Medlantis

Trends in diagnostic imaging use and an assessment of the market. Dangers of radiation exposure in medical imaging. Concept of toxicology of radiation injury. Strategies for radio protection. A review of preliminary data from research conducted at UHN.

Learning Objectives

After participating in this activity, learners should be able to:

• Acquire knowledge related to the risk benefit ratio of dose quality and risk of injury
• Understand techniques that can be use to decrease dose
• Understand the role of beam hardening artifact in image quality