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Understanding breast cancer as a global health concern

WEBINTRODUCTION. Breast cancer represents a significant global health challenge: it is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the world with an estimated 2.26 million cases …

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Artificial intelligence in mental healthcare: an overview and …

WEBMental illnesses are common health conditions that involve changes in emotion, thinking, or behavior, impacting over 1 billion people worldwide per year.1,2 …

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Understanding breast cancer as a global health concern

WEBThe World Health Organization’s new Global Breast Cancer Initiative was launched this year to address this urgent global health challenge. It aims to improve …

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Proton beam therapy: perspectives on the National …

WEBThe UK has an important role in the evaluation of proton beam therapy (PBT) and takes its place on the world stage with the …

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WEBIntroduction. Demand for health services, including diagnostic imaging, continue to grow across the developed world. 1 Complex cross-sectional modalities …

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Contemporary issues in radiation protection in medical …

WEBa specific health status in which the cumulated exposure to radi-ation may be of concern, and where the contribution of nuclear medicine procedures to the total CED is …

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Using patient shielding – What is the risk

WEBHistorically, the primary application of contact shielding was in protecting the gonads.2 However, this has since expanded to include protecting other organs …

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WEBDetection of breast cancer is reliant on optimal breast positioning and the production of quality images. Two projections, the mediolateral oblique and craniocaudal …

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Does radiography advanced practice improve patient …

WEBreview, the World Health Organization (WHO) definitions based on six quality dimensions were adopted (Table 1).29 These definitions reflect the …

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Mammography in females with an implanted medical device: …

WEB4Department for Health Evidence, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands Address correspondence …

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Proton beam therapy: perspectives on the National Health …

WEBwith the opening of the first National Health Service (NHS) PBT centre in Manchester in 2018, and the second in London coming in 2020. Systematic evaluation of the role of …

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WEBAs of July 1, 2022, CMS has required all insurers offering individual and group commercial health insurance plans to publish machine-readable files containing …

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WEBObjectives: Radiographers are key patient-facing healthcare professionals involved in many aspects of patient care. The working patterns and professional practice …

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The Safe Use of Ultrasound in Medical Diagnosis

WEBfor every live birth) are performed every year (Department of Health, 2012). Many of these are carried out using the new generations of ultrasound scanners, which have the …

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WEBThe ability to request clinical imaging is included in many advanced roles of health-care professionals in the UK and is seen as a useful component in ensuring …

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WEBThis is reflected with an increase in patient claims for clinical negligence; for example, the Medical Defence Union helped their medical and dental members with a …

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WEBQual Saf Health Care 2003; 12: 18–23. Crossref Medline, Google Scholar. 48 Boivin A, Currie K, Fervers B, Gracia J, James M, Marshall C, et al.. Patient and public …

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WEBMRI safety-related events made up 7.5% of the total number of incidence reports submitted and 15.5% of all MRI-related reports (674 total). The MR safety …

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WEBObjectives: To survey the diagnostic radiography workforce in the United Kingdom (UK) at an organisational level to ascertain the scope of advanced practice and …

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Benefits and limitations for the use of radiation dose …

WEBin the central server of the local Health Authority when several hospitals are involved. Connection to the imaging modalities (X-ray systems) may be achieved directly with a …

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WEBThe Control of Electromagnetic Fields at Work Regulations 2016 (known as the CEMFAW Regulations) 1 came into force in the UK on 1 July 2016. Equivalent (and …

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Diagnostic radiographer advanced clinical practice in the …

WEBHealth Boards in Scotland (n = 14), Wales (n = 3) and Northern Ireland (n = 5) were invited to participate. Of the possible 174 responses, a total of 97 responses (paper webpage …

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