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Radiation protection of the patient in diagnostic radiology and nuclear medicine. Are we doing enough?

Mattsson, Sören LU (2011) 9th International Conference on Medical Physics p.7-12
Abstract
This paper deals with the radiation protection of patients in diagnostic radiology and nuclear medicine. Modern equipment like CT, PET/CT and SPECT/CT are very important in the daily hospital routine and there is a risk to overuse them, which results in unnecessarily high doses both collectively and to individuals. Detailed referral criteria are needed as well as improved education and training in radiation protection. More frequent contacts between imaging specialists and the referring physicians are also needed.
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subject
keywords
Radiation protection, patient, justification, optimization, diagnostic, radiology, nuclear medicine, education and training
host publication
Medical Physics in the Baltic States
pages
7 - 12
publisher
Kaunas University Of Technology Press
conference name
9th International Conference on Medical Physics
conference dates
2011-10-13 - 2011-10-15
external identifiers
  • wos:000310254200001
ISSN
1822-5721
language
English
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yes
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b7e2873c-2b49-4b31-be69-e9351fd5a9ad (old id 3470380)
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2016-04-01 12:55:30
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2018-11-21 20:10:18
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  author       = {{Mattsson, Sören}},
  booktitle    = {{Medical Physics in the Baltic States}},
  issn         = {{1822-5721}},
  keywords     = {{Radiation protection; patient; justification; optimization; diagnostic; radiology; nuclear medicine; education and training}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{7--12}},
  publisher    = {{Kaunas University Of Technology Press}},
  title        = {{Radiation protection of the patient in diagnostic radiology and nuclear medicine. Are we doing enough?}},
  year         = {{2011}},
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