Research has once again shown that false-positive screening mammography results lead to increased anxiety for the women that receive them, and that these feelings can last for months. But how much should we fear the fear itself?

A study published last year in the Lancet showing the merits of treating breast cancer with intraoperative radiation therapy offered hope that the technique could be a safer alternative to traditional treatment. But not everybody is convinced.

CT utilization in children’s hospitals is declining, possibly due to potential side effects related to pediatric exposure to ionizing radiation, according to a new study published in Pediatrics. 

Kubtec®, the leader in innovation for digital specimen radiography systems, announces the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office has issued Patent No. 14/503,130 for the technology incorporated into the  Mozart® System with TomoSpec® Technology. 

A major study this week in JAMA Oncology, which looked at mortality rates following a diagnosis of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), provided some important insights and challenged preconceived notions. It also spurred even more questions.

Prior to ordering multiple x-rays, CTs, fluoroscopies or any combination thereof, physicians treating pregnant women who may have suffered musculoskeletal injuries should consult with a medical physicist to discuss cumulative radiation dosing. However, excepting for such scenarios as well as for pelvic CTs, radiographic exams are generally safe for both mom and baby-to-be. 

Close to 70 percent of aging women at risk of osteoporosis don’t bother to have their bone density checked with the current clinical standard, dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA). 

Emergency physicians increasingly turn to intravenous, contrast-enhanced abdominal CT even when they’re quite sure from symptom presentation alone that the patient has acute appendicitis.