Abstract:
:Occupational radiological protection (RP) is still a challenge in several clinical practices. ICRP has included specific recommendations and advice for occupational protection in most of the documents published in recent years and its current programme of work includes the preparation of documents with specific contents on Occupational Protection. Different professional groups and different medical specialists need dedicated training, supervision and advice to optimise their practices. Many medical specialties outside the imaging departments are still using fluoroscopically guided procedures in surgical theatres without the appropriate RP tools. In addition to the stochastic radiation risks, the new thresholds for tissue reactions proposed by ICRP, and especially the ones for the lens of the eyes and the cerebrovascular system, are a matter of concern for some groups of health workers. More support from medical physics and radiation protection experts regarding occupational issues in the medical field will be needed in the coming years.
journal_name
Radiat Prot Dosimetryjournal_title
Radiation protection dosimetryauthors
Vano Edoi
10.1093/rpd/ncu354subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2015-04-01 00:00:00pages
126-9issue
1-2eissn
0144-8420issn
1742-3406pii
ncu354journal_volume
164pub_type
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