| Radiologic and nuclear medicine studies in the United States and worldwide: frequency, radiation dose, and comparison with other radiation sources--1950-2007. | |
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PMID: 19789227 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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The U.S. National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements and United Nations Scientific Committee on Effects of Atomic Radiation each conducted respective assessments of all radiation sources in the United States and worldwide. The goal of this article is to summarize and combine the results of these two publicly available surveys and to compare the results with historical information. In the United States in 2006, about 377 million diagnostic and interventional radiologic examinations and 18 million nuclear medicine examinations were performed. The United States accounts for about 12% of radiologic procedures and about one-half of nuclear medicine procedures performed worldwide. In the United States, the frequency of diagnostic radiologic examinations has increased almost 10-fold (1950-2006). The U.S. per-capita annual effective dose from medical procedures has increased about sixfold (0.5 mSv [1980] to 3.0 mSv [2006]). Worldwide estimates for 2000-2007 indicate that 3.6 billion medical procedures with ionizing radiation (3.1 billion diagnostic radiologic, 0.5 billion dental, and 37 million nuclear medicine examinations) are performed annually. Worldwide, the average annual per-capita effective dose from medicine (about 0.6 mSv of the total 3.0 mSv received from all sources) has approximately doubled in the past 10-15 years. |
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Authors:
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Fred A Mettler; Mythreyi Bhargavan; Keith Faulkner; Debbie B Gilley; Joel E Gray; Geoffrey S Ibbott; Jill A Lipoti; Mahadevappa Mahesh; John L McCrohan; Michael G Stabin; Bruce R Thomadsen; Terry T Yoshizumi |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2009-09-29 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Radiology Volume: 253 ISSN: 1527-1315 ISO Abbreviation: Radiology Publication Date: 2009 Nov |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-10-29 Completed Date: 2009-12-01 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0401260 Medline TA: Radiology Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 520-31 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Copyright Information:
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(c) RSNA, 2009. |
Affiliation:
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Radiology and Nuclear Medicine Service, New Mexico VA Health Care System, 1501 San Pedro Blvd SE, Albuquerque, NM 87108, USA. fmettler@salud.unm.edu |
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Diagnostic Imaging
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statistics & numerical data*,
trends Humans Internationality Nuclear Medicine / statistics & numerical data* Radiation Dosage* Radiology / statistics & numerical data* United States |
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Radiology. 2009 Nov;253(2):293-6
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19864524
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