Low Dose Radiation

A recent collaborative retrospective cohort study from UC San Francisco, UC Davis and others confirmed that Down syndrome remains a strong risk factor for childhood leukemia, and associations with AML are stronger than previously reported.

The use of medical imaging in the United States has increased a lot over the last two decades, and imaging rates during pregnancy have not been quantified in a large, multisite setting… until now.

The UCSF CT International Dose Registry, created to broaden patients' protection from excessive radiation, is expanding this year thanks to new funding from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

The CT Lung Cancer Screening Program at the UC San Francisco Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging uses radiology tools to detect lung cancer in at-risk patients at its earliest stage. But first you have to get current and former heavy smokers to come in for screening.

Mark How, radiology tech working with patients using the PET/MRI device, shares his perspective on UCSF's cutting-edge technology and the high quality of patient care.

PET/MRI benefits reach far beyond convenience and reduced radiation. In combination, the two modalities improve patient care by minimizing radiation doses while also providing more accurate images and information.

At UCSF we take great care to protect patients from radiation. UCSF is a leader in adopting practices for the reduction of radiation in all of our patients.

This month, the Journal of the American College of Radiology released a special issue entitled Radiation Dose Optimization, inspired by the UCSF Virtual Symposium that went live last May and has been available on demand since then.

Thanks to recommendations by the U.S. Preventative Task Force, private insurance payors must cover the expense of the lung cancer CT screening by January 2015!

UCSF Radiology’s Dr. Rebecca Smith-Bindman and her team of investigators were recently awarded a $1.9 million grant to fund the UCSF CT Radiation Dose Registry and ensure a patient-centered approach to imaging!