Tag: radiation
Low-dose ionising radiation may be “promising therapeutic strategy” in TBI and...
A research team led by City University of Hong Kong (CityU; Kowloon, Hong Kong) neuroscientists recently discovered that low-dose ionising radiation (LDIR), such as...
Safety benefits mean TCAR may be preferable approach in radiation-induced carotid...
A study presented recently at the Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM; 14–17 June, National Harbor, USA) has found that the long-term outcomes of transcarotid artery...
Female physicians in neurointerventional surgery: Breaking down barriers
In the latter stages of 2022, the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery (SNIS) released a position statement advocating pregnancy and parental leave policies in neurointerventional...
PAIRS 2023: How dogs with seizures inspired novel neuro-oncology trial
On day two of the Pan Arab Interventional Radiology Society annual meeting (PAIRS; 11–14 February, Dubai, UAE), Riad Salem (Northwestern University, Chicago, USA) took...
ESVS publishes “pioneering” clinical practice guidelines on radiation safety
The European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS) has released clinical practice guidelines on radiation safety, which the writing committee notes are the first guidelines...
GT Medical Technologies to present clinical data on GammaTile brain tumour...
GT Medical Technologies announced today that new data on the company's innovative GammaTile therapy for patients with operable brain tumours will be presented via...
Texray protection equipment shows promise for reducing radiation
According to a company press release, a recent publication in the European Journal of Radiology concludes that Texray radiation protection equipment reduces radiation dose...
Image quality can be maintained while reducing patient radiation dose
By Hannah Woolley
Substantial radiation dose reduction (62%) with a live peripheral image can be achieved without compromising feature visibility during neuroendovascular interventions. That is...
