Device with sci-fi name may make molecular-imaging systems better and safer

Dave Pearson | | Health Imaging | Molecular Imaging

With a name like “variable angle slant hole collimator,” it’d better be impressive.

How does “getting six times better contrast of cancer lesions in the breast, providing the same or better image quality while also potentially reducing the radiation dose to the patient by half” strike you?

Click below for the story from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility.

Innovative device allows 3D imaging of the breast with less radiation

Dave Pearson
Dave Pearson

Dave P. has worked in journalism, marketing and public relations for more than 30 years, frequently concentrating on hospitals, healthcare technology and Catholic communications. He has also specialized in fundraising communications, ghostwriting for CEOs of local, national and global charities, nonprofits and foundations.

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