Radiation Protection of Patients

The website deals with the radiation protection of patients (including pregnant women and children) undergoing examination in conventional radiology, digital radiology, paediatric radiology, mammography, computed tomography, interventional procedures using X ray fluoroscopy in particular in cardiology, nuclear medicine, treatments in radiotherapy and radionuclide therapy.

In imaging procedures, the potential for dose reduction while preserving diagnostic information has been clearly demonstrated.

Methods for avoiding accidental exposures in radiotherapy available and training material in the form of power point slides in many areas is available for free download. In addition information for occupational protection in medical exposure is available.

Quality LevelExplanation of Terms

• Authoritative: All information in the resource has been verified by authorities as indicated.
• Quality-checked: All information in the resource has been quality-checked as indicated.
• Not quality-checked: Although the information in the resource may come from peer-reviewed journals or other high-quality sources, it has not undergone subsequent quality checking before incorporation in the resource.

: Quality-checked by NS Professional staff
CompletenessExplanation of Terms

• Comprehensive:The resource includes all items in the category for which the resource was created.
• Selective: The resource includes only selected items in the category for which the resource was created, with the process or basis for the selection as indicated.

: Comprehensive
Update FrequencyExplanation of Terms

• Updated continually: A conscientious effort is made to add new information immediately and keep the resource up-to-date on a day-by-day basis.
• Updated periodically: The resource is updated on a schedule. Common values are monthly, quarterly, annually or biennially, but others are also used.
• Updated occasionally: The resource is updated now and then, but not on a schedule.
• Static: The resource is a one-off creation with no plans for updates, or a resource that was updated in the past but has now been frozen with no new input planned.

: Continually