Health risks from ionizing radiation

F Poppe - Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology, 2003 - Soc Nuclear Med
I accept the cautionary and conservative view that ALARA is the best thing we have now to
reduce health risks associated with ionizing energy. For her to state that “regulations aimed …

[PDF][PDF] Health risks from exposure to low levels of ionizing radiation

BV Phase - Washington, DC: The British Institute of Radiology, 2006 - riverkeeper.org
OCR for page R3 Health Risks from Exposure to Low Levels of Ionizing Radiation: Beir VII
Phase 2 THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES Advisers to the Nation on Science, Engineering, and …

[PDF][PDF] Lauriston Taylor reviews radiation risks

LS Taylor - 1985 - Soc Nuclear Med
E ver since the nuclear weapons testing programs in the mid-1950s, there has been an
acute public concern over the hazards ofionizing radiation. The concern has been enhanced …

Radiation protection and health effects

JT Bushberg, FA Mettler - Diagnostic nuclear medicine. Second edition, 1988 - inis.iaea.org
[en] The use of ionizing radiation in nuclear medicine carries with it a responsibility to both
patient and personnel to maximize the diagnostic and therapeutic benefit while minimizing …

Justification: the IAEA initiative

O Holmberg - 2011 - osti.gov
A substantial percentage of medical procedures using ionizing radiation are lacking in
justification and optimization, rendering unnecessary a substantial fraction of the effective …

On the risk to low doses (< 100 mSv) of ionizing radiation during medical imaging procedures-IOMP policy statement

A Pradhan - Journal of Medical Physics, 2013 - search.proquest.com
On the risk to low doses (<100 mSv) of ionizing radiation during medical imaging procedures -
IOMP policy statement Page 1 Journal of Medical Physics, Vol. 38, No. 2, 57-8, 2013 On the risk …

[CITATION][C] Alice in radiation protection land

RL Dixon - Journal of the American College of Radiology, 2004 - jacr.org
Question: Why are national and international advisory bodies advocating lowering the
allowable limits for the use of ionizing radiation? Answer: You may not know it, but radiology …

Ionizing radiation: Benefits versus risks

KZ Morgan - Health Physics, 1969 - journals.lww.com
Over 90% of the genetic dose to the United States population from man-made sources of
ionizing radiation derives from medical exposure. Most of this is from diagnosis and only …

National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements report shows substantial medical exposure increase

DA Schauer, OW Linton - Radiology, 2009 - pubs.rsna.org
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements Report Shows Substantial
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[CITATION][C] Radiation risks in perspective

MP Langer - 2007 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
Radiation Risks in Perspective. By Kenneth L. Mossman. Boca Raton, FL: Taylor and
Francis, 207 pp., 2006. $89.95 (hardcover)(ISBN: 0849379776) Mossman KL. Reviewed by …