Various authorities have developed definitions, and these in, in turn, have been adopted by researchers and authors throughout the literature. ... The term telemedicine, however, continues to be used widely and interchangeably throughout the literature. ... The first mention of telemedicine in medical literature can be found in references to transmission of radiological images by telephone in 1948 (McCarty & Clancy, 2002). ... Health care providers and the public world-wide have increasing electronic access to scientific literature (Wallace, 2001). ... For instance, the implementation of edu...

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Abstract Utilization of medical imaging continues to rise. This is true of the pediatric population as well as adults. With increased exposure there is a correlating risk of radiation induced cancers, particularly leukemia. The purpose of this project is to examine current imaging technology and pr...

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CHAPTER 1 Introduction The year 2000 computer issue is defined by Zetlin (1998) as "the result of a universal programming standard that records dates as six digits rather than eight, using only two digits for the year. Software that uses two-digit year fields (that is, almost all of it) will ...

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So, what is physician-assisted suicide?  Physician assisted suicide is when a doctor chooses to aid a patient in the process of killing himself or herself. This so called "mercy killing" gives the patient a chance to escape potentially long-term suffering and misery resulting from terminal diseases and conditions that are hurting and or slowly killing the patient. This method of death also gives the individual a chance to decide when to end his or her life, by committing suicide in a peaceful manner rather than waiting through prolonged and continuous periods of suffering from the d...

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