Dosimetry in Medical Exposures: Trends, Challenges and Next Steps

Journal Article · Thu May 05 00:00:00 EDT 2011 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3576166· OSTI ID:21608099

Schauer, David A ^[1]

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1. National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, 7910 Woodmont Ave., Suite 400, Bethesda, MD 20184 (United States)

According to a recently released report from the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) medical exposures account for 98% of the contribution from manmade sources of ionizing radiation and are now the second largest contributor to population dose worldwide. Almost 3/4ths of the worldwide collective effective dose from medical imaging is accounted for by healthcare level 1 countries (e.g., Australia, France, United States). An overview of these data will be provided and actions taken by responsible national and international authorities will be described.

• OSTI ID: 21608099
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1345, Issue 1; Conference: SSD summer school on concepts and trends in medical radiation dosimetry, Wollongong (Australia), 15-18 Sep 2010; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.3576166; (c) 2011 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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