Publications about radiation protection
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1 June 2018
Radiation Protection for Interventional Fluoroscopy: Results of a Survey Among Dutch Hospitals
Bijwaard H, Valk D, de Waard-Schalkx I. IRadiation Protection for Interventional Fluoroscopy: Results of a Survey Among Dutch Hospitals. Health Phys. 2018 Jun; 114(6):627-631.
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1 June 2018
Preventing Unintended and Accidental Exposures in Nuclear Medicine
Report from the IAEA Technical Meeting held 16-18 May 2018 in Vienna, Austria.
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1 June 2018
ASN Newsletter #12 Patient repositioning imaging: vertebra identification error
ASN NEWSLETTER FOR RADIOTHERAPY PROFESSIONNALS. Patient safety - Paving the way for progress: #12 Patient repositioning imaging: vertebra identification error (June 2018).
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28 May 2018
Guía para la correcta prescripción de exámenes de diagnóstico por imagen
OIEA Proyecto de cooperación técnica RLA9067 2012 Área temática de seguridad 3
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1 May 2018
Applying Lean-Six-Sigma Methodology in radiotherapy: Lessons learned by the breast daily repositioning case
Mancosu P, Nicolini G, Goretti G, De Rose F, Franceschini D, Ferrari C, Reggiori G, Tomatis S, Scorsetti M. Applying Lean-Six-Sigma Methodology in radiotherapy: Lessons learned by the breast daily repositioning case.Radiother Oncol. 2018 May;127(2):326-331.
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1 May 2018
Patient safety in external beam radiotherapy, results of the ACCIRAD project: Recommendations for radiotherapy institutions and national authorities on assessing risks and analysing adverse error-events and near misses
Malicki J, Bly R, Bulot M, Godet JL, Jahnen A, Krengli M, Maingon P, Prieto Martin C, Skrobala A, Valero M, Jarvinen H. Patient safety in external beam radiotherapy, results of the ACCIRAD project: Recommendations for radiotherapy institutions and national authorities on assessing risks and analysing adverse error-events and near misses. Radiother Oncol. 2018 May;127(2):164-170.
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1 May 2018
Review of the patient positioning reproducibility in head-and-neck radiotherapy using Statistical Process Control
Moore SJ, Herst PM, Louwe RJW. Review of the patient positioning reproducibility in head-and-neck radiotherapy using Statistical Process Control. Radiother Oncol. 2018 May;127(2):183-189.
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1 May 2018
Doing the right thing: Quality in radiotherapy, a European perspective
Vaandering A, Jornet N, Scalliet P, Coffey M, Lievens Y. Doing the right thing: Quality in radiotherapy, a European perspective. Radiother Oncol. 2018 May;127(2):161-163.
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1 May 2018
Code of Practice for Quality Assurance of Brachytherapy with Ir-192 Afterloaders
Report 30 of the Netherlands Commission on Radiation Dosimetry (May 2018).
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1 May 2018
Implementation of Quality Systems in Nuclear Medicine: Why It Matters. An Outcome Analysis (Quality Management Audits in Nuclear Medicine Part III)
DONDI M, PAEZ D, TORRES L, MARENGO M, DELALOYE AB, SOLANKI K, VAN ZYL ELLMANN A, LOBATO EE, MILLER RN, GIAMMARILE F, PASCUAL T. Implementation of Quality Systems in Nuclear Medicine: Why It Matters. An Outcome Analysis (Quality Management Audits in Nuclear Medicine Part III). Semin Nucl Med. 2018 May; 48 (3): 299-306.
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1 May 2018
Optimizing Communication With Parents on Benefits and Radiation Risks in Pediatric Imaging
KASRAIE N, JORDAN D, KEUP C, WESTRA S. Optimizing Communication With Parents on Benefits and Radiation Risks in Pediatric Imaging. J Am Coll Radiol. 2018 May; 15 (5): 809-817.
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1 April 2018
EFOMP policy statement 16: The role and competences of medical physicists and medical physics experts under 2013/59/EURATOM
CARUANA CJ, TSAPAKI V, DAMILAKIS J, BRAMBILLA M, MARTÍN GM, DIMOV A, BOSMANS H, EGAN G, BACHER K, MCCLEAN B. EFOMP policy statement 16: The role and competences of medical physicists and medical physics experts under 2013/59/EURATOM. Phys Med. 2018 Apr; 48: 162-168.
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1 March 2018
Make Radiation Protection a Habit
Miller DL. Make Radiation Protection a Habit. Tech Vasc Interv Radiol. 2018 Mar;21(1):37-42.
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1 March 2018
Deterministic Effects to the Lens of the Eye Following Ionizing Radiation Exposure: is There Evidence to Support a Reduction in Threshold Dose?
THOME C, CHAMBERS DB, HOOKER AM, THOMPSON JW, BOREHAM DR. Deterministic effects to the lens of the eye following ionizing radiation exposure: Is there evidence to support a reduction in threshold dose? Health Phys. 2018 Mar;114(3):328-343.
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1 March 2018
Radiation Safety for Pregnant Workers at a Proton Facility
MAQUILAN G, BUSSIÈRE MR, MCCORMACK J, MEDICH T, NIEMIERKO A, SHIH HA. Radiation Safety for Pregnant Workers at a Proton Facility. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2018 Mar 1; 100 (3): 560-564.
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1 February 2018
Defining the Key Competencies in Radiation Protection for Endovascular Procedures: A Multispecialty Delphi Consensus Study
Doyen B, Maurel B, Cole J, Maertens H, Mastracci T, Van Herzeele I; PRET (Principles of Radiation protection within Endovascular Team) group. Defining the Key Competencies in Radiation Protection for Endovascular Procedures: A Multispecialty Delphi Consensus Study. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2018 Feb;55(2):281-287.
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1 February 2018
Image Guidance Doses Delivered During Radiotherapy: Quantification, Management, and Reduction
Report No. 180 by the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) (2018).
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1 February 2018
Cataract risk in a cohort of U.S. radiologic technologists performing nuclear medicine procedures.
BERNIER MO, JOURNY N, VILLOING D, DOODY MM, ALEXANDER BH, LINET MS, KITAHARA CM. Cataract risk in a cohort of U.S. radiologic technologists performing nuclear medicine procedures. Radiology. 2018 Feb;286(2):592-601
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1 February 2018
Feasibility of setting up generic alert levels for maximum skin dose in fluoroscopically guided procedures
Jarvinen H, Farah J, Siiskonen T, Ciraj-Bjelac O, Dabin J, Carinou E, Domienik-Andrzejewska J, Kluszczynski D, Knežević Ž, Kopec R, Majer M, Malchair F, Negri A, Pankowski P, Sarmento S, Trianni A. Feasibility of setting up generic alert levels for maximum skin dose in fluoroscopically guided procedures. Phys Med. 2018 Feb;46:67-74.