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Maintaining a Proper Perspective of Risk Associated with Radiation Exposure

Division of Medical Imaging and Therapy, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama

Objectives: The objectives of this article are to provide the reader with (a) a brief discussion of actual, perceived, and acceptable risks associated with radiation exposure; (b) a basic review of radiation protection units and a discussion as to how these units are used to estimate risk associated with occupational radiation exposure; (c) a summary of radiation doses required for specific human biologic responses and a comparison of relative doses encountered in a variety of clinical situations; and (d) a practical approach to discussing relative risks associated with medical radiation exposures when patients inquire.

Key Words: medical radiation workers; radiation exposure; medical occupational exposure; medical radiation exposure risks

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