Medical Specialty Terminology, Vol. II. X-Ray and Nuclear Medicine

1973 ◽  
Vol 138 (4) ◽  
pp. 237-237
Author(s):  
Harry L. Berman
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Medicine ◽  
Medical Specialty ◽  
X Ray

scholarly journals Russian practical guidance on radiological support for justification of X-ray and nuclear medicine examinations

2015 ◽  
Vol 165 (1-4) ◽  
pp. 39-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Balonov ◽  
V. Golikov ◽  
S. Kalnitsky ◽  
I. Zvonova ◽  
L. Chipiga ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Medicine ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Practical Guidance

scholarly journals Medical Physics Contributes to The Advancement in Medicine

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Kwan Hoong Ng ◽  
Jeannie Hsiu Ding Wong ◽  
Chai Hong Yeong ◽  
Hafiz Mohd Zin ◽  
Noriah Jamal
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Nuclear Medicine ◽  
Big Data ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Medical Physics ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Medical Physicists ◽  
Medicine Today ◽  
Improve Health

Medical physics is the application of physics principles and techniques in medicine. Medical physicists are actively applying their knowledge and skills in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases to improve health via research and clinical practice. In this paper, we present the roles of medical physicists in the three primary fields, namely, diagnostic imaging, radiotherapy and nuclear medicine.  Medical physicists have been playing a crucial role in the advancement of new technologies that have revolutionised medicine today. This includes the continuous development of medical imaging and radiotherapy techniques since the discovery of X-ray and radioactivity. The last decade has seen tremendous development in the field that allows for better diagnosis and targeted treatment of various diseases. In the era of big data and artificial intelligence, while medical physicists continue to ensure that the application of the technologies in medicine is optimal and safe, it is paramount for the profession to evolve and be equipped with new skills to continue to contribute to the advancement of medicine.

CONTEMPORARY COLLECTIVE EFFECTIVE DOSE TO THE POPULATION FROM X-RAY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE EXAMINATIONS—CHANGES OVER LAST 10 YEARS IN FINLAND

2020 ◽  
Vol 189 (3) ◽  
pp. 318-322
Author(s):  
Ritva Bly ◽  
Hannu Järvinen ◽  
Sampsa Kaijaluoto ◽  
Verneri Ruonala
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Medicine ◽  
Effective Dose ◽  
Plain Radiography ◽  
Conversion Factors ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Weighting Factors ◽  
Effective Doses

Abstract Contemporary collective effective doses to the population from x-ray and nuclear medicine examinations in Finland in 2018 was estimated. The estimated effective dose per caput from x-ray examinations increased from year 2008 to 2018 respectively from 0.45 mSv to 0.72 mSv and from nuclear medicine examinations from 0.03 mSv to 0.04 mSv. The proportional dose due to CT examinations of the total collective effective dose from all x-ray examinations increased from 58% in 2008 to 70% in 2018 and the dose did not change substantially in total when new conversion factors were applied. The collective effective dose from conventional plain radiography did not change substantially during the last ten years while the new (ICRP 103) tissue weighting factors were taken into use in 2018, however frequencies of examinations in total decreased. The collective effective dose from CT in nuclear medicine tripled between 2009 and 2018.

Estimated collective effective dose to the population from X-ray and nuclear medicine examinations in Finland

2011 ◽  
Vol 147 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 233-236 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Bly ◽  
H. Jarvinen ◽  
M. H. Korpela ◽  
P. Tenkanen-Rautakoski ◽  
A. Makinen
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Medicine ◽  
Effective Dose ◽  
X Ray

scholarly journals Radiological and nuclear medicine examinations in breastfeeding women. A novel protocol of the Academy of Breastfeeding

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 238-242
Author(s):  
Y.L. Gerashchenko ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Medicine ◽  
Review Paper ◽  
Imaging Techniques ◽  
Reproductive Technologies ◽  
Lactating Women ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Breast Examination ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Second Period ◽  
And Child Health

This paper discusses a particular time in woman’s life, breastfeeding, that takes from 4 months to 2 years. Mean age of pregnant women increases every year, while reproductive technologies allow for realizing childbearing function in the second period of adulthood. Many diseases those diagnosis requires multiple examinations occur with age. When the mother is forced to stop breastfeeding in view of the need for examination, it is essential for her to get a reasoned rationale and to know the duration of limitations. Unfortunately, no regulations covering the use of modern nuclear medicine and X-ray technologies in breastfeeding women are available in the Russian Federation. Foreign experience may address the existing lack of knowledge. In the future, these data may provide guidance to develop national recommendations. This review paper summarizes the studies on imaging techniques and nuclear medicine procedures in lactating women and limitations of breastfeeding in their use. KEYWORDS: lactation, breastfeeding, breast examination, nuclear medicine, mammologist. FOR CITATION: Gerashchenko Y.L. Radiological and nuclear medicine examinations in breastfeeding women. A novel protocol of the Academy of Breastfeeding. Russian Journal of Woman and Child Health. 2021;4(3):238–242 (in Russ.). DOI: 10.32364/2618-8430-2021-4-3-238-242.

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