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Many types of medical imaging procedures, such as x-rays, computed tomography scans, and nuclear medicine scans, expose patients to ionizing radiation, which over time can accumulate to substantial doses, according to a study published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine.

“We know that radiation is not benign and some people are getting high exposures,” says Reza Fazel, M.D., the lead author of the study and a cardiologist at Emory University.

Researchers used claims data from UnitedHealthcare on nearly 1 million individuals in five regions across the United States to estimate the overall rates of exposure to radiation from medical imaging procedures over a three-year period. Read more…

Are you a doctor? Have you heard about Physician employment? Well, for you who isn’t a doctor; doctor is a person who because of their knowledge of people trying to heal the sick. Not everyone who could be called a doctor to cure disease. To become a doctor is usually necessary education and specialized training and have a degree in medicine. To become a doctor, a person must complete education in the Faculty of Medicine for several years depends on system used by the University Faculty of Medicine, where it is located. The specialist is a doctor who specializes in a particular field of medical science. A doctor must undergo post-graduate medical education in order to become a specialist.

A Locum tenens is the state of a person who is temporarily performing the duties and responsibilities of a particular office in the absence of someone who has been duly elected to such charge or has that office. Such a person may act as a substitute or deputy. A doctor who has to be absent from his duties may have a locum tenens/locum doctor available to care for their patients. Locums provide a ready means for organizations to fill positions that are either only temporarily empty (during sickness, leave or for other reasons) or for which no long-term funding is available. Locuming also allows a professional to try (and get experienced in) a wide range of work environments or specialisation fields which a permanent employee may not encounter.