scholarly journals NCS Report 26: Human exposure to ionising radiation for clinical and research purposes: radiation dose and risk estimates

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Sminia ◽  
A. Lammertsma ◽  
M. Greuter ◽  
M. Wiegman ◽  
F. De Lange ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Radiation Dose ◽  
Human Exposure ◽  
Ionising Radiation ◽  
Risk Estimates

scholarly journals NCS Report 26: Human exposure to ionising radiation for clinical and research purposes: radiation dose and risk estimates

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Sminia ◽  
A. Lammertsma ◽  
M. Greuter ◽  
M. Wiegman ◽  
F. De Lange ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Radiation Dose ◽  
Human Exposure ◽  
Ionising Radiation ◽  
Risk Estimates

Radiation Dose and Risk Estimates of CT-Guided Percutaneous Liver Ablations and Factors Associated with Dose Reduction

2018 ◽  
Vol 41 (12) ◽  
pp. 1935-1942 ◽  
Author(s):  
Colin J. McCarthy ◽  
Aoife Kilcoyne ◽  
Xinhua Li ◽  
Alexis M. Cahalane ◽  
Bob Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Radiation Dose ◽  
Dose Reduction ◽  
Ct Guided ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Risk Estimates

scholarly journals Radiation dose and cancer risk estimates in 16-slice computed tomography coronary angiography

2008 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 232-240 ◽  
Author(s):  
A EINSTEIN ◽  
J SANZ ◽  
S DELLEGROTTAGLIE ◽  
M MILITE ◽  
M SIROL ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Radiation Dose ◽  
Coronary Angiography ◽  
Cancer Risk ◽  
Computed Tomography Coronary Angiography ◽  
Risk Estimates

scholarly journals Current Trends in Estimating Risk of Cancer from Exposure to Low Doses of Ionising Radiation

2014 ◽  
Vol 65 (3) ◽  
pp. 251-257 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marija Majer ◽  
Željka Knežević ◽  
Miljanić Saveta
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Risk ◽  
Low Dose ◽  
Ionising Radiation ◽  
Low Doses ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Current State ◽  
Risk Estimates ◽  
High Doses ◽  
Risk Of Cancer ◽  
Made In

AbstractAlthough ionising radiation has proven beneficial in the diagnosis and therapy of a number of diseases, one should keep in mind that irradiating healthy tissue may increase the risk of cancer. In order to justify an exposure to radiation, both the benefits and the risks must be evaluated and compared. The deleterious effects of medium and high doses are well known, but it is much less clear what effects arise from low doses (below 0.1 Gy), which is why such risk estimates are extremely important. This review presents the current state, important assumptions and steps being made in deriving cancer risk estimates for low dose exposures.

scholarly journals TO USE OR NOT USE PATIENT SHIELDING ON PREGNANT WOMEN UNDERGOING CT PULMONARY ANGIOGRAPHY: A PHANTOM STUDY

2020 ◽  
Vol 189 (4) ◽  
pp. 458-465
Author(s):  
Dino Begano ◽  
Marcus Söderberg ◽  
Anetta Bolejko
Keyword(s):  
Radiation Dose ◽  
Absorbed Dose ◽  
Pregnant Patient ◽  
Pulmonary Angiography ◽  
Phantom Study ◽  
Ionising Radiation ◽  
Exposure Control ◽  
Automatic Exposure Control ◽  
Effective Doses ◽  
The Mean

Abstract Pregnancy increases the risk of pulmonary embolism. Computed tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA) is used for diagnosis. CT generates ionising radiation, and thus, abdominal shielding may be used. This phantom study investigated the effects of patient shielding and scan length reduction on the fetal and maternal ionising radiation dose from CTPA. The absorbed dose to the fetus was measured using thermoluminescent dosemeters. Estimated effective doses to the pregnant patient were based on the dose-length products. Shielding increased both the effective dose to the patient by 47% and the mean absorbed dose to the fetus (0.10 vs. 0.12 mGy; p < 0.001) compared with unshielded standard CTPA, as it affected the automatic exposure control. Shielded short CTPA marginally lowered only the mean fetal absorbed dose (0.03 vs. 0.02 mGy; p = 0.018). Shortening the scan reduced the fetal absorbed dose most effectively by 70% (0.10 vs. 0.03 mGy; p = 0.006), compared with the standard unshielded scan. Shielding modestly reduces fetal radiation dose but may compromise automatic exposure control, possibly increasing the maternal and fetal radiation dose. Shortening the scan is beneficial, assuming anatomical coverage is secured.

Round Table Discussion - Statistics of Human Exposure to Ionising Radiation

1991 ◽  
Vol 36 (2-4) ◽  
pp. 341-342
Author(s):  
J. Mahaffey ◽  
B. Wall ◽  
R. Osborne ◽  
B. Bennett ◽  
J. Lochard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Exposure ◽  
Round Table ◽  
Ionising Radiation ◽  
Round Table Discussion ◽  
Table Discussion
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