[caption id="attachment_3562" align="alignleft" width="125"] Mike Foley, Director of Radiology Services, Tufts Medical Center[/caption] Our radiology services team completes nearly 28,000 portable exams each year throughout the medical center. Mobile X-ray’s role in our patient care strategy continues to grow, making efficiency and image quality paramount. The first

This is a guest-post by Robert Whitmarsh, RT (R), CNMT, Director of Medical Imaging Administration, St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center (Syracuse, N.Y.). [caption id="attachment_3528" align="alignright" width="274"] St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center in Syracuse, N.Y.[/caption] Our hospital retrofitted three of our portable x-ray systems with CARESTREAM DRX detectors, which are

Congratulations to those who correctly identified October’s image — popcorn! For those who were stumped – try again this month! Place your guess in the comments. [caption id="attachment_3521" align="aligncenter" width="308"] Can you guess what this is an X-ray of?[/caption] The “Guess the X-Ray” challenge runs until December 2.  The

[caption id="attachment_3478" align="alignright" width="137"] Xiaohui Wang, Ph.D., Senior Research AssociateClinical Applications Research, Carestream[/caption] Grid usage in portable radiography is often sporadic and inconsistent. This causes greater variability in image quality, and a greater number of radiographs of poorer quality than those captured in the radiology department

[caption id="attachment_3403" align="alignleft" width="123"] Ludovic d’Apréa, General Manager, Digital Medical Solutions, Europe, Carestream[/caption] Q: Ludovic, with the Journées Françaises de Radiologie (French Radiology Congress) (JFR) approaching, if you had a quick look back how would you sum up the last 12 months in the industry of medical

Congratulations to those who correctly identified September's image -- a coral. For those who were stumped - better luck this month!  Radiologists, technologists, administrators, MDs and PAs can all place guesses in the comments. The “Guess the X-Ray” challenge runs until November 2.  The first person to correctly

[caption id="attachment_3309" align="alignleft" width="101"] Beth Schrack,RadForensics[/caption] Editor's Note: Last month,  our post exploring  Forensic Imaging received lots of interest.  Beth Schrack, a technologist with a passion for advancing the field, answers reader questions about opportunities in the growing industry.  Q. How did you get interested in forensics? In 2004,