Meet the Alpha One Team: Brian Horton

Meet the Alpha One Team: Brian Horton

At Alpha One Imaging, we take pride in our team of compassionate and skilled technologists. Their outstanding work is integral to our success in providing patients with superior care, wherever they may be. Meet our newest member of the team, ultrasound tech Brian...

The Importance of Venous Ultrasounds

  Blood clots are a serious concern for elderly patients who tend to spend long periods of time sitting or in bed. Early treatment is necessary to reduce the risk of a blood clot traveling to other parts of the body or causing a pulmonary embolism, which can be...

Mobile Imaging and Occupational Medicine

According to the American Lung Association, Occupational Lung Diseases are the main cause of work-related illness in the United States—based on frequency, severity and preventability of the illness. Caused by prolonged and repeated exposure to a variety of...

The Benefits of Mobile Imaging for Home Health and Hospice

The use of mobile imaging in healthcare continues to evolve at a rapid pace as more medical professionals recognize its numerous advantages. This changing landscape in mobile imaging is steeped in a fundamental notion that medical images are a foundational component...

QA Reporting: How We Get Results Back to Caregivers

The primary factor that makes mobile imaging an ideal solution for nursing homes and home-bound/hospice patients is how the patient can undergo imaging without leaving the comfort of their environment. When discussing these types of patients, it is essential to make...

Advantages of Digital Radiography

Radiography is an area of medical practice that has significantly benefited from the implementation of innovative technologies in recent years. New digital radiography (DR) imaging machines are easier and faster to use, provide more precise images and are safer for...

Preventing Occupational Lung Disease with Chest X-Ray B-Readings

Read Time: 3.5 minutes As its name implies, the term “occupational lung disease” refers to an array of lung abnormalities due to repeated and long-term exposure to certain irritants on a job, all of which may have lasting effects even after exposure ends. Because of...

The Value of Person-Centered Care

Read Time: 3.5 minutes Person-centered care in a nursing home or elder care setting is placing a high priority on the patient’s comfort – which ultimately results in happier and healthier patients. It means pinpointing care based on the demands of the...