Objective: The aim of this article is to provide a general method to help explain radiation
exposure to patients presenting for nuclear medicine procedures. The concept is to convert …

Purpose Because physician knowledge of patient exposure to ionizing radiation from
computed tomography (CT) procedures previously has been recognized as poor, the …

Radiologists and technologists are occasionally concerned about the radiation exposure
that they may receive during the performance of routine diagnostic radiologic studies that …

To the Editor: In the August 27 issue, the arti cle by Fazel et al. 1 and the accompanying
Perspec tive article by Lauer2 create an opportunity for the medical community to learn more …

Objectives: To measure external radiation doses and estimate internal radiation doses (due
to the process of radionuclide injection) to staff members working in a nuclear medicine …

Dose rate measurements were performed at 0, 0.5, and 1 m from the external surface of 79
patients corresponding to the most frequent studies: 99m Tc-cardiac with reinjection, 99m Tc …

Evaluating the knowledge of patients attending radiology departments regarding ionizing
radiation used in medical imaging and its associated hazards can provide knowledge of the …

Introduction: Internal radiation dosimetry is important from a radiation protection point of view
and can help to optimize the radiation dose delivered to the workers, public, and patients. It …

Objective: To measure the potential radiation dose emitted by patients who have recently
undergone diagnostic nuclear medicine procedures, in order to establish optimal radiation …

National diagnostic reference levels (DRLs) are essential tools for optimizing protocols and
protecting patients from an unjustified radiation exposure. The aim of this study was to …