Case — a series of free, online and mobile-compatible educational offerings that allow radiologists, imaging technologists and medical physicists to assess their own understanding of important radiation safety concepts such as radiation dose monitoring and optimization. The first case, CT Dose and Size-Specific Dose Estimate (SSDE), offers a total of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits, 0.5 MPCEC credit by the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Physics Education Programs Inc. and 0.5 Category A credit hours of the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists.
Image Wisely, in collaboration with the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI), SNMMI Technologist Section and American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC), has created easily accessible online educational materials to help providers use the lowest radiopharmaceutical dose necessary to perform nuclear medicine exams.