Health Imaging - Introduction

Health Imaging has always been committed to ensuring the best possible radiological results. This is done by providing superior films and equipment on one hand, and perhaps more importantly by assisting radiologists and radiographers to update their knowledge and skills on the other.

Some of India's most renowned specialists are helping us achieve this latter goal, and KRES-Kodak Radiology Education Services is the result of this joint effort.

The objective of KRES is to facilitate a process of imparting radiology education to students as well as practicing radiologists. It is committed to conducting various educational activities for the radiology industry in India and neighbouring countries like Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal.

Key Activities Undertaken

Kodak Workshop on Radiology and Imaging

KRES has conducted several of these informative workshops. Major cities are chosen for each workshop and students and practicing radiologists are invited from each region. Each workshop focuses on a particular topic announced in advance, and speakers share their experiences and case studies with the audience. This is followed by a quiz and film reading demonstration.

These programmes have received an excellent response so far and KRES will be arranging more such workshops on a regular basis.

Kodak Radiographer Orientation Programme

Kodak was the first company to set up an all-India team of quality specialists, headed by a National Quality Manager, with the objective of ensuring customers of the best quality from their products.

The KROP is a training programme designed for radiographers conducted by region quality specialists. The topics covered include the basics of X-ray generation, artifacts, manual and automated processing, darkroom techniques, radiation hazards and an introduction to Digital Technology.

KRES has conducted over 300 such programmes and will be releasing advance modules for future programmes.

Breast Health Education Programme

The aim of this programme is to educate patients in the detection of breast cancer. Mammography is the most advanced method so far of detecting it in its early stages, when it is most easily treated. Kodak has published a pamphlet for patients on detecting breast cancer, and will be conducting mammography camps and breast health education programmes in association with hospitals and clinics across the country.

The Radiograph

This is a quarterly journal published by KRES for the entire radiology industry, with the help of the advisory panel. Each issue of the journal focuses on various subjects of radiology. Copies of The Radiograph are mailed to over 4500 radiologists in India and some neighboring countries. Soft copies of the journal are also released for archiving and easy circulation all over the world.

Requests are pouring in from other countries to have this journal published in foreign languages also.

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