''''Children are a distinct group of patients in terms of medical imaging. Their size, physiology and the location of their organs change as the child grows, and the fact that children have a longer life expectancy than adults must also be taken into account ...'

''''Common medical imaging procedures use low doses of radiation that are believed to be safe. A new study, however, finds that in human cell cultures, these doses create breaks that allow extra bits of DNA to integrate into the chromosome. Roland Kanaar and ...'

''''Ultrasound is a safe and accurate alternative to X-ray for detecting metaphyseal forearm fractures in children, say researchers. Although an individual X-ray involves exposure to a fairly low dose of radiation, there is still concern about how harmful ...'

''''biospace med announced today that a 50-patient clinical study published in the current issue of the peer-reviewed medical journal Spine demonstrates that the Company's ultra-low-dose 2D/3D imaging system, EOS, shows 'significantly better' image ...'