Pants on Fire

from New Scientist: Liars's brains make fibbing come naturally

Scientist: MRIs Can Serve as Lie Detectors

Scientist: MRIs Can Serve as Lie Detectors

Energy from magnets?

Or just a bunch of Casimir? Here's a guy in CA who thinks he might have the answer. Just a countertop version to run my Mr. Coffee would be a good start.

Jobs4Katrina

My company has posted several job openings on the Jobs4Katrina website. Relocation assistance is available and even a temporary housing allowance for new hires displaced by Hurricane Katrina. Please register at the Jobs4Katrina website if interested.

Best of luck and best wishes to all affected by this disaster.

Job opening - CT/MRI tech

Now that I'm supervising at TIA I'm very aware of the shortage of RT's, esp. those interested in CT and MRI. A recent job posting within our company and in the local papers yielded 2 responses.

Any displaced tech from the hurricane ravaged Gulf Coast is welcome to apply - please. Relocation help available.

Accidents will happen

So says Elvis Costello in his song by that name. Unfortunately, accidents involving MRI machines are usually pretty unpleasant. This article from the NY Times and Wilmington Star will only serve to feed the frenzy of undereducated patients. More lawsuits are sure to follow.

Emotional Intelligence

E/I looks like a big buzzword with corporate America so I'd better step in line. The key could be hiring smart people who care about what they do to work for you. To keep 'em, keep 'em happy.

Gadonanotubes improve MR contrast by 40% over regular gad

From the buckyball to the gadonanotube - a safer more effective contrast.

In the future, the researchers hope to use existing methods of attaching disease-specific antibodies and peptides to gadonanotubes so they can be targeted to cancerous tumors and other diseased cells.


What's the order number again?

Indiana Twp. police dog Bosko passes his MRI, to stay on the job

Indiana Twp. police dog Bosko passes his MRI, to stay on the job

Sounds like just another malingerer to me.

CT comps

This from Canada -
CT Program

Like Flipping a Switch - Researching Magnetic Fields to Treat Depress

Like Flipping a Switch - Researching Magnetic Fields to Treat Depress

High Five!

Good news...I'm going to the day shift.
Better news...I'll be the new Technical Supervisor at TIA starting on or around July 10.
I've been reading a few books on management and team-building ("The One-Minute Manager," "Dogbert's Top Secret Management Handbook"), listing areas of concern and importance, but mainly chompin' at the bit, waiting to roll up my sleeves.
I'll try to track my ups and downs on these pages, and learn along the way.
Get 'R Done

Another disease that will drive up our healthcare costs

TB seen in many aliens, study says - The Washington Times: Nation/Politics - June 08, 2005

Healthcare for Everyone

OpinionJournal - Extra

Gauss Rifle

Fun with magnets and science:

Gauss Rifle

Definition of Radtech

Job Profile: Radiologic Technologists and Technicians - Radiology Job & Career Advice from Monster.com

The supervisor's position is opening up at my imaging center. Question is - can anybody really follow Chip at TIA? It will be like having to replace Pope JPII.

Magnets at work

Guardian Unlimited | The Guardian | How to float like a stone:

How to float like a stone


What goes up no longer has to come down. British scientists have developed an antigravity machine that can float heavy stones, coins and lumps of metal in mid-air. Based around a powerful magnet, the device levitates objects in a similar way to how a maglev train runs above its tracks.
The device exploits diamagnetism. Place non-magnetic objects inside a strong enough magnetic field and they are forced to act like weak magnets themselves. Generate a field that is stronger below and weaker above, and the resulting upward magnetic force cancels out gravity.

It won't be long, folks, until exeryday applications of this technology takes us into the Jetson age.

X-Rays Of Strange Items In Kids' Stomachs Amaze Doctors

Wow ...how'd they do that

More on MRI and $

toledoblade.com:

"Ohio has more than 250 MRI units, including 26 in Lucas County, and another is scheduled to come online today in partnership with Medical College of Ohio. Michigan has 155 MRI units. Canada has a total of 151 MRI units."

MRI, CT centers offer doctors way to profit on scans

MRI, CT centers offer doctors way to profit on scans