Speaking at the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ESTRO) conference in Istanbul, Turkey, on Tuesday Professor Bartelink said the results showed the treatment was worthwhile.
For example, a study in the journal Radiology in March found that for young men with testicular cancer, the mortality risk from their cancer was three times higher than from radiation-induced cancer.
MRI, which stands for Magnetic Resonance Imaging, is a radiology technique which uses magnetism, radio waves, and a computer to produce a range of images of the body.
The mobile unit will be situated close to the radiology department at Noble's Hospital for approximately six weeks from Monday.
Radiology, she says, is a profit center for hospitals and it's an area where most hospitals are willing to spend money.
Lee, chair of the American College of Radiology Breast Imaging Communications Committee, said straightforward guidelines for screening mammography are necessary because leaving it up to a woman and her doctor is impractical.
Patients who have an appointment for an MRI scan during this time have been asked to attend radiology as outlined in their appointment letter.
"This is all about giving patients control of their health information and engaging them in their own care, " says David Mendelson, director of radiology-information systems at Mount Sinai and principal investigator for Image Share.
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In December, he introduced an expanded computer database that lets Camden doctors view laboratory results, radiology reports, emergency-room visits, and discharge summaries for their patients from all the hospitals in town and could show cost patterns, too.
But perhaps for radon concentration in the air, a radiation level of 5 to 10 picocuries per liter is about right for maximum benefit, speculates Myron Pollycove, a professor emeritus of laboratory medicine and radiology at the University of California, San Francisco.
Komen for the Cure, American Academy of Family Physicians, American College of Radiology, and even individual health care institutions.
Another study from the May issue of Radiology found that among patients ages 18 to 35 undergoing chest CTs and abdominal CTs for cancer, trauma and abdominal pain, the short-term risk of dying from an underlying condition was 7.1% and 3.9%, respectively, compared with long-term risk from radiation-induced cancer of 0.1%.
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