Tune in to "Radiation Safety: Protecting Patients and Providers" on the latest Key In To Quality podcast! Join Glenn Sturchio, Ph.D., Director of Health Physics at Mayo Clinic, as he explores radiation advancements, challenges, and safety practices. Discover emerging technologies shaping the future of radiation safety with hosts Timothy Morgenthaler, M.D., and Sheri Nemec. #mayokeyintoquality
In 1895, while experimenting with a cathode, scientist Wilhelm Conrad Renton, discovered X-rays, which opened a whole new world in medical imaging. For the first time, physicians could see inside the human body without dissection!
In the latest episode of Key in to Quality podcast entitled “Radiation Safety: Protecting patients and providers,” our guest, Glenn Sturchio, Ph.D., director, Health Physics, Mayo Clinic, delves into the fascinating evolution of radiation-based advancements, and the unanticipated injuries and challenges that followed. Dr. Sturchio also discusses Mayo Clinic’s practices and processes to ensure patient and staff safety when radiation is used in its clinics and hospitals. He also lends his perspectives on emerging technologies and how they are shaping the future of radiation safety.
The session is ideal for occupational and staff safety leaders and employees, and radiation safety providers and team members.
Host: Timothy Morgenthaler, M.D. | https://www.linkedin.com/in/timorgenthaler/
Host: Sheri Nemec| https://www.linkedin.com/in/sheryl-sheri-nemec-a627982a/
Guests: Glenn Sturchio | https://www.linkedin.com/in/glennsturchio/
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