“Simple education initiatives can contribute to both financial and radiation doses savings, particularly important in radiosensitive cohorts," experts wrote recently. 

With demand for such exams forecasted to increase alongside an aging population, rads and speech language pathologists do agree that standardization is needed.

Scientists at the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago recently detailed their new approach to reducing radiation exposure in Pediatrics. 

It’s part of a suite of solutions from the Chicago-based technology giant, embedded in mobile imaging devices to improve quality. 

Claritas claims its product can “significantly” bolster quality without altering images, helping docs diagnose faster and reduce bottlenecks

Gathering radiographs following an operation is common practice, but there is little data on the usefulness of these exams, experts wrote in The Knee. 

Radiobotics' software analyzes images of the joint, helping radiologists and orthopedists pinpoint common findings tied to the condition.

Under the contract, the Lexington, Massachusetts-based vendor will serve as the Navy's sole provider of digital radiography systems.