(Computed Tomography) is a medical imaging method employing tomography by using a digital geometry process to generated a three-dimensional image of the internals of an object from a large series of two-dimensional X-ray images taken around a single axis of rotation. Computed Tomography (CT)‚ actually known as computed axial tomography (CAT or CT scan) and body section roentgenography. CT scan machine is useful equipment (an important tool in medical imaging to supplement X-rays and medical ultrasonography)
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It has not been quite recently when I scheduled and fulfilled the observation requirement‚ but about a year ago this month when applying for this program last year. The amazing thing about it is that the memory of this day still remains vividly in my mind. It was on this day that I learned the basic and not so basic job requirements for becoming a radiology technologist. Many might think that this job is limited to aiming a machine‚ positioning a patient‚ and taking pictures of their bones‚ but come
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scan‚ you will be introduced to a fairly new medical imaging technique. Since this emerging modality is so new‚ a lot of the general public is not aware of what a PET scan exactly is. This essay will help explain the concept of this modality and the characteristics of it that allow doctors to diagnose and manage the proper care for some of today’s most devastating medical conditions known to man. Positron emission tomography‚ also called PET imaging or a PET scan‚ is a diagnostic examination that uses
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Hindawi Publishing Corporation International Journal of Surgical Oncology Volume 2012‚ Article ID 861257‚ 12 pages doi:10.1155/2012/861257 Research Article Assessing Breast CancerMargins Ex Vivo Using Aqueous Quantum-Dot-Molecular Probes Giang H. T. Au‚1 Wan Y. Shih‚1 Wei-Heng Shih‚2 LinetteMejias‚3 Vanlila K. Swami‚3 KimberlyWasko‚4 and Ari D. Brooks4 1 School of Biomedical Engineering‚ Science and Health Systems‚ Drexel University‚ 3141 Chestnut Street‚ Philadelphia‚ PA 19104‚ USA 2Department
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tenderness in the mother‚ and makes for the best possible outcome for mother and baby. 2. The fact that a positive feedback cycle exists in a breastfeeding mother that keeps the milk descending into the mammary glands and breast tissue. The initial lactation will not actually be breast milk‚ but colostrum‚ which contains important immune globulins‚ carbohydrates‚ and other substances needed by the newborn. Also‚ a mother’s milk will change its composition to suit the needs of the newborn. 3. Learning
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possible equipment in our facilities. Aside from non-melanoma skin cancer‚ breast cancer has become the most common cancer among women in the United States. Breast cancer does not discriminate. It is one of the leading causes of death among women of all races and ethnicities ("Breast cancer statistics‚" 2010). With statistics like these‚ we need to seriously consider the current equipment we are using for detecting breast cancer for our female patients. With all of the advancements in the latest
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San Francisco‚ January 21‚ 2014 - The global market for portable X-ray and CT scan devices is expected to reach USD 8‚408.0 million by 2020‚ according to a new study by Grand View Research‚ Inc. Rising demand for bedside imaging‚ home healthcare and the growing use of CT scan devices for anatomical confirmation and to assess the accuracy of medical implants during and post interventional medical procedures are two of the most significant growth drivers of this market. The market will also be driven
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biggest part of society that cares about beauty and fashion are women. So getting cosmetic surgery is the way to have an extreme makeover by having several beauty operations. Such as; Botox injections‚ removing the fats of the body‚ hair implant‚ breast lift and facelift. However‚ women get plastic surgery to have extra beauty. They are ready to do different operations to correct a part of their body that makes them feel uncomfortable. Also some people choose to have cosmetic surgery to look like
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As an x-ray technician‚ you will support the radiology team within a hospital‚ physician’s office‚ or medical imaging facility. An X-Ray Technician is a trained health-care worker that uses x-ray equipment to take pictures of the inside of the body so that conditions‚ diseases‚ or injuries can be visualized and/or diagnosed. The x-ray technician can expect a variety of different working circumstances and must be able to work well with people and under stress and pressure. Employment of x-ray technicians
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and/images of paper documents. Although‚ the term somehow has the same concepts of Content Management System and it is often viewed as a component of Enterprise Content Management (ECM)‚ DMS is basically related to digital asset management‚ document imaging‚ workflow systems and records management systems. Document Management System begins in the 1980’s. A number of vendors began developing systems to manage paper-base documents. These systems manage paper documents‚ which included not only printed
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