PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Thompson, Michael A.
TI  - Maintaining a Proper Perspective of Risk Associated with Radiation Exposure
DP  - 2001 Sep 01
TA  - Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology
PG  - 137--142
VI  - 29
IP  - 3
4099  - http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/29/3/137.short
4100  - http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/29/3/137.full
SO  - J. Nucl. Med. Technol.2001 Sep 01; 29
AB  - 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.