Current Issue December 2011, Vol. 42, No. 4

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Deliberate Underexposure in Cases of Radiography of Suspected Ingested Highly Visible Foreign Bodies—A Preliminary Study
December 2011(Vol. 42 | No. 4 | Pages 175-178)
Richard William Harbron

Clinical Implementation of the New MEDRAD XDS Contrast Extravasation Detector for Multidetector Computed Tomography
December 2011(Vol. 42 | No. 4 | Pages 179-182)
Charbel Saade, Patrick Brennan

Translating Theory to Practice: The Use of Interprofessional Student Research Teams to Model Interprofessional Collaborative Practice: What We Learnt
27 January 2012
Angela Turner, Rachel Zhou, Cindy Tran, Lee Chin, Lisa Di Prospero
It has been recognized in recent years that health care is a complex system for service delivery and that it is becoming increasingly more complex as the needs of patients increase. For health care or...
Factors Influencing Non-cardiac Side Effects of Dipyridamole When Used for Myocardial Perfusion Stress Testing
27 January 2012
Robert Miner
Abstract: Purpose: This study evaluates whether patient demographic information can be used to predict the non-cardiac side effects experienced during myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) procedures usi...
Conducting a Research Interview
27 January 2012
Amanda Bolderston
Learning Objectives: By the end of this directed reading the learner will be able to: ∗This article is a Directed Reading and provides 2 hours of Category “A” RCEEM credits that may be applied to your...
Hoping for the Best While Preparing for the Worst: A Literature Review of the Role of Hope in Palliative Cancer Patients
24 January 2012
Carina Feuz
Abstract: Palliative care and hope have both been known to improve the quality of life (QoL) of palliative cancer patients. Hope is a complex, multidimensional concept that is influenced by a variety ...
Filmcards Used in Radiation Therapy: Are They a Potential Source of Cross-infection?
22 December 2011
Diane Lawlor, Kris Cannon, Qiuli Duan, Katherine Jensen
Abstract: Introduction: Industrial radiographic film (exposed to light and then cut into a filmcard) is a tool used by radiation therapists (RTs) in the setup of patients before delivering external be...

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