Document Detail


Recently revised diagnostic reference levels in nuclear medicine in Bulgaria and in Finland.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20142277     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
An EU twinning project entitled 'Strengthening of administrative structures for radiation protection and safe use of ionising radiation in diagnostics and therapy' was established between Bulgaria and Finland, lasting from June 2008 to May 2009. One component of the project was to improve the optimisation of patient protection in nuclear medicine (NM) through revising diagnostic reference levels (DRLs). The revised DRLs are based on national surveys on the numbers of NM procedures and activities given to the patients in different procedures. The survey in Bulgaria was carried out in 2008 and that in Finland in 2007. National DRLs were established for the most frequent and dose-relevant examinations. The proposed DRLs in both countries are in good agreement with other national recommendations in Europe.
Authors:
H Korpela; R Bly; J Vassileva; K Ingilizova; T Stoyanova; I Kostadinova; A Slavchev
Related Documents :
10754927 - Renovation of a twelve-room or suite.
11669567 - Continuous quality improvement in small general medical practices: the attitudes of gen...
11411027 - The manager and equipment decisions: is that in the capital budget?
20602587 - Learning to succeed in european joint projects: the role of the modern project manager-...
20447007 - Recruiting and retaining physicians in very rural areas.
10754927 - Renovation of a twelve-room or suite.
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:  317-20     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority, Helsinki, Finland. helina.korpela@stuk.fi
Export Citation:
APA/MLA Format     Download EndNote     Download BibTex
MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Body Burden*
Bulgaria
Finland
Humans
Radiation Dosage*
Radiation Protection / standards*,  statistics & numerical data*
Radiography / standards*,  statistics & numerical data*
Radiometry / statistics & numerical data*
Reference Values

From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine


Previous Document:  WEB-BASED TOOLS FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE AND RADIATION PROTECTION IN DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY.
Next Document:  RADIATION PROTECTION IN NEWER IMAGING TECHNOLOGIES.