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Radiation protection in newer imaging technologies.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20142278     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Not even a week passes without a paper getting published in peer reviewed journals on radiation protection in newer imaging technologies that either did not exist 10 y ago or were not established for routine use. Computed tomography (CT) happens to be a common element in most of these technologies. Radiation protection is high on the agenda of manufacturers and researchers and that is becoming a driving force for users and international organisations. The media and thus the public have their own share in increasing the momentum. The slice war seems to be shifting to dose war. Manufacturers are now chasing the target of sub-mSv CT. The era of two digit mSv effective dose for a CT procedure is far from losing ground, although cardiac CT within 5 mSv seems possible. A few years ago the change in technology was faster than adoption of dose management but currently even the development of dose reduction techniques is faster than its adoption. There is dearth of large-scale surveys of practice and lack of surveys with change in technology.
Authors:
Madan M Rehani
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2010-02-08
Journal Detail:
Title:  Radiation protection dosimetry     Volume:  139     ISSN:  1742-3406     ISO Abbreviation:  Radiat Prot Dosimetry     Publication Date:    2010 Apr-May
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-05-11     Completed Date:  2010-08-31     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8109958     Medline TA:  Radiat Prot Dosimetry     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  357-62     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Radiation Protection of Patients Unit, International Atomic Energy Agency, PO Box-100, A 1400 Vienna, Austria. M.Rehani@iaea.org
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Body Burden*
Humans
Radiation Dosage
Radiation Protection / methods*
Radiographic Image Enhancement / trends*
Radiometry / trends*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / trends*

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