On 8 November, radiologists and radiographers from around the world will once again celebrate the International Day of Radiology (#IDOR2018), with this year’s focus on cardiac imaging. Since its inauguration in 2012, the IDOR has been raising awareness of the importance of the roles of radiologists and imaging professionals throughout the patient care journey. This year’s IDOR marks the 123rd anniversary of Wilhelm Röntgen's discovery of X-rays and celebrates recent advances in medical imaging. (more…)
Since February 2018, when Euratom Directive 2013/59 came into force, the regulatory context has evolved significantly in terms of risk management related to ionizing radiation. As the leading player in the patient dose management market, Medsquare will present the latest innovations in its patient dose management solution − Radiation Dose Monitor (RDM) − at the French Radiology Congress (JFR), from 12 - 15 October in Paris (booth 233 - level 2). (more…)
The justification principle is part of the new Directive 2013/59/Euratom. The directive strengthens this principle − one of the pillars of radiation safety − and includes it in the regulations of the member countries of the European Union. Justifying medical imaging interventions entails doing only necessary examinations first of all and, when several medical imaging techniques provide the same result, choosing the technique that is least risky for the patient. (more…)
Zoom on the HIT exhibition of the Paris Healthcare Week Medsquare will be present at Carestream’s booth at the HIT (Health-ITExpo, booth O24) exhibition of the Paris Healthcare Week, which will take place on 29-31 May at Porte de Versailles. This is an excellent opportunity to show not only the benefits of this alliance but also to present the Radiation Dose Monitor (RDM) solution to all customers, including those of the Krypton project. In February 2018, Carestream was chosen by the public interest group ‘E-health in action’ (GIP Esea) to implement the Krypton project in New-Aquitaine for the exchange and secure sharing of medical imaging data. As part of this tender, the manufacturer selected Medsquare to deploy the RDM patient dose monitoring solution on a regional scale. (more…)
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