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Artefact sensitivity within digital radiography: examples from a major trauma centre

Our trust has recently taken delivery of two new digital radiography systems that operate within the emergency department. Since the introduction of the new systems several issues in relation to image artefacts have surfaced. Three different examples will be put forward in this article in order to show some problems that have been encountered and […]

Christopher Whitfield, Emma Murdock, Stephen Balcam

Hull Royal Infirmary

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Digital radiography vs low dose 3D imaging technology: A comparison of radiation doses/image quality

The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (RNOH), Stanmore, is the largest orthopaedic hospital in the UK. As a centre of excellence, many of its patients undergo numerous whole spine x-rays for spinal deformity monitoring and surgical intervention. Many adolescent scoliosis patients require whole spine x-rays on a regular basis. Until recently, we have only been able […]

Antony Turner, Jane Edwards, Edmond Kinene

Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital

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From darkroom to digital: Tracing the transformation of radiography

Since the launch of RAD Magazine back in 1975, radiographic imaging as we know it has changed dramatically, far beyond the concept of what anyone could have imagined at that time. And just as smart mobile phone technology has revolutionised how we communicate, so too has the emergence of digital imaging technology transformed the x-ray […]

A Stewart Whitley

International Society of Radiographers and Radiological Technologies

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