Sword swallower provides ultimate proof

An X-ray is worth a thousand words. We all know that one view is no view, so check out the AP and lateral views of this carny.

from the Tucson Citizen

St. Joseph's Hospital now has a surgery suite with an endovascular X-ray diagnosis system that helps physicians see detailed images of a patient's vascular structure.

Handheld brain scanners for quicker stroke assessment

Portable brain scanner with Bluetooth for emergency stroke assessment is not a dream anymore, and is in fact being developed for use by EMT's and other paramedical professionals. Faster, cheaper evaluation of strokes in patients is the goal of Dr Alistair McEwan and his EIT unit. And no radiation to the patient.

"Electrical impedance tomography (EIT), (also called applied potential tomography) is an imaging technique that uses an electrical current applied to the body by a set of electrodes and measuring the voltage developed between another set of electrodes. EIT is about a thousand times cheaper and a thousand times smaller than X-ray and positron emission tomography, but has lower resolution and more variability between subjects. "

Montana hospital not honoring NP's scripts

Clinic patients picket hospital after the hospital decided it would not honor prescriptions for anything other than basic X-ray exams that were signed by nurse practitioners. I must agree that advanced imaging tests should not in the realm of NP duties, as their training is not as complete or rigorous as that of MDs.

Doctors For Medical Liability Reform

Great Animation here from Doctors For Medical Liability Reform, a group dedicated to driving down the high cost of health care.

Conflict Resolution Workshop

CanTeach - Conflict Resolution Workshop -- More helpful info

Conflict resolution

Looks like I'll be spending some time with Conflict Resolution this week, particularly with the second shift. Why is it that 2nd and 3rd shifts always feel shorted and neglected? I should know - I worked it the last 5 years.

Resolving Interpersonal conflicts

Conflict Resolution

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Ghandi and Conflict

No one and nothing is against you

Gadget of the Day

from James D. Hudnall"s Blog o Rama

Techs - Share your Stories

RT Image is asking techs for inspiring stories of their work and the lives they've touched. With Radiologic Technology Week coming up in November the stories have extra meaning.

New radtech school in the NW

Clark College of Clark County, Washington announced that they will soon add a program for training rad techs at the college. Mention is made of the extreme shortage of techs and the need for quality training. The pinch is felt here in Tucson, with new magnets and MDCTs being installed with scant few techs to run them.
Might be a good time to ask for a raise, guys. Or at least a salary survey.

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