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Justification: The IAEA Initiative

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Abstract

A substantial percentage of medical procedures using ionizing radiation are lacking in justification and optimization, rendering unnecessary a substantial fraction of the effective dose per capita from medical exposures, and thereby causing an unnecessary radiation burden to the global population. The paper presents data published by the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation, and information about relevant actions being taken by the IAEA through its International Action Plan for the Radiation Protection of Patients. (author)
Authors:
Holmberg, O [1] 
  1. Radiation Protection of Patients Unit, Division of Radiation, Transport and Waste Safety, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria)
Publication Date:
Dec 15, 2011
Product Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: International Workshop on Justification of Medical Exposure in Diagnostic Imaging, Brussels (Belgium), 2-4 Sep 2009; Other Information: 2 figs, 6 refs; Related Information: In: Justification of Medical Exposure in Diagnostic Imaging. Proceedings of an International Workshop, 190 pages.
Subject:
62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE; IAEA; IONIZING RADIATIONS; PATIENTS; RADIATION DOSES; RADIATION PROTECTION; UNITED NATIONS; DOSES; INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; RADIATIONS
OSTI ID:
21538521
Research Organizations:
International Atomic Energy Agency, Division of Radiation, Transport and Waste Safety, Vienna (Austria); European Commission, Brussels (Belgium)
Country of Origin:
IAEA
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Other: ISSN 0074-1884; ISBN 978-92-0-121110-1; TRN: XA12N0252017574
Availability:
Also available on-line: http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/Publications/PDF/Pub1532_web.pdf; Enquiries should be addressed to IAEA, Marketing and Sales Unit, Publishing Section, E-mail: sales.publications@iaea.org; Web site: http://www.iaea.org/books
Submitting Site:
INIS
Size:
page(s) 13-15
Announcement Date:
Mar 29, 2012

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Holmberg, O. Justification: The IAEA Initiative. IAEA: N. p., 2011. Web.
Holmberg, O. Justification: The IAEA Initiative. IAEA.
Holmberg, O. 2011. "Justification: The IAEA Initiative." IAEA.
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