The ASRT Foundation and Toshiba Medical have teamed up again to help improve technologist safety in radiology with the third annual Safety FiRsT grant program. The Safety FiRsT program awards two ASRT members a grant of up to $7,000 each for the implementation of a radiologic technology safety program or creative idea aimed at improving technologist safety.
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Emerging technologies related to radiology and other aspects of healthcare are not limited to the halls of the annual Radiological Society of North America conference. CB Insights, a technology market intelligence platform, identified more than 90 companies that are applying machine-learning algorithms and predictive analytics to help diagnose various medical conditions and diseases.
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If the word “mock” is typically not well received by most people, mock surveyors (MS) are probably perceived even worse by the clinical engineering (CE) professionals who deal with them. While the substandard performance of some MS justifies this unfavorable reputation, it would be a mistake to dismiss mock surveys altogether, maintains CE expert Binseng Wang.
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The global digital mobile x-ray devices market is estimated to be valued at more than $2 billion in 2017, expanding at a compound annual growth rate of 7% through 2026, according to a recent report from ReportLinker. Nevertheless, there are a number of factors contributing to the technology’s slow adoption in the United States.
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Trisonics Inc. has donated an Acuson Sequoia ultrasound system to the BMET program at Vincennes University in Vincennes, Ind. The BMET program at Vincennes University is a two-year associate of science degree that includes technical and general education classes.
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