Radiation Protection of Patients
- IAEA Chief Addresses UN General Assembly
Speaking to the UN General Assembly in New York, IAEA Director General Mohamed ElBaradei gave an update on the work of the Agency in the last year and highlighted some of the challenges which need to be addressed, 2 November 2009. Read Story | DG Statement | Audio: DG Statement [.mp3]
More News Stories
- IAEA Calls for Enhanced Radiation Protection of Patients, Press Release, 29 April 2009
- Smart Protection, IAEA Bulletin (Vol. 50/2, 2009) [pdf]
- IAEA Conference to Focus on New Techniques in Cancer Treatment, 21 April 2009
- Medical Radiation Exposure of the U.S. Population Greatly Increased since the Early 1980s, Press Release, NCRP, 3 March 2009 [pdf]
- When the Ill Need Protection from the Cure, 17 October 2008
- Better Radiation Protection for Patients, 29 September 2008
- X-rays Often Repeated for Patients in Developing Countries, 28 June 2008
- Computed Tomography - An Increasing Source of Radiation Exposure, New England Journal of Medicine, 29 November 2007
- Study: Unnecessary CT Scans Exposing Patients to Excessive Radiation, USA Today, 29 November 2007
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Photo Essays
Video
Enhanced Radiation Protection of Patients Needed
Safety specialist warn against overuse of new imaging devices,
4 June 2009 [2 mins, 50 secs]
Radiation Protection of Patients
Interview with Madan M. Rehani, IAEA Radiation Safety Specialist,
7 April 2009 [4 mins, 32 secs]
Audio
Growing Use of CT Scans and Radiation Doses Involved Interview with Renate Czarwinski, Head, IAEA´s Radiation Safety and Monitoring Section, 8 April 2009
[5 mins, 58 secs]
View from the Frontline
Interview with Prof. Christian Herold, Chairman, Department of Radiology, Vienna´s General Hospital, 6 April 2009 [5 mins, 40 secs]
Radiation Protection of Patients and the IAEA
Robert George, President, International Society of Radiographers and Radiological Technologists (ISRRT), at the European Congress of Radiology,
10 March 2009 [6 mins]
IAEA Smart Card Initiative Interview with Dr. Donald Frush, a leading US Diagnostic Radiologist, Chief of the Division of Paediatric Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, USA [6 mins, 11 secs]
Further Resources
- IAEA Training Material on Radiation Protection in Cardiology [pdf]
- Prevention of Accidental Exposure in Radiotherapy [pdf]
- Radiation Risks and Pediatric Computed Tomography, National Cancer Institute
- United Nations Scientific Commission on the Effects of Atomic Radiation
- National Council on Radiation Protection & Measurements
- Alliance for Radiation Safety in Pediatric Imaging, Image Gently
- Occupational Radiation Protection
- International Congress on Radiation Protection, Argentina
- Optimizing Radiological Protection of Patients in Diagnostic and Interventional Procedures Using X-Rays