RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Maintaining a Proper Perspective of Risk Associated with Radiation Exposure
JF Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology
JO J. Nucl. Med. Technol.
FD Society of Nuclear Medicine
SP 137
OP 142
VO 29
IS 3
A1 Thompson, Michael A.
YR 2001
UL http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/29/3/137.abstract
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.