Radiation and patients
Radiologists must understand how radiation affects their patients and make informed, appropriate decisions when performing various studies. They must also know which diagnostic options are most suitable for each condition and what each study contributes to therapeutic procedures.
The International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) issues guidelines with recommendations regarding the radiation dose to which we expose our patients. It is essential that we know the maximum doses patients can receive, how to optimize radiation use in radiology studies, computed tomography, etc., and the risk-benefit ratio of the procedures we perform daily.
Here we quote an example of the content of the ICRP Guide for Physicians:
«Repeating studies recently performed
at another clinic or hospital should be avoided. Study results
should be recorded in sufficient detail in the
patient’s documentation and made available to any other
healthcare unit. This rule could result in
avoiding a significant proportion of unnecessary tests.»
You can find more interesting content in this area on the ICRP website: www.icrp.org
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