Siemens Offers New Medical Radiation Information Platform for Patients, General Public

Press releases may be edited for formatting or style | December 09, 2011

Website explains imaging procedures and terms, provides tips to reduce radiation exposure

Malvern, Pa. - Siemens Healthcare offers a new information source for anyone facing an X-ray or a nuclear medicine examination. At www.medicalradiation.com, medical journalists and Siemens experts provide patients and interested members of the general public with basic details regarding medical radiation - including the fundamentals of the physics involved, an introduction to imaging procedures and notes on minimizing radiation exposure. A glossary explains the most common technical terms in a succinct, readily comprehensible manner.

For Siemens, radiation protection and dose reduction in medicine have always enjoyed top priority. For this reason, Siemens recently launched a Low Dose Information Center (www.siemens.com/low-dose) for doctors and clinical personnel to provide comprehensive information and further education offerings on dose reduction.

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Launched by Siemens Healthcare Sector in November 2011, Agenda 2013 is a two-year global initiative to further strengthen the Healthcare Sector's innovative power and competitiveness. Specific measures will be implemented in four fields of action: Innovation, Competitiveness, Regional Footprint and People Development.

The Siemens Healthcare Sector is one of the world's largest suppliers to the healthcare industry and a trendsetter in medical imaging, laboratory diagnostics, medical information technology and hearing aids. Siemens offers its customers products and solutions for the entire range of patient care from a single source - from prevention and early detection to diagnosis, and on to treatment and aftercare. By optimizing clinical workflows for the most common diseases, Siemens also makes healthcare faster, better and more cost-effective. Siemens Healthcare employs some 51,000 employees worldwide and operates around the world. In fiscal year 2011 (to September 30), the Sector posted revenue of 12.5 billion euros and profit of around 1.3 billion euros. For further information please visit: www.siemens.com/healthcare.

Contact: Jeff Bell
610-448-1477
jeffrey.t.bell@siemens.com



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