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(EMAILWIRE.COM, June 02, 2011 ) Boca Raton, FL --- Ionizing radiation has been used for many decades to help diagnose and treat children and adults alike. ItÂ’s use in medical imaging has certainly saved many lives. However, there has been growing concern regarding patient safety, given the exponential growth of medical imaging over the last few years, particularly with the use of CT or Computed Tomography.
The modern multi-slice CT scanner delivers an incredibly detailed and almost instantaneous 3D view of the body, and has become an essential tool for diagnosis in modern medicine. Although much much progress has been made in lowering the radiation used in a routine CT examination, there is still the potential to expose a patient to more than 250 times the dose of a conventional chest X-ray.
Radimetrics believes that tracking a patientÂ’s exposure and ensuring that procedures are performed with the minimum level of radiation possible is essential to patient safety, and to adhering to the ALARA (As Low As Reasonably Achievable) principle. ALARA is a fundamental concept in radiation safety and is a regulatory requirement for most if not all radiation safety programs.
The cumulative dose monitoring features of their flagship product, eXposure™, has been designed to help healthcare providers make this commitment effectively and efficiently. It integrates with an existing PACS, RIS, and/or HIS to provide a single system for monitoring patient radiation exposure in real-time across imaging modalities. eXposure™ provides meaningful and easily understood views of this information either standalone or as part of a more complete electronic medical/patient record.
Ultimately, Radimetrics claims that routinely considering cumulative exposure for a patient when ordering diagnostic imaging tests leads to a more informed decision-making process for the both the provider and the patient, and ensures that these tests are used as appropriately and safely as possible.
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