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CT Dose Index Monitoring: RDSR, DRLs, and the ACR DIR

May 19, 2026 Troy Zhou, PhD, DABR, DABSNM
#CT #Dosimetry #Protocol Optimization #Patient Safety #ACR #Quality Control
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PET/CT Respiratory Gating & Motion Management

April 20, 2026 Troy Zhou, PhD, DABR, DABSNM
#PET/CT #Image Quality #Quantitative Imaging #Protocol Optimization #Quality Control #F-18
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Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring: Agatston & Dose

April 14, 2026 Jiali Wang, PhD, DABR
#CT #Quantitative Imaging #Quality Control #Protocol Optimization #Dosimetry
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Patient Gonadal & Fetal Contact Shielding

April 2, 2026 Ramses Herrera Habsburg, MS, DABR
#Radiation Safety #Patient Safety #Risk Management #ALARA #Protocol Optimization
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SPECT Reconstruction: FBP vs Iterative OSEM

February 11, 2026 Di Zhang, PhD, DABR, DABSNM
#Nuclear Medicine #Image Quality #Quality Control #Quantitative Imaging #Protocol Optimization
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KAP Meter Calibration & QC for Fluoroscopy

January 16, 2026 Jiali Wang, PhD, DABR
#Dosimetry #Quality Control #Radiation Safety #Patient Safety #Protocol Optimization
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MUGA and LVEF: Count-Based Ejection Fraction

December 22, 2025 Troy Zhou, PhD, DABR, DABSNM
#Nuclear Medicine #Quantitative Imaging #Quality Control #Patient Safety #Protocol Optimization
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Pediatric Nuclear Medicine Dosing Explained

December 18, 2025 Troy Zhou, PhD, DABR, DABSNM
#Nuclear Medicine #F-18 #Dosimetry #Patient Safety #Protocol Optimization #PET
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Digital Subtraction Angiography Image Quality QC

December 15, 2025 Jiali Wang, PhD, DABR
#Image Quality #Quality Control #Dosimetry #Patient Safety #Protocol Optimization #ACR
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Ultrasound Elastography QC: Physics and QA

November 25, 2025 Jiali Wang, PhD, DABR
#Quality Control #Image Quality #Quantitative Imaging #Protocol Optimization #Accreditation
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Gamma Camera Collimator Selection Guide

November 21, 2025 Jim O'Brien, M.Md.Sc., DABR, DABSNM
#Nuclear Medicine #Image Quality #Quality Control #Protocol Optimization #Quantitative Imaging
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Cardiac SPECT MPI: Physics, OSEM, and QC

November 6, 2025 Nick Wellnitz, BS
#Nuclear Medicine #Quality Control #Image Quality #Dosimetry #Protocol Optimization #Accreditation
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CT Iterative & Deep-Learning Reconstruction

October 30, 2025 Jiali Wang, PhD, DABR
#CT #Image Quality #Protocol Optimization #Quality Control #Dosimetry #GE HealthCare
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CT Number (Hounsfield Unit) Calibration and Accuracy QC

October 21, 2025 Di Zhang, PhD, DABR, DABSNM
#CT #Quality Control #Image Quality #Accreditation #Protocol Optimization
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Cone-Beam CT Dose: Why CTDI Falls Short

October 9, 2025 Di Zhang, PhD, DABR, DABSNM
#CT #Dosimetry #Protocol Optimization #Patient Safety #Quality Control
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CT Automatic Tube Voltage Selection (Auto-kV)

September 16, 2025 Jiali Wang, PhD, DABR
#CT #Protocol Optimization #Dosimetry #Image Quality #Patient Safety #Siemens Healthineers
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Pediatric CT Dose: Image Gently and SSDE

September 9, 2025 Troy Zhou, PhD, DABR, DABSNM
#CT #Dosimetry #Protocol Optimization #Patient Safety #Image Quality
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PET Uptake Time: Why It Affects SUV and Quality

August 13, 2025 Nick Wellnitz, BS
#PET #Quantitative Imaging #Protocol Optimization #F-18 #Radiation Safety
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MRI Parallel Imaging: g-Factor and SNR

August 8, 2025 Jiali Wang, PhD, DABR
#Image Quality #Quality Control #Accreditation #ACR #Protocol Optimization
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Ultrasound Thermal & Mechanical Index Safety

August 5, 2025 Jiali Wang, PhD, DABR
#Image Quality #Patient Safety #Quality Control #Protocol Optimization #Accreditation
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Diagnostic Reference Levels: A Practical Guide

July 30, 2025 Jiali Wang, PhD, DABR
#Dosimetry #Protocol Optimization #Quality Control #Image Quality #CT #ACR
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Low-Dose CT Lung Cancer Screening: Dose & QC

July 29, 2025 Jiali Wang, PhD, DABR
#CT #Dosimetry #Protocol Optimization #Image Quality #Accreditation
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F-18 Fluciclovine PET/CT for Prostate Cancer

July 29, 2025 Troy Zhou, PhD, DABR, DABSNM
#PET/CT #PET #F-18 #Quantitative Imaging #Protocol Optimization
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Fluoroscopy Dose Management: Air Kerma and KAP

July 22, 2025 Jiali Wang, PhD, DABR
#Dosimetry #Patient Safety #Radiation Safety #Quality Control #Protocol Optimization
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Renal Scintigraphy: Split Function & GFR

July 16, 2025 Di Zhang, PhD, DABR, DABSNM
#Nuclear Medicine #Quantitative Imaging #Quality Control #Patient Safety #Protocol Optimization
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I-123 MIBG Imaging: Collimators & H/M Ratio

July 15, 2025 Jim O'Brien, M.Md.Sc., DABR, DABSNM
#Nuclear Medicine #Quantitative Imaging #Image Quality #Protocol Optimization #Quality Control #Dosimetry
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CT Noise Power Spectrum & Task-Based Image Quality

July 8, 2025 Jiali Wang, PhD, DABR
#CT #Image Quality #Quality Control #Protocol Optimization #Accreditation
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CT Image Artifacts: Causes and Correction

July 2, 2025 Jiali Wang, PhD, DABR
#Image Quality #Quality Control #CT #Protocol Optimization #Accreditation
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CT Slice Thickness QC and Sensitivity Profiles

June 27, 2025 Jiali Wang, PhD, DABR
#CT #Quality Control #Image Quality #Protocol Optimization #Accreditation
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DR Exposure Index (EI) and Deviation Index

June 17, 2025 Nick Wellnitz, BS
#Image Quality #Quality Control #Dosimetry #Protocol Optimization #Patient Safety
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Flat-Panel Detector QC: Uniformity & Dead Pixels

June 11, 2025 Jiali Wang, PhD, DABR
#Quality Control #Image Quality #Accreditation #Patient Safety #Protocol Optimization
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Fluoroscopy Peak Skin Dose & SRDL Monitoring

June 5, 2025 Jiali Wang, PhD, DABR
#Dosimetry #Radiation Safety #Patient Safety #Quality Control #Protocol Optimization
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Dual-Energy CT: Physics and Quality Control

May 21, 2025 Jiali Wang, PhD, DABR
#CT #Quality Control #Image Quality #Quantitative Imaging #Protocol Optimization #Accreditation
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F-18 FDG PET/CT Dose Optimization

May 20, 2025 Troy Zhou, PhD, DABR, DABSNM
#PET/CT #F-18 #Dosimetry #Protocol Optimization #Image Quality
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Pulsed Fluoroscopy: Dose Reduction QC

May 16, 2025 Nick Wellnitz, BS
#Dosimetry #Quality Control #Patient Safety #Radiation Safety #Protocol Optimization
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CT Patient Centering: Dose and Image Quality

May 15, 2025 Jiali Wang, PhD, DABR
#CT #Dosimetry #Image Quality #Quality Control #Protocol Optimization
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ACR CT Accreditation Phantom QC

May 13, 2025 Troy Zhou, PhD, DABR, DABSNM
#CT #Image Quality #Quality Control #Accreditation #ACR #Protocol Optimization
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X-Ray Beam Filtration and Spectral Shaping

May 13, 2025 Jim O'Brien, M.Md.Sc., DABR, DABSNM
#Dosimetry #Image Quality #Quality Control #Protocol Optimization #Patient Safety
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Photon-Counting CT: Image Quality and Dose

April 30, 2025 Jiali Wang, PhD, DABR
#CT #Image Quality #Dosimetry #Quality Control #Protocol Optimization #Siemens Healthineers
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Cardiac CT Dose Optimization: Coronary CTA

April 29, 2025 Jiali Wang, PhD, DABR
#CT #Dosimetry #Protocol Optimization #Image Quality #Patient Safety
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Fluoroscopy Air Kerma Rate Limits & ADRC

April 24, 2025 Ramses Herrera Habsburg, MS, DABR
#Radiation Safety #Dosimetry #Quality Control #Patient Safety #Protocol Optimization #Occupational Exposure
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CT Automatic Tube Current Modulation (ATCM)

April 23, 2025 Jiali Wang, PhD, DABR
#CT #Dosimetry #Quality Control #Protocol Optimization #Image Quality #Patient Safety
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CT Brain Perfusion: Radiation Dose Optimization

April 16, 2025 Jiali Wang, PhD, DABR
#CT #Dosimetry #Protocol Optimization #Image Quality #Patient Safety
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Size-Specific Dose Estimate (SSDE) in CT

April 15, 2025 Jiali Wang, PhD, DABR
#CT #Dosimetry #Protocol Optimization #Quality Control #Patient Safety
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CTDIvol and DLP Explained: CT Dose Metrics

April 7, 2025 Nick Wellnitz, BS
#CT #Dosimetry #Protocol Optimization #Patient Safety #Image Quality
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Digital Radiography Lag and Ghosting QC

April 3, 2025 Jiali Wang, PhD, DABR
#Quality Control #Image Quality #Patient Safety #Protocol Optimization #Accreditation
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DXA Precision and Least Significant Change

March 31, 2025 Jiali Wang, PhD, DABR
#Quality Control #Quantitative Imaging #Patient Safety #Accreditation #Protocol Optimization
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Computed Radiography Imaging Plate QC

March 27, 2025 Jiali Wang, PhD, DABR
#Quality Control #Image Quality #Dosimetry #Patient Safety #Protocol Optimization
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MRI Diffusion ADC Quantitative QC

March 24, 2025 Jim O'Brien, M.Md.Sc., DABR, DABSNM
#Quantitative Imaging #Image Quality #Quality Control #Protocol Optimization #Accreditation #ACR
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Siemens CT Reconstruction Kernels Decoded

March 21, 2025 Troy Zhou, PhD, DABR, DABSNM
#CT #Image Quality #Protocol Optimization #Siemens Healthineers
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CT Dose Check: Notification & Alert Values

March 18, 2025 Jiali Wang, PhD, DABR
#CT #Dosimetry #Quality Control #Protocol Optimization #Patient Safety #Accreditation
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Quantitative Myocardial Blood Flow with Cardiac PET

March 11, 2025 Troy Zhou, PhD, DABR, DABSNM
#Nuclear Medicine #PET #PET/CT #Quantitative Imaging #Protocol Optimization
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CT Beam Collimation, Efficiency, and Overranging

March 6, 2025 Jiali Wang, PhD, DABR
#CT #Dosimetry #Quality Control #Protocol Optimization #Patient Safety
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CT Protocol Optimization: Dose, Quality, and ACR

February 28, 2025 Troy Zhou, PhD, DABR, DABSNM
#CT #Protocol Optimization #Dosimetry #Image Quality
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Contrast-Detail QC for Digital Radiography

February 25, 2025 Nick Wellnitz, BS
#Image Quality #Quality Control #Protocol Optimization #Dosimetry #Accreditation
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CT Gantry, Table, and Alignment QC

January 15, 2025 Jiali Wang, PhD, DABR
#CT #Quality Control #Image Quality #Patient Safety #Accreditation #Protocol Optimization
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Gallium-67 Citrate Imaging: Physics and QC

January 9, 2025 Troy Zhou, PhD, DABR, DABSNM
#Nuclear Medicine #Quality Control #Image Quality #Radiation Safety #Protocol Optimization
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CT Helical Pitch: Dose and Image Quality

December 27, 2024 Jiali Wang, PhD, DABR
#CT #Dosimetry #Image Quality #Protocol Optimization #Quality Control
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Brain FDG-PET for Dementia and Epilepsy

December 19, 2024 Troy Zhou, PhD, DABR, DABSNM
#PET #PET/CT #Nuclear Medicine #Quantitative Imaging #Protocol Optimization #F-18
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FDG PET/CT for Infection and Inflammation

December 6, 2024 Jim O'Brien, M.Md.Sc., DABR, DABSNM
#PET/CT #Nuclear Medicine #F-18 #Quantitative Imaging #Protocol Optimization
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HIDA Scan and Gallbladder Ejection Fraction

December 5, 2024 Di Zhang, PhD, DABR, DABSNM
#Nuclear Medicine #Quantitative Imaging #Protocol Optimization #Patient Safety #Image Quality
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MRI SAR and RF Safety: Limits and Monitoring

December 3, 2024 Jiali Wang, PhD, DABR
#MRI Safety #Patient Safety #Quality Control #Protocol Optimization #Accreditation
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PET SUV Quantification and QC

December 3, 2024 Troy Zhou, PhD, DABR, DABSNM
#PET/CT #Quantitative Imaging #Quality Control #Protocol Optimization #F-18
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MRI Image Artifacts: Identification & QC

November 20, 2024 Jiali Wang, PhD, DABR
#Image Quality #Quality Control #MRI Safety #Accreditation #Protocol Optimization
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Tc-99m PYP Cardiac Amyloidosis Imaging

November 8, 2024 Di Zhang, PhD, DABR, DABSNM
#Nuclear Medicine #Quantitative Imaging #Protocol Optimization #Image Quality #Quality Control #Patient Safety
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PET/CT Scatter Correction Explained

November 7, 2024 Troy Zhou, PhD, DABR, DABSNM
#PET/CT #Quantitative Imaging #Image Quality #Quality Control #F-18 #Protocol Optimization
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Rubidium-82 Cardiac PET Myocardial Perfusion

October 17, 2024 Troy Zhou, PhD, DABR, DABSNM
#PET #Nuclear Medicine #Quantitative Imaging #Quality Control #Patient Safety #Protocol Optimization
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Gastric Emptying Scintigraphy: Standard Method

October 8, 2024 Di Zhang, PhD, DABR, DABSNM
#Nuclear Medicine #Quantitative Imaging #Protocol Optimization #Quality Control #Patient Safety
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Automatic Exposure Control in Radiography QC

September 12, 2024 Jiali Wang, PhD, DABR
#Quality Control #Image Quality #Dosimetry #Protocol Optimization #Patient Safety
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Pediatric Fluoroscopy Dose Optimization

September 12, 2024 Troy Zhou, PhD, DABR, DABSNM
#Radiation Safety #Dosimetry #Protocol Optimization #Patient Safety #Image Quality #ALARA
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Dental Intraoral & Panoramic Radiography QC

August 27, 2024 Jiali Wang, PhD, DABR
#Quality Control #Image Quality #Dosimetry #Patient Safety #Protocol Optimization
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Ultrasound Transducer QC: Dead Elements

August 6, 2024 Troy Zhou, PhD, DABR, DABSNM
#Quality Control #Image Quality #Patient Safety #Accreditation #Protocol Optimization
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ACR Digital Mammography Phantom QC

July 23, 2024 Jiali Wang, PhD, DABR
#Image Quality #Quality Control #Accreditation #Patient Safety #Protocol Optimization
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CT Image Quality QC: MTF, NPS, and Detectability

July 9, 2024 Jiali Wang, PhD, DABR
#Image Quality #Quality Control #CT #Protocol Optimization #Accreditation
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Antiscatter Grids: Scatter, Contrast & Dose

June 18, 2024 Jiali Wang, PhD, DABR
#Image Quality #Quality Control #Dosimetry #Patient Safety #Protocol Optimization
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Pediatric Radiography Dose Optimization

June 4, 2024 Jiali Wang, PhD, DABR
#Dosimetry #Patient Safety #Protocol Optimization #Image Quality #ACR
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Mammography CNR and SDNR Quality Control

May 14, 2024 Troy Zhou, PhD, DABR, DABSNM
#Quality Control #Image Quality #Accreditation #Patient Safety #Protocol Optimization
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