Care Quote by Charles W. Pickering

Millions of Americans every year depend upon medical imaging exams to diagnose disease and detect injury, and thousands more rely on radiation therapy to…

— Charles W. Pickering

“Furthermore, Choosing Wisely doesn’t emphasize the cumulative risk of these scans that involve ionized radiation.78–81 For example, a typical cardiology practice has its patients…

— Eric Topol

The best doctors and the best hospitals in America, if they cannot get the patient information they need when they need it, it can…

— Timothy Murphy

My main frustration is the fear of cancer from low dose radiation, even by radiologists.

— John Cameron

“THE U.S. HEALTH CARE SYSTEM is on a dangerous path, with a toxic combination of high costs, uneven quality, frequent errors, and limited access…

— Michael E. Porter

“Doctors and nurses typically work in very high radiation environments and I would not expect them to have robust immune systems.”

— Steven Magee

American healthcare faces a crisis in quality. There is a dangerous divide between the potential for the high level of quality care that our…

— Risa Lavizzo-Mourey

In states where no regulation exists, anyone is permitted to perform medical imaging and radiation therapy procedures, sometimes after just a few weeks of…

— Charles W. Pickering

We are spending most of our time in American health care fixing the mistakes that either we in the profession are causing or our…

— Mehmet Oz

Most of us take it for granted that the person performing our radiologic procedures is a competent professional. But the fact is, poorly trained…

— Charles W Pickering

Even top caliber hospitals cannot escape medical mistakes that sometimes result in irreparable damage to patients

— Carl Levin

When I entered the field in July 1958 I believed what they told me about radiation risks. I spent much effort reducing the dose…

— John Cameron