2021-2024 Radiology focus areas, goals, and priority initiatives
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David Fraser Radiology Research Foundation
The David Fraser Radiology Research Foundation is a Nova Scotian charitable organization funded solely from private and corporate donations. The principal goal of the Foundation is to develop research activities in medically related fields with emphasis on application to the broad field of radiology in the Department of Diagnostic Radiology at Dalhousie University.
Nova Scotia’s Lung Screening Program expanding to Cape Breton, eastern mainland
Nova Scotia’s Lung Screening Program is expanding to Cape Breton and the eastern mainland. The program first launched in the Halifax Regional Municipality and West Hants in January 2024.
Nova Scotians aged 50 to 74 who have smoked daily for 20 years or more at any point in their lives can contact the program by calling 1-833-505-LUNG (5864).
“More Nova Scotians die of lung cancer than all other cancers combined, and there is a lot of shame associated with it. Many people believe that they bring it on themselves because they smoke, but smoking is an addiction, and we are here to help,” said Dr. Daria Manos, medical director of the Lung Screening Program.
“This is why the Lung Screening Program offers tobacco cessation supports to anyone interested in quitting. However, a person does not have to stop smoking to qualify for lung screening. Our job is to help Nova Scotians prevent lung cancer when we can or find it earlier when treatment works better.”
‘A paradigm shift'
A first in Canada, donor-funded nuclear medicine scanner is helping QEII physicians assess and diagnose diseases with precision that wasn’t previously possible — all while tackling waitlists with greater efficiency.
Last spring, Canada’s first StarGuide Hybrid SPECT/CT nuclear medicine scanner by GE HealthCare arrived at the QEII Health Sciences Centre, ushering in a new era of nuclear medicine. It’s what Dr. Steven Burrell, the QEII’s head of nuclear medicine, describes as a “paradigm shift.”
News
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- Donor‑supported nuclear medicine technology attracts top medical talent to the QEII
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