Publications about radiation protection

Management of Radiotherapy Patients with Implanted Cardiac Pacemakers and Defibrillators: A Report of the AAPM

Report No. 203 - Management of Radiotherapy Patients with Implanted Cardiac Pacemakers and Defibrillators: A Report of the AAPM TG-203. 2019.

Global Future of Imaging

British Insitute of Radiology. Nov 2019.

Summary of the IAEA Technical Meeting on Radiation Exposure of Patients from Recurrent Radiological Imaging Procedures

4-6 March 2019 at IAEA Headquarter, VIC, Vienna, Austria

Image guidance and positioning accuracy in clinical practice: influence of positioning errors and imaging dose on the real dose distribution for head and neck cancer treatment

Bell K, Licht N, Rübe C, Dzierma Y. Image guidance and positioning accuracy in clinical practice: influence of positioning errors and imaging dose on the real dose distribution for head and neck cancer treatment. Radiat Oncol. 2018 Oct 1;13(1):190. 

European Nuclear Medicine Guide

European Nuclear Medicine Guide. A joint publication by EANM & UEMSIEBNM (October 2018).

Improving radiation protection and quality of healthcare in radiation medicine

IAEA meeting report (1 to 3 October 2018)

Survey of key radiation safety practices in interventional radiology: an Irish and English study

O'Hora L, Ryan ML, Rainford L. Survey of key radiation safety practices in interventional radiology: an Irish and English study. Radiat Prot Dosimetry. 2018 Sep 22.

Challenges assessing radiation risk in image-guided treatments - implications on optimisation of radiological protection

Almén A, Lundh C, Båth M. Challenges assessing radiation risk in image-guided treatments — implications on optimisation of radiological. J Radiol Prot. 2018 Sep;38(3):1064-1076.

Communicating radiation risks in paediatric imaging

WHO. Information to support healthcare discussions about benefit and risk. (2016)

Available also in English, Spanish, Japanese. 

Evaluating Lens Dose Reduction in Pediatric Neuroradiology Examinations Using Automated Kilovoltage Selection Software

Raudabaugh J, Smith AK, Moore B, Ramirez-Giraldo JC, Januzis N, Yoshizumi T. Evaluating Lens Dose Reduction in Pediatric Neuroradiology Examinations Using Automated Kilovoltage Selection Software. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2018 Sep;211(3):635-640. 

Past and present work practices of European interventional cardiologists in the context of radiation protection of the eye lens - results of the EURALOC study

Domienik-Andrzejewska J, Ciraj-Bjelac O, Askounis P, Covens P, Dragusin O, Jacob S, Farah J, Gianicolo E, Padovani R, Teles P, Widmark A, Struelens L. Past and present work practices of European interventional cardiologists in the context of radiation protection of the eye lens - results of the EURALOC study. J Radiol Prot. 2018 Sep;38(3):934-950.

Out-of-field doses from secondary radiation produced in proton therapy and the associated risk of radiation-induced cancer from a brain tumor treatment

Ardenfors O, Dasu A, Lillhök J, Persson L, Gudowska I. Out-of-field doses from secondary radiation produced in proton therapy and the associated risk of radiation-induced cancer from a brain tumor treatment. Phys Med. 2018 Sep;53:129-136.

Reducing the risk of skin injuries in cardiac catheterization procedures: Optimization proposal for obese patients

Sánchez RM, Vañó E, García LE, Fernández JM. Reducing the risk of skin injuries in cardiac catheterization procedures: Optimization proposal for obese patients. Phys Med. 2018 Sep;53:94-102. 

Radiation Protection 185: European Guidelines on Diagnostic Reference Levels for Paediatric Imaging

Radiation Protection 185: European Guidelines on Diagnostic Reference Levels for Paediatric Imaging. European Union (2018).

Derivation of new diagnostic reference levels for neuro-paediatric computed tomography examinations in Switzerland

Wagner F, Bize J, Racine D, Le Coultre R, Verdun F, Trueb PR, Treier R. Derivation of new diagnostic reference levels for neuro-paediatric computed tomography examinations in Switzerland. J Radiol Prot. 2018 Sep;38(3):1013-1036.

Dosimetric factors for diagnostic nuclear medicine procedures in a non-reference pregnant phantom

Rafat-Motavalli L, Miri-Hakimabad H, Hoseinian-Azghadi E. Dosimetric factors for diagnostic nuclear medicine procedures in a non-reference pregnant phantom. J Radiol Prot. 2018 Sep;38(3):908-922.

Past and present work practices of European interventional cardiologists in the context of radiation protection of the eye lens-results of the EURALOC study

Domienik-Andrzejewska J, Ciraj-Bjelac O, Askounis P, Covens P, Dragusin O, Jacob S, Farah J, Gianicolo E, Padovani R, Teles P, Widmark A, Struelens L. Past and present work practices of European interventional cardiologists in the context of radiation protection of the eye lens-results of the EURALOC study. J Radiol Prot. 2018 Sep;38(3):934-950.

Medical imaging dose optimisation from ground up: expert opinion of an international summit

Samei E, Järvinen H, Kortesniemi M, Simantirakis G, Goh C, Wallace A, Vano E, Bejan A, Rehani M, Vassileva J. Medical imaging dose optimisation from ground up: expert opinion of an international summit. J Radiol Prot. 2018 Sep;38(3):967-989.

The International Atomic Energy Agency action plan on radiation protection of patients and staff in interventional procedures: Achieving change in practice

V. Tsapaki, S. Balter, C. Cousins, O. Holmberg, D.L. Miller, P. Miranda, M. Rehani, E. Vano. The International Atomic Energy Agency action plan on radiation protection of patients and staff in interventional procedures: Achieving change in practice, Physica Medica. 2018 August, 52:56–64.

Estimation of effective dose and radiation risk in pediatric barium studies procedures

Sulieman A, Elhag B, Alkhorayef M, Babikir E, Theodorou K, Kappas C, Bradley D. Estimation of effective dose and radiation risk in pediatric barium studies procedures. Appl Radiat Isot. 2018 Aug;138:40-44.