This is the PDF eBook version for Radiation Protection in Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology by Richard J. Vetter, Magdalena S. Stoeva
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION
International Organization for Medical Physics Statement
International Radiation Protection Association Statement
THE SYSTEM OF RADIATION PROTECTION
The ICRP (International Commission on Radiological Protection) System of Radiation Protection
OVERVIEW OF MEDICAL PHYSICS (RADIATION PROTECTION IN MEDICINE)
Radiation Protection in Medicine (Medical Health Physics)
RADIATION PROTECTION IN DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY
Radiation Protection in Diagnostic Radiology
RADIATION PROTECTION IN NUCLEAR MEDICINE
Radiation Protection in Nuclear Medicine
RADIATION PROTECTION IN RADIATION ONCOLOGY
Radiation Protection in Radiation Oncology
REGULATORY PHILOSOPHY AND CONTROL
Regulatory Structures and Issues in Africa
Regulatory Structures and Issues in Asia and Oceania
Regulatory Structures and Issues in the European Union
Regulatory Structures and Issues in the Middle East
Regulatory Structures and Issues in North America
Regulatory Structures and Issues in Latin America
ROLE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS IN WORLDWIDE MEDICAL
RADIATION PROTECTION
Role and Activities of the International Atomic Energy Agency
The World Health Organization Global Initiative on Radiation Safety in Healthcare Settings
The Medical Physicists and the International Organization for Medical Physics
The International Union for Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine
Education and Training in Radiation Protection
Medical Exposures: Adverse Consequences and Unintended Exposures
ETHICAL USE OF HUMAN SUBJECTS IN MEDICAL RESEARCH
Informed Consent in Radiation Medicine Practice and Research
GLOSSARY