background: radioactive iodine is widely used for the treatment of various thyroid disorders. safety issues are often a source of worry and anxiety for the patients, their families and comforters. the patients are advised to restrict their social and work related activities. the work presented in this study describes the results of a structured survey conducted on patients visiting our hospital...

Background: Radioactive iodine is widely used for the treatment of various thyroid disorders. Safety issues are often a source of worry and anxiety for the patients, their families and comforters. The patients are advised to restrict their social and work related activities. The work presented in this study describes the results of a structured survey conducted on patients visiting our hospital...

Evaluation of the application of the concepts of exemption and clearance for practices according to title III 2003 This report was produced by NNC Limited (Warrington, UK) for the European Commission and represents that organisation's views on the subject matter. These views have not been adopted or in any way approved by the Commission and should not be relied upon as a statement of the Commis...

Neither the European Commission nor any person acting on behalf of the Commission is responsible for the use that might be made of the following information. The views expressed in this publication/document/guidelines are the sole responsibility of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Commission. Medical imaging technology has advanced rapidly in the past decades,...

background: gonad shielding has been recommended during pelvic x-rays since the 1950s. the popular method of gonad shielding is placement a lead shield in the midline of the pelvis. the aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and utility of gonad shielding in pediatrics undergoing pelvic x-rays.materials and methodsfollowing study approval, we retrospectively retrieved data from the di...

In the past decade, the medical effective dose per caput has increased in most European countries because of CT; it now ranges between 0.4 and 2 mSv/year. The biological impact of diagnostic imaging exposure is dominated by stochastic effects: based on the linear-no-threshold hypothesis, the risk of cancer induction is estimated to increase proportionally to organ dose, reaching around 0.5% at ...

Advanced imaging technology has opened new horizons for medical diagnostics and improved patient care. However, many procedures are unjustified and do not provide a net benefit. An area of particular concern is the unnecessary use of radiation when clinical evaluation or other imaging modalities could provide an accurate diagnosis. Referral criteria for medical imaging are consensus statements ...

Introduction Given the fact that children are more sensitive to radiation, compared to adults, special attention needs to be paid to radiation protection in pediatric radiology. Diagnostic reference level (DRL) has been defined to be employed as a practical tool for examining the overall performance of a radiological center in terms of patient dose among a series of similar equipments in an are...