Mar. 25, 2013—The MDH, in collaboration with the Minnesota Radiological Society, the North Central Chapter of the AAPM, and the Minnesota Society of Radiologic Technologists, has launched a statewide optimization awareness initiative which provides Minnesota imaging facilities with tools and resources and urges them to pledge to the Image Wisely and Image Gently campaigns.

Nov. 20, 2012—Please visit our new Nuclear Medicine section for topics on dose reduction in general nuclear medicine, PET-CT and nuclear cardiology.

Nov. 20, 2012—The American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) has added Routine Chest CT to its set of scan protocols for frequently performed CT examinations.

Using ASIR to substantially reduce image noise with no impact on spatial or contrast resolution

Developing CT protocols to maximize diagnostic yield while minimizing dose

Scenarios for using ultrasound instead of CT in non-pregnant patients