ISCT Blog

Celebrating 50 years of CT Imaging

by Cynthia McCollough, PhD[CHM1]

October 1 marks the 50th anniversary of the first computed tomography (CT) scan, which was performed in 1971 by radiologist James Ambrose at Atkinson Morley's Hospital in London, UK. Considered by physicians as the most significant medical advance of the 20th century, CT scans are used today to diagnose and guide the treatment of more than 90 million Americans each year.

The recent COVID-19 crisis has temporarily eliminated onsite educational opportunities for members of the medical community and beyond. At ISCT we understand that the pursuit of knowledge is paramount and we would like to thank our fellow medical and industry professionals with complimentary access to ISCT's OnDemand Chest CT course for the entire month of April.

For those in the medical field, COVID-19 is changing almost every area of life - from the way radiology departments operate to huge shifts in the daily practices of radiologists, technologists, and residents. It’s also changing the way that we approach CME.

A few years ago we launched ISCT Ondemand, a flexible e-learning option that allows members of the radiology community to continue their medical education on a timeline that works for their specific needs. We have dozens of accredited radiology courses available, each one focusing on a specific hot topic or organ system within CT. This week we’re highlighting our Neuro course, which provides an exciting, spirited update of the most important, high impact developments in CT neuroimaging.

The challenges faced by a radiologist in a managerial position are much different from those faced in the reading room, and in order to effectively leverage your leadership role you need to be prepared to not only identify core challenges within your department, but also know how to appropriately navigate them. Our radiology CME course, “Managing The CT Operation”, equips you to do just that.

On Monday at RSNA 2019 Dr. Mahadevappa Mahesh from Johns Hopkins University presented results from the 2019 National Council on Radiation Protection & Measurements (NRCP) report on the current status of medical radiation doses in the US.

The past few weeks have been a whirlwind, with the excitement of the Thanksgiving holiday followed by the even more exciting hustle and bustle of one of our favorite meetings: RSNA. It would take countless hours and likely hundreds of pages to detail everything from RSNA19, but there were a few key takeaways we want to highlight from the conference over the next few days. First and foremost is an update on AI.