Jay R Parikh1, Richard A Geise2, Edward I Bluth3, Claire E Bender4, Gordon Sze5, A Kyle Jones6. 1. 1 Department of Radiology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1155 Pressler St, CPB5.3208, Houston, TX 77030. 2. 2 Department of Radiology, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, MN. 3. 3 Department of Radiology, Ochsner Clinic Foundation and The University of Queensland School of Medicine, Ochsner Clinical School, New Orleans, LA. 4. 4 Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN. 5. 5 Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT. 6. 6 Department of Imaging Physics, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The risk of injury associated with long-term occupational exposure to ionizing radiation is low for radiologists. The purpose of this article is to systematically review and inform radiologists about radiation-related effects to which they are potentially susceptible. CONCLUSION: Formal education and training on radiation safety and management, careful attention to good radiation protection habits, and continued emphasis on radiation management and the as low as reasonably achievable principle are recommended for all radiologists.
OBJECTIVE: The risk of injury associated with long-term occupational exposure to ionizing radiation is low for radiologists. The purpose of this article is to systematically review and inform radiologists about radiation-related effects to which they are potentially susceptible. CONCLUSION: Formal education and training on radiation safety and management, careful attention to good radiation protection habits, and continued emphasis on radiation management and the as low as reasonably achievable principle are recommended for all radiologists.
Authors: Elena Della Vecchia; Alberto Modenese; Tom Loney; Martina Muscatello; Marilia Silva Paulo; Giorgia Rossi; Fabriziomaria Gobba Journal: Med Lav Date: 2020-08-31 Impact factor: 1.275