Image Wisely Image Gently. Image wisely is a joint initiative of the american college of radiology radiological society of north america american society of radiological technologists and american association of physicists in medicine. At northwest radiology we pledge.
Formed to address concerns about patient exposure to ionizing radiation during medical imaging image wisely is a joint initiative of the american college of radiology the radiological society of north america the american society of radiological technologists and the american association of. This campaign seeks to reduce the amount of radiation used in medically necessary imaging while simultaneously reducing the number of unnecessary exams. Image wisely initially launched in november 2010 represents a joint task force through efforts by the american college of radiology acr and the radiological society of north america rsna.
To put our patients safety health and welfare first by optimizing imaging examinations to use only.
Like image wisely we participate in a program called image gently designed to increase awareness that radiation doses may be lowered for children. Image wisely is a joint initiative of the american college of radiology radiological society of north america american society of radiological technologists and american association of physicists in medicine. Beginning in 2007 2008 a decreasing trend in the number of ct scan examinations for pediatric patients has been observed 14. At northwest radiology we pledge.