Everything You Need to Know About CT: Maximizing Quality and Safety is a conference that covers topics such as:
- Radiation dose optimization within any imaging environment, from small radiology department to large healthcare system
- Imaging protocols and examination based on the clinical question , with the goal of achieving high image quality and dose as low as possible, appreciating the tradeoffs between various technical parameters
- Dose optimization strategies in specific areas of neuro- and abdomen imaging
- Best practices derived from organizations that have optimized radiation doses
- Considering an individual patients imaging history in decisions around repeat imaging
- Examinations for special populations, including pregnant women, children, and small and large patients
- Using a clinical quality measure to drive quality improvement in pediatric CT
- Current mandates established by The Joint Commission for radiation dose monitoring in CT
- Patients concerns around CT radiation and about risk
- Specific CT cases for insights to improve quality and reduce dose, identifying errors and solutions
- Communication between radiologists and technologists
- Strategies for managing a large CT department
- Novel use s of AI in CT imaging to assess image quality and facilitate radiation dose reduction, among other use cases
Everything You Need to Know About CT: Maximizing Quality and Safety brings together:
- Radiologists
- Physicians
- Radiologic Technologists
- Medical Physicists
- Patients
- Administrators
- Students
- Nurses
- Allied Health Professionals
