The Role of Certified Radiological Technicians in Computed Tomography Screening for Lung Cancer

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  • 肺がんＣＴ検診認定技師（案）に関する検討

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For periodic medical screening of lung cancer by low dose computed tomography (CT), it is essential, for efficient and accurate CT examination of a large number of patients, to establish a new medical examination system. To attain this, we assessed the inclusion of a certified radiological technician in CT screening for lung cancer (CT screener) as a factor for "construction of a new medical examination model" in "a new medical examination model and of improvement in the efficacy of medical examination" (The Tsuchiya Group for construction of a new screening model and improvement in the screening efficiency). The results of the assessment are reported herein, with a discussion of future prospects. A person is qualified as a CT screener by qualification test after he/she receives professional training. Only a qualified physician for CT screening of lung cancer, which will be assessed in the future, can work as a CT screener. The work of a CT screener would include 3 aspects: first, imaging under optimum scanning conditions according to the needs of the individual patients, with the aim of reducing the exposure to radiation; second, supply CT images with the maximum image information to physicians; third, identification of pulmonary nodules on CT images during the primary image-reading. We aim for the establishment of a system which will allow wide-ranging CT screening with high accuracy by arranging 3 systems, including a qualified physician for CT screening of lung cancer, a qualified technical expert for CT screening of lung cancer, and a high-class facility for the treatment of lung cancer.<br>

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  • Haigan

    Haigan 47 (6), 777-782, 2007

    The Japan Lung Cancer Society

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