Efficacy and Radiation Safety in Interventional Radiology. By Publications WHO. World Health Organization, Geneva, 2000. Price: $27.90

2002 ◽  
Vol 57 (2) ◽  
pp. 155
Keyword(s):  
Interventional Radiology ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
Radiation Safety ◽  
World Health ◽  
Health Organization

scholarly journals Impact of accounting of 238U chemical toxicity on its permissible release level to atmosphere

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 21-26
Author(s):  
A. I. Kryshev ◽  
T. G. Sazykina ◽  
A. A. Buryakova
Keyword(s):  
World Health Organization ◽  
Radiation Safety ◽  
Daily Intake ◽  
World Health ◽  
Chemical Toxicity ◽  
Hazard Class ◽  
Annual Dose ◽  
Dose Limits ◽  
Atmospheric Releases ◽  
Health Organization

At present, the permissible atmospheric release levels of 238U are evaluated only on a basis of its radiation impact on population. At the same time, uranium belongs to the 1st hazard class (extremely dangerous chemicals) by its toxic effect. Limitation of the 238U release to the atmosphere is calculated separately using two criteria – radiation protection (annual dose limits) and chemical toxicity of uranium. It is shown that the permissible release level of 238U by radiation criteria is 100 – 250 times higher than the maximum release level limited by chemical toxicity of uranium. Annual intake limit of 238U for population 8400 Bq/year, established by Radiation Safety Norms NRB-99/2009, under condition of its uniform intake is equal to 184 mkg/kg of body mass per day for the indicated age group. It is 306 times higher than the tolerable daily intake of uranium estimated by World Health Organization. Compliance with the public health regulations in radiation safety does not guarantee that the annual intake of uranium by population would not exceed the tolerable toxicity levels indicated by World Health Organization. Therefore, the established value of the annual intake limit of 238U for the population needs to be revised taking into account the recent World Health Organization publications and the research results in the field of chemical toxicity of uranium. The revised value could be incorporated to the system of establishing the permissible atmospheric releases levels of radioactive substances.

Sources of Error in Interventional Radiology: How, Why, and When

2020 ◽  
Vol 71 (4) ◽  
pp. 518-527 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sebastian Mafeld ◽  
George Oreopoulos ◽  
E. L. S. Musing ◽  
Tze Chan ◽  
Arash Jaberi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Interventional Radiology ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
Cognitive Bias ◽  
Medical Literature ◽  
System Level ◽  
World Health ◽  
Sources Of Error ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization

This article aims to provide an overview of the sources for error in interventional radiology (IR). Being both a procedure and an imaging-based specialty, IR has unique considerations as to how error can occur. However, compared to the surgical and medical literature, data on error in IR are lacking. The available IR literature is reviewed but supplemented with lessons from other specialties and the World Health Organization. Individual risks such as cognitive bias as well as system-level factors are also considered in order to generate a taxonomy for error in IR that includes the operator, patient, team, and environment.

World Health Organization Self-Reporting Questionnaire 20--Tigrigna Version

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tesfit Brhane Netsereab ◽  
Meron Mehari Kifle ◽  
Robel Berhane Tesfagiorgis ◽  
Sara Ghebremichael Habteab ◽  
Yosan Kahsay Weldeabzgi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
World Health Organization ◽  
World Health ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
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