(PDF) Radiation Protection in Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology by Vetter

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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