scholarly journals Professional Abbreviations in Medical Radiology, Medical Physics and Radiation Safety

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 74-87
Author(s):  
B. Ya. Narkevich ◽  
S. A. Ryzhov ◽  
T. G. Ratner ◽  
A. N. Moiseev
Keyword(s):  
Ionizing Radiation ◽  
Professional Education ◽  
English Language ◽  
Radiation Safety ◽  
Medical Physics ◽  
Postgraduate Education ◽  
Scientific Publications ◽  
Regulatory Documents ◽  
Medical Physicists ◽  
Medical Radiology

A dictionary of abbreviations (abbreviations), most often used in scientific publications, methodological recommendations, regulatory documents on the medical use of sources of ionizing radiation, has been developed. The dictionary contains abbreviations in English, which are usually not deciphered in English-language publications, as well as abbreviations in Russian with the reduction, if possible, of the corresponding English abbreviations. The dictionary is intended for use both in professional education, including postgraduate education, and to facilitate the interaction of medical physicists, radiologists, radiologists and radiation oncologists working in radiological and oncological medical organizations. 

Dictionary of Abbreviations in Medical Radiology, Medical Physics and Radiation Safety

2021 ◽  
Vol 91 (3) ◽  
pp. 67-81
Author(s):  
B. Ya. Narkevich ◽  
S. A. Ryzhov ◽  
T. G. Ratner ◽  
A. N. Moiseev
Keyword(s):  
Professional Education ◽  
English Language ◽  
Medical Physics ◽  
Postgraduate Education ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Scientific Publications ◽  
Educational Literature ◽  
Literary Sources ◽  
Medical Physicists ◽  
Medical Radiology

Based on the analysis of numerous literary sources and the authors' many years of their own experience in medical physics and medical radiology, a dictionary of abbreviations (abbreviations) that are most often used in scientific publications, guidelines, regulatory documents in these areas of high-tech medicine has been developed. The dictionary contains abbreviations in English, which are usually not deciphered in English-language publications, as well as abbreviations in Russian with the corresponding English abbreviations, if only they are available in scientific and educational literature. The dictionary is intended both for use in professional education, including postgraduate education, and for medical physicists, radiation diagnosticians and radiation oncologists working in radiological medical organizations.

Influence of the content of postgraduate education of radiologists on the number of diagnostic pitfalls

2018 ◽  
pp. 109-117
Author(s):  
S. Р. Morozov ◽  
A. V. Kvasyuk ◽  
N. N. Vetsheva ◽  
N. V. Ledikhova ◽  
D. N. Kureshova
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Education ◽  
Professional Education ◽  
Information Service ◽  
Diagnostic Errors ◽  
Postgraduate Education ◽  
Length Of Service ◽  
Professional Activities ◽  
Specialty Differences ◽  
Medical Radiology

Background.Question about the quality and format of postgraduate education of doctors raises increasingly in recent years. Development of professional standards and transition to a system of continuing professional education have allowed professional communities to raise issues of the quality of modern education but there is no clear evidence of the dependence of the level of education and the quality of medical care in the accessible literature. Experts of Research and Practical Center of Medical Radiology carried out the identification of dependence of post-graduate education length for radiologists and the quality of their work that can serve as a rationale for amending the system of doctors training.Patients and methods.The data on education and actual work of 85 radiologists of out-patient and in-patient units of medical organizations of the Moscow Healthcare Department have been analyzed. According to the results of the audit of diagnostic studies, carried out in the “Unified Radiological Information Service” system by the specialists of the Research and Practical Center of Medical Radiology, the final assessment of the work of each radiologist was formed, which reflects the presence or absence of diagnostic discrepancies.Results.Parameters of diagnostic errors depending on the age of doctors, the general length of service and the length of service as radiologist, the duration of postgraduate education in the clinical specialty and the specialty “radiology” have been compared.As a result of the analysis, it was found that the increase in the proportion of diagnostic differences is directly related to the increase in the age of the doctor and does not depend on either the length of service or the time of work in the specialty. Differences between the groups of physicians with the largest (professional retraining after clinical residency) and the smallest (clinical education + radiology) percentage of clinically significant discrepancies are statistically significant (p = 0.05, at the normative value of the Student's test score of 2.16).Conclusion.The inverse relationship between the duration of training of the radiologist in the specialty and the proportion of diagnostic errors, which can serve as a significant justification for making proposals for the exclusion of professional retraining within 576 hours for admission to professional activities of radiologists.

The Professional Retraining Program in Radiotherapy for Medical Physicists

2018 ◽  
pp. 68-73
Author(s):  
А. Черняев ◽  
A. Chernyaev ◽  
П. Борщеговская ◽  
P. Borschegovskaya ◽  
С. Варзарь ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Medicine ◽  
Ionizing Radiation ◽  
Medical Research ◽  
Radiation Safety ◽  
Research Center ◽  
State University ◽  
National Medical ◽  
Medical Physicists ◽  
Radiation Medicine ◽  
Moscow State University

The article assesses the personnel situation in the field of domestic radiation therapy and nuclear medicine. Despite the fact that in recent years there has been a significant re-equipping of Russian medical centers with the latest devices, the quantitative indicators of medical equipment normalized for the number of residents of the country are still significantly inferior to the indexes other countries. And this problem is greatly aggravated by the insufficient number of specialists who can work on the equipment supplied. First and foremost, this refer to medical physicists who are responsible not only for ensuring the required accuracy when applying a dose of ionizing radiation to the tumor, but also for ensuring radiation safety when working with sources of ionizing radiation. A continuing vocational educational retraining program covering development, operation and application of high-tech systems for radiotherapy is being proposed. This program was developed and tested at the Department of Physics of Accelerators and Radiation Medicine of the Physical Faculty of M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University with the support of the Rusnano Foundation for Educational Programs. The co-executors in the development and approbation of the Program were the National Medical Research Center of Radiology, A.I. Burnasyan Federal Medical Biophysical Center of the FMBA of Russia. Invited experts in the process of developing the Program were scientists and specialists of the Bauman MSTU, Tomsk Polytechnic University, NRNU MEPhI, N.N. Blokhin National Medical Research Center of Oncology. As a result of a professional educational program, the necessary professional skills for working as specialists in radiotherapy units and nuclear medicine centers are formed, which will successfully solve the problem of professional human resources for the clinical centers of Russia. The program was developed and successfully implemented at the Department of Physics of Accelerators and Radiation Medicine of the Physics Department of M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University. The need to develop a program of assessment of medical physicists, which are working at the moment, is being considered. This will guarantee a high level of knowledge necessary for full participation in the medical process and making responsible decisions on the therapeutic use of radiation devices and ensuring radiation safety of patients and personnel.

scholarly journals Knowledge, attitudes and practice in the field of the radiation protection of medical radiology engineers in radiotherapy

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-22
Author(s):  
Muhamed Topčagić ◽  
Amer Šoše ◽  
Enis Tinjak ◽  
Marin Zovko ◽  
Haris Čizmić
Keyword(s):  
Ionizing Radiation ◽  
Radiation Protection ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Postgraduate Education ◽  
Optimal Level ◽  
Public Healthcare ◽  
Protection Measures ◽  
Regulatory Bodies ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
Medical Radiology

Introduction: The engineers of the medical radiology in radiotherapy are key professional group directly responsible for reliable delivery of radiation therapy treatment and the implementation of radiation protection measures in practice. Therefore, their knowledge and skills in this area need to be adequate and up to date. The aim of this research is the assessment of knowledge, attitudes and practice in the field of radiation protection among the engineers of medical radiology employed in radiotherapy centers within the public healthcare system in Bosnia and Herzegovina.Material and methods: The research was conducted on a sample of 30 engineers of medical radiology using a structured questionnaire which contains demographic data and sets of 10 questions related to radiotherapy devices, radiation protection in radiotherapy, risks and incidents related to use of ionizing radiation and the role of medical radiology engineers in radiation protection system.Results: The results of the research show optimal level of knowledge in the field of radiation protection (74.66%) and optimal level of awareness of the risks associated with the use of ionizing radiation (72%). The level of knowledge and awareness is significantly higher among respondents with longer working experience and those who have completed master’s degree and postgraduate education in the field of radiation protection. The application of ionizing radiation protection measures in practice has been assessed as satisfactory (2,3). Respondents are not sufficiently involved in the work of regulatory bodies (26.7%), decisionmaking (23.3%), development of procedures (23.3%) and education of other employees in the field of radiation protection (2.7%).Conclusion: Engineers of medical radiology are not fully involved in the radiation protection system as educated and trained professionals. One of the most important professional interests of engineers of medical radiology is adequate influence on the processes in the field of radiation protection.

Brief Dictionary of Discussion Terms on Medical Radiology, Radiation Safety and Medical Physics

2018 ◽  
pp. 55-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Б. Наркевич ◽  
B. Narkevich ◽  
Т. Ратнер ◽  
T. Ratner ◽  
А. Моисеев ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Medicine ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Radiation Safety ◽  
Medical Physics ◽  
International Project ◽  
The Internet ◽  
International Electrotechnical Commission ◽  
Radiation Physics ◽  
Medical Radiology ◽  
Russian Dictionary

A critical analysis of terms and concepts in medical radiology, radiation safety and medical physics in a multilingual dictionary developed within the framework of the international project EMITEL2 and included in the Encyclopedia of Medical Physics, accessible via the Internet. The same analysis was carried out for the three-language dictionary on radiology and radiation physics of the International Electrotechnical Commission, issued as GOST R IEC 60050-881-2008. Based on the results of the analysis, a short English-Russian dictionary of discussion terms on medical physics, radiation protection, radiation therapy, nuclear medicine and radiation diagnostics was developed. Its main difference is the presence in it only of those terms, the literal translation of which from English into Russian either causes lexical difficulties, or is erroneous, or leads to ambiguity of termed concepts. In addition, the dictionary includes those terms, the interpretation of which is debatable for professional specialists and erroneous for non-specialist users.

scholarly journals Professional Education Development of a Glossary of Terms and Concepts on Medical Radiology and Radiation Safety

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 54-74
Author(s):  
B. Ya. Narkevich ◽  
A. N. Moiseev ◽  
S. A. Ryzhov
Keyword(s):  
Professional Education ◽  
Radiation Safety ◽  
Education Development ◽  
Medical Radiology

Продолжение глоссария (начало см.: Онкологический журнал. 2020;3(2):71-98)

scholarly journals A DIFFERENTIATED APPROACH TO HYGIENIC INDICES IN EVALUATING THE ACTIVITY OF RADIATION FACILITIES

2019 ◽  
Vol 98 (3) ◽  
pp. 256-260
Author(s):  
Igor P. Korenkov ◽  
S. E. Okhrimenko ◽  
A. S. Samoilov ◽  
N. V. Shestopalov ◽  
N. I. Prokhorov
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Ionizing Radiation ◽  
Radiation Safety ◽  
Prime Minister ◽  
Negative Influence ◽  
Business Organizations ◽  
Regulatory Documents ◽  
Retrospective View ◽  
Radiation Sources ◽  
Danger Level

Policy management of institutes and business organizations’ activity, dealing with radiation sources, has more of a bulky and confusing complex of requirements at the present day. The requirements being very substantial, slow down economic growth of entire branches in the field of the beneficial use of radiation technologies, and, at the same time, do not provide the condition of radiation safety. Prime Minister Dmitriy Medvedev, without any coincidence, pointed out the problem during a plenary meeting as an overpressure of regulatory and supervisory bodies on the Russian private sector. According to him, the task can be solved with ‘a regulatory guillotine’. The upcoming article resembles the first attempt to analyze and sort reasons and factors, providing a glimpse of the current situation, search key elements that cause negative influence in the field taken. On the ground of analysis of regulatory documents, vast survey experience and estimation of radiation objects and technologies, authors suggest a new complex of requirements to provide radiation security, their breakdown of classes depending on danger level of radiation objects and operating with sources of ionizing radiation. The article presents the analysis of current regulatory documents on radiation hygiene field and radiation security, retrospective view on valid documents, the expertise of activity of regulatory and supervisory bodies as part of licensing of the activity with man-made sources of ionizing radiation.

Radiopharmacology: Hazard or/and Benefit

1984 ◽  
Vol 23 (02) ◽  
pp. 87-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Flemming
Keyword(s):  
Ionizing Radiation ◽  
Late Effects ◽  
Radiation Risk ◽  
Dose Effect ◽  
Radiation Hazard ◽  
Radiation Doses ◽  
Low Doses ◽  
Medical Radiology ◽  
Experimental Findings ◽  
In The Beginning

SummaryIn the beginning of medical radiology, only the benefit of ionizing radiation was obvious, and radiation was handled and applied generously. After late effects had become known, the radiation exposure was reduced to doses following which no such effects were found. Thus, it was assumed that one could obtain an optimal medical benefit without inducing any hazard. Later, due to experimental findings, hypotheses arose (linear dose-effect response, no time factor) which led to the opinion that even low and lowest radiation doses were relevant for the induction of late effects. A radiation fear grew, which was unintentionally strengthened by radiation protection decrees: even for low doses a radiation risk could be calculated. Therefore, it was believed that there could still exist a radiation hazard, and the radiation benefit remained in question. If, however, all presently known facts are considered, one must conclude that large radiation doses are hazardous and low doses are inefficient, whereas lowest doses have a biopositive effect. Ionizing radiation, therefore, may cause both, hazard as well as benefit. Which of the two effects prevails is determined by the level of dose.

EXTERNAL INDEPENDENT EVALUATION IN ENGLISH AS A CRITERION FOR ADMISSION TO MASTER`S DEGREE PROGRAMS IN UKRAINE: PROBLEMS AND PERSPECTIVES

2020 ◽  
Vol 94 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-50
Author(s):  
Л. Е. Бєловецька
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
English Proficiency ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
International Standards ◽  
Degree Programs ◽  
Scientific Publications ◽  
Independent Evaluation

The problem of external independent evaluation in English for admission Master`s degree programs in Ukraine is considered in the article. The perspective for further improvement of English teaching and learning standards at Ukrainian universities has been found. The correspondence to the CEFR basic levels and English proficiency has been identified. Conceptual Principles of State Policy on the Development of English in the Field of Higher Education are considered. The study included 1546 participants. The age of students, who studied to gain the first higher education, was between 17 and 20. The students were not familiar with the structure of External Independent Evaluation and they have never passed it. The research was carried out during the period 2018–2019. The relevance of English language competence in the professional context is noted emphasized as a key point of the presented research. The necessity to provide a sufficient competitive level for Ukrainian graduates through improving correspondent English language training has been considered. The study is based on a study of reports by British experts and contemporary scientific publications presented international researchers have focused on the problems of internationalization and perspectives for Ukrainian universities in the English language dimension. The relevance of studying and adaptation of the UK higher education successful practice has been highlighted. The problems and potential ways of improving students` English language proficiency in the given context are identified. In particular, the study contains important recommendations regarding the number of contact hours and the required levels of English proficiency for the main groups of participants in the educational process in higher education according to international standards.

scholarly journals Diversity in health professional education scholarship: a document analysis of international author representation in leading journals

BMJ Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. e043970
Author(s):  
Brittany Buffone ◽  
Ilena Djuana ◽  
Katherine Yang ◽  
Kyle J Wilby ◽  
Maguy S El Hajj ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Professional ◽  
Professional Education ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Western Europe ◽  
English Language ◽  
Data Extraction ◽  
Document Analysis ◽  
Original Research ◽  
Health Professional Education ◽  
Eligibility Criteria

ObjectivesThe global distribution of health professionals and associated training programmes is wide but prior study has demonstrated reported scholarship of teaching and learning arises from predominantly Western perspectives.DesignWe conducted a document analysis to examine authorship of recent publications to explore current international representation.Data sourcesThe table of contents of seven high-impact English-language health professional education journals between 2008 and 2018 was extracted from Embase.Eligibility criteriaThe journals were selected according to highest aggregate ranking across specific scientific impact indices and stating health professional education in scope; only original research and review articles from these publications were included for analysis.Data extraction and synthesisThe table of contents was extracted and eligible publications screened by independent reviewers who further characterised the geographic affiliations of the publishing research teams and study settings (if applicable).ResultsA total 12 018 titles were screened and 7793 (64.8%) articles included. Most were collaborations (7048, 90.4%) conducted by authors from single geographic regions (5851, 86%). Single-region teams were most often formed from countries in North America (56%), Northern Europe (14%) or Western Europe (10%). Overall lead authorship from Asian, African or South American regions was less than 15%, 5% and 1%, respectively. Geographic representation varied somewhat by journal, but not across time.ConclusionsDiversity in health professional education scholarship, as marked by nation of authors’ professional affiliations, remains low. Under-representation of published research outside Global North regions limits dissemination of novel ideas resulting in unidirectional flow of experiences and a concentrated worldview of teaching and learning.

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