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| Title | Description | Hours | Questions | |
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| Adverse Effects Of Radiation Therapy | Radiotherapy causes DNA break and subsequent cell death. This affects the cancer cells more severely than the normal cells. However, with the growing ... Read the Article | 1.25 | 8 | Activity DO |
| Adverse Effects Of Radiation Therapy | Radiotherapy causes DNA break and subsequent cell death. This affects the cancer cells more severely than the normal cells. However, with the growing ... Read the Article | 1.25 | 8 | Activity MD/PA |
| Appropriate Magnetic Resonance Imaging Ordering | Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a diagnostic imaging technique useful for the detailed characterization of the soft tissues without ionizing radia ... Read the Article | 1 | 5 | Activity DO |
| Appropriate Magnetic Resonance Imaging Ordering | Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a diagnostic imaging technique useful for the detailed characterization of the soft tissues without ionizing radia ... Read the Article | 1 | 5 | Activity MD/PA |
| Biologic, Chemical, and Radiation Terrorism Review | Terrorism is the intentional use of indiscriminate violence to create fear and terror as a means to achieve an ideological, financial, religious, or p ... Read the Article | 1.5 | 10 | Activity DO |
| Biologic, Chemical, and Radiation Terrorism Review | Terrorism is the intentional use of indiscriminate violence to create fear and terror as a means to achieve an ideological, financial, religious, or p ... Read the Article | 1.5 | 10 | Activity MD/PA |
| Breast Ultrasound | Breast ultrasound is performed due to the high incidence rate of breast cancer amongst women globally. Ultrasound is typically used as an adjunct to m ... Read the Article | 1 | 5 | Activity DO |
| Breast Ultrasound | Breast ultrasound is performed due to the high incidence rate of breast cancer amongst women globally. Ultrasound is typically used as an adjunct to m ... Read the Article | 1 | 5 | Activity MD/PA |
| Contrast Agent Toxicity | Contrast agents, also called contrast media, are substances used to enhance the radiodensity of a targeted tissue by altering the way that electromagn ... Read the Article | 1 | 5 | Activity DO |
| Contrast Agent Toxicity | Contrast agents, also called contrast media, are substances used to enhance the radiodensity of a targeted tissue by altering the way that electromagn ... Read the Article | 1 | 5 | Activity MD/PA |
| Diffusion Tensor Imaging | Diffusion tensor imaging is an advanced magnetic resonance imaging modality that uses the Brownian motion of water molecules to provide data for image ... Read the Article | 1 | 6 | Activity DO |
| Diffusion Tensor Imaging | Diffusion tensor imaging is an advanced magnetic resonance imaging modality that uses the Brownian motion of water molecules to provide data for image ... Read the Article | 1 | 6 | Activity MD/PA |
| Duplex Ultrasound | Duplex ultrasound is an integral tool for medical diagnosis and therapy. Duplex ultrasonography combines the principles of anatomic and flow ultrasono ... Read the Article | 1.25 | 11 | Activity DO |
| Duplex Ultrasound | Duplex ultrasound is an integral tool for medical diagnosis and therapy. Duplex ultrasonography combines the principles of anatomic and flow ultrasono ... Read the Article | 1.25 | 11 | Activity MD/PA |
| Fludeoxyglucose (18F) | Fludeoxyglucose F18 is a radioactive tracer that acts as a glucose analog and is used for diagnostic purposes in conjunction with positron-emitting to ... Read the Article | 1 | 5 | Activity DO |
| Fludeoxyglucose (18F) | Fludeoxyglucose F18 is a radioactive tracer that acts as a glucose analog and is used for diagnostic purposes in conjunction with positron-emitting to ... Read the Article | 1 | 5 | Activity MD/PA |
| Food And Drug Administration Recalls | The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) enforces standards for prescription medications, medical devices, and vaccines through the recall process. Thi ... Read the Article | 1 | 6 | Activity DO |
| Food And Drug Administration Recalls | The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) enforces standards for prescription medications, medical devices, and vaccines through the recall process. Thi ... Read the Article | 1 | 6 | Activity MD/PA |
| Gadolinium Magnetic Resonance Imaging | Contrast agents are pharmaceuticals that increase the information content of diagnostic images. They serve to improve the sensitivity and specificity ... Read the Article | 1.25 | 6 | Activity DO |
| Gadolinium Magnetic Resonance Imaging | Contrast agents are pharmaceuticals that increase the information content of diagnostic images. They serve to improve the sensitivity and specificity ... Read the Article | 1.25 | 6 | Activity MD/PA |
| Gastric Emptying Scan | This activity describes the use of gastric emptying scintigraphy in the evaluation of gastric motility and related disorders. It discusses its role in ... Read the Article | 1 | 6 | Activity DO |
| Gastric Emptying Scan | This activity describes the use of gastric emptying scintigraphy in the evaluation of gastric motility and related disorders. It discusses its role in ... Read the Article | 1 | 6 | Activity MD/PA |
| Infarct Avid Imaging Study | Coronary artery disease is the leading cause of ischemic cardiomyopathy. Approximately half of the patients with coronary artery disease can have dysf ... Read the Article | 1 | 6 | Activity DO |
| Infarct Avid Imaging Study | Coronary artery disease is the leading cause of ischemic cardiomyopathy. Approximately half of the patients with coronary artery disease can have dysf ... Read the Article | 1 | 6 | Activity MD/PA |
| Ionizing Radiation | Ionizing radiation has been proven to be a risk factor for malignancy in the future. Evidence from studies conducted following the Chernobyl accident, ... Read the Article | 1.25 | 14 | Activity DO |
| Ionizing Radiation | Ionizing radiation has been proven to be a risk factor for malignancy in the future. Evidence from studies conducted following the Chernobyl accident, ... Read the Article | 1.25 | 14 | Activity MD/PA |
| Lymphoscintigraphy | Lymphoscintigraphy is a powerful diagnostic imaging tool that can be obtained with little risk of adverse events. This activity reviews the applicatio ... Read the Article | 1 | 5 | Activity DO |
| Lymphoscintigraphy | Lymphoscintigraphy is a powerful diagnostic imaging tool that can be obtained with little risk of adverse events. This activity reviews the applicatio ... Read the Article | 1 | 5 | Activity MD/PA |
| Mammography | Aside from skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common cancer in women and represents 14% of all new cancers in the United States. Breast cancer ris ... Read the Article | 1.25 | 9 | Activity DO |
| Mammography | Aside from skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common cancer in women and represents 14% of all new cancers in the United States. Breast cancer ris ... Read the Article | 1.25 | 9 | Activity MD/PA |
| MR Angiogram | Magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) encompasses several imaging techniques based on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) developed for studying the arter ... Read the Article | 1 | 6 | Activity DO |
| MR Angiogram | Magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) encompasses several imaging techniques based on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) developed for studying the arter ... Read the Article | 1 | 6 | Activity MD/PA |
| Palliation Radiation Therapy Of The Spinal Cord | Radiation therapy is frequently used in medicine as both a curative and palliative treatment modality. When cancer metastasizes to the spine, patients ... Read the Article | 1 | 5 | Activity DO |
| Palliation Radiation Therapy Of The Spinal Cord | Radiation therapy is frequently used in medicine as both a curative and palliative treatment modality. When cancer metastasizes to the spine, patients ... Read the Article | 1 | 5 | Activity MD/PA |
| Percutaneous Radiofrequency Ablation Of Liver Tumors | The liver is a common location for both primary and metastatic malignancies, which often result in significant morbidity and mortality. Traditional su ... Read the Article | 1 | 5 | Activity DO |
| Percutaneous Radiofrequency Ablation Of Liver Tumors | The liver is a common location for both primary and metastatic malignancies, which often result in significant morbidity and mortality. Traditional su ... Read the Article | 1 | 5 | Activity MD/PA |
| Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor | In 2016, the World Health Organization published a revised classification of central nervous system tumors using molecular parameters. In this classif ... Read the Article | 1 | 5 | Activity DO |
| Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor | In 2016, the World Health Organization published a revised classification of central nervous system tumors using molecular parameters. In this classif ... Read the Article | 1 | 5 | Activity MD/PA |
| Radiation Effects On The Fetus | Cancer management during ongoing pregnancy poses a clinical challenge in itself, especially when administering radiotherapy; if indicated, it can seve ... Read the Article | 1.25 | 5 | Activity DO |
| Radiation Effects On The Fetus | Cancer management during ongoing pregnancy poses a clinical challenge in itself, especially when administering radiotherapy; if indicated, it can seve ... Read the Article | 1.25 | 5 | Activity MD/PA |
| Radiation Esophagitis | Radiation esophagitis is inflammation of the esophagus due to radiation. Radiation esophagitis is typically an adverse effect that develops in individ ... Read the Article | 1.25 | 10 | Activity DO |
| Radiation Esophagitis | Radiation esophagitis is inflammation of the esophagus due to radiation. Radiation esophagitis is typically an adverse effect that develops in individ ... Read the Article | 1.25 | 10 | Activity MD/PA |
| Radiation Proctitis | Radiation proctitis refers to injury or damage of the rectum secondary to radiation therapy. It is postulated that almost half of all patients with pe ... Read the Article | 1 | 6 | Activity DO |
| Radiation Proctitis | Radiation proctitis refers to injury or damage of the rectum secondary to radiation therapy. It is postulated that almost half of all patients with pe ... Read the Article | 1 | 6 | Activity MD/PA |
| Radiation Therapy In The Treatment Of Keloids | Keloids are benign raised scars that are formed after cutaneous insult. Normally, cutaneous injury results in wound closure and a flat scar. Some in ... Read the Article | 1 | 5 | Activity DO |
| Radiation Therapy In The Treatment Of Keloids | Keloids are benign raised scars that are formed after cutaneous insult. Normally, cutaneous injury results in wound closure and a flat scar. Some in ... Read the Article | 1 | 5 | Activity MD/PA |
| Radioactive Iodine Therapy | Radioactive iodine therapy is used in the management and treatment of hyperthyroidism. This activity describes the indications, actions, and contraind ... Read the Article | 1 | 6 | Activity DO |
| Radioactive Iodine Therapy | Radioactive iodine therapy is used in the management and treatment of hyperthyroidism. This activity describes the indications, actions, and contraind ... Read the Article | 1 | 6 | Activity MD/PA |
| Radionuclide Ventriculography | The radionuclide ventriculography (RNV) scan is a non-invasive way of assessing the ventricular function and intracardiac hemodynamics. It assesses th ... Read the Article | 1 | 5 | Activity DO |
| Radionuclide Ventriculography | The radionuclide ventriculography (RNV) scan is a non-invasive way of assessing the ventricular function and intracardiac hemodynamics. It assesses th ... Read the Article | 1 | 5 | Activity MD/PA |
| Radon Toxicity | Radon toxicity is one of the leading causes of lung cancers in non-smokers. It is a radioactive gas that is naturally occurring in the environment and ... Read the Article | 1 | 6 | Activity DO |
| Radon Toxicity | Radon toxicity is one of the leading causes of lung cancers in non-smokers. It is a radioactive gas that is naturally occurring in the environment and ... Read the Article | 1 | 6 | Activity MD/PA |
| Safety of Fluoroscopy in Patient, Operator, and Technician | The discovery, development, and implementation of ionizing radiation as a means for medical imaging, such as fluoroscopy, has proved to be pivotal in ... Read the Article | 1 | 6 | Activity DO |
| Safety of Fluoroscopy in Patient, Operator, and Technician | The discovery, development, and implementation of ionizing radiation as a means for medical imaging, such as fluoroscopy, has proved to be pivotal in ... Read the Article | 1 | 6 | Activity MD/PA |
| SPECT Imaging | Single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) is a nuclear imaging modality used frequently in diagnostic medicine. It allows the clinician to as ... Read the Article | 1 | 5 | Activity DO |
| SPECT Imaging | Single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) is a nuclear imaging modality used frequently in diagnostic medicine. It allows the clinician to as ... Read the Article | 1 | 5 | Activity MD/PA |
| Thallium-201 | Thallium-201 is a radiopharmaceutical agent used in the diagnosis of coronary artery disease and parathyroid hyperactivity. Other useful applications ... Read the Article | 1 | 5 | Activity DO |
| Thallium-201 | Thallium-201 is a radiopharmaceutical agent used in the diagnosis of coronary artery disease and parathyroid hyperactivity. Other useful applications ... Read the Article | 1 | 5 | Activity MD/PA |
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