Radiation-blocking underwear…
September 13, 2010
Airport X-ray scanners is the latest security measure that you have to go through before boarding a plane in the US. But, how safe are they? A lot to discuss about it… So far, you still got the option of getting a pat down. So no need to worry too much, right? Well, if you belong to those that think that soon there’ll be x-ray scanners everywhere, from schools to museums, etc., a company (Rocky Flats Gear) seems to have found the solution for you: ‘radiation-blocking’ underwear.
This all sounds very nice, but what happens with the rest of the body, doesn’t it get affected by radiation? Soon, we’ll have to be walking around on ‘radiation-blocking’ clothes. And the head? use an astronaut-like mask? How far can we go with those ”prevention” measures?
MRI is a powerful tool to assess neurological abnormalities in preterm babies. However, performing an MR scan on a neonate can be hazardous: positioning the baby inside the scanner, sedation, making sûre only MR-compatible material is used… Anyone that has performed or seen an MR exam of a neonate knows how cumbersome it is. This is where an MRI-compatible incubator comes in handy.
MRI-compatible incubators preserve the environmental cocoon of the incubator, maintaining temperature and ventilation stability and reducing the need to handle infants in the MRI environment. This reduces risks, increases the number of infants that can benefit from an MR exam and saves time in the MR suite. Researchers from the Medical University of Vienna in Austria have just published the results of a study on how the MRI-compatible incubator affects clinical management. Read more on the September issue of the European Journal of Paediatric Neurology (2010, Vol. 14:5, pp. 410-417).
What is knowledge?
September 3, 2009
Take a look at this website: http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08673a.htm
