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Number of radiological examinations in Finland in 2008.; Radiologisten tutkimusten ja toimenpiteiden maeaeraet vuonna 2008

Abstract

STUK (Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority in Finlad) collected the number of radiological examinations classified to those made to adult and child patients in Finland in 2008. The work was based on the statute of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health on the medical use of radiation. In 2008, approximately 3.9 million x-ray examinations were made in Finland. Earlier, the number of x-ray examinations has been investigated in 1984, 1995, 2000 and in 2005. During this time the total number of x-ray examinations has slightly diminished. During 2005 and 2008 the number of x-ray examinations has slightly increased, although the average number of examinations per inhabitant has still slightly decreased. The proportions of conventional x-ray examinations, computed tomography examinations, angiographic and interventional procedures were ca. 90.2%, 8.3%, 0.8% and 0.8%, respectively. In proportion to the Finnish population about 717 x-ray examinations per 1000 inhabitants were performed in 2008. Dental examinations are excluded from this number, but CT examinations (ca. 60 per 1000 inhabitants) and interventional x-ray procedures (ca. 5 per 1000 inhabitants) are included. Slightly more than 0.5 million ultrasound examinations and 190 000 MRI examinations were reported. Of the all x-ray examinations made in 2008, ca 7.5% were  More>>
Authors:
Tenkanen-Rautakoski, P [1] 
  1. ed.
Publication Date:
Jun 15, 2010
Product Type:
Technical Report
Report Number:
STUK-B-121
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Numerical Data; 12 refs.
Subject:
62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE; FINLAND; RADIOLOGY; MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS; ADULTS; CHILDREN; PATIENTS; X-RAY RADIOGRAPHY; BIOMEDICAL RADIOGRAPHY; COMPILED DATA
OSTI ID:
1010748
Research Organizations:
Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority, Helsinki (Finland)
Country of Origin:
Finland
Language:
Finnish
Other Identifying Numbers:
Other: ISBN 978-952-478-539-6; ISBN 978-952-478-540-2; TRN: FI1104022
Availability:
Available in fulltext at http://stuk.fi/julkaisut_maaraykset/tiivistelmat/b_sarja/fi_FI/stuk-b121/ or as a paper copy from Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK), P.O.Box 14, FI-00881 Helsinki, Finland
Submitting Site:
FIN
Size:
70 p. pages
Announcement Date:
Apr 11, 2011

Citation Formats

Tenkanen-Rautakoski, P. Number of radiological examinations in Finland in 2008.; Radiologisten tutkimusten ja toimenpiteiden maeaeraet vuonna 2008. Finland: N. p., 2010. Web.
Tenkanen-Rautakoski, P. Number of radiological examinations in Finland in 2008.; Radiologisten tutkimusten ja toimenpiteiden maeaeraet vuonna 2008. Finland.
Tenkanen-Rautakoski, P. 2010. "Number of radiological examinations in Finland in 2008.; Radiologisten tutkimusten ja toimenpiteiden maeaeraet vuonna 2008." Finland.
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title = {Number of radiological examinations in Finland in 2008.; Radiologisten tutkimusten ja toimenpiteiden maeaeraet vuonna 2008}
author = {Tenkanen-Rautakoski, P}
abstractNote = {STUK (Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority in Finlad) collected the number of radiological examinations classified to those made to adult and child patients in Finland in 2008. The work was based on the statute of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health on the medical use of radiation. In 2008, approximately 3.9 million x-ray examinations were made in Finland. Earlier, the number of x-ray examinations has been investigated in 1984, 1995, 2000 and in 2005. During this time the total number of x-ray examinations has slightly diminished. During 2005 and 2008 the number of x-ray examinations has slightly increased, although the average number of examinations per inhabitant has still slightly decreased. The proportions of conventional x-ray examinations, computed tomography examinations, angiographic and interventional procedures were ca. 90.2%, 8.3%, 0.8% and 0.8%, respectively. In proportion to the Finnish population about 717 x-ray examinations per 1000 inhabitants were performed in 2008. Dental examinations are excluded from this number, but CT examinations (ca. 60 per 1000 inhabitants) and interventional x-ray procedures (ca. 5 per 1000 inhabitants) are included. Slightly more than 0.5 million ultrasound examinations and 190 000 MRI examinations were reported. Of the all x-ray examinations made in 2008, ca 7.5% were made to child patients. 0-16-year-old were thought to be child patients in this study. 8% of conventional x-ray examinations and 2% of computed tomography examinations and angiographic examination were made to child patients. (orig.)}
place = {Finland}
year = {2010}
month = {Jun}
}