[Oradlist] MEDHP-SEC: Effective doses in radiology and diagnostic nuclear medicine: a catalog. (fwd)

[Gibbs, S Julian]

Useful catalog of effective doses from many diagnostic radiologic 
procedures, including dental.

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Date: Monday, July 07, 2008 9:35 AM -0400
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Subject: MEDHP-SEC: Effective doses in radiology and diagnostic 
nuclear medicine: a catalog.


Radiology. 2008 Jul;248(1):254-63.
Effective doses in radiology and diagnostic nuclear medicine: a
catalog.
Mettler FA Jr, Huda W, Yoshizumi TT, Mahesh M.
Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, New Mexico Veterans
Administration Healthcare System, 1501 San Pedro Blvd, Albuquerque,
NM 87108, USA. fmettler at salud.unm.edu

Medical uses of radiation have grown very rapidly over the past
decade, and, as of 2007, medical uses represent the largest source
of exposure to the U.S. population. Most physicians have difficulty
assessing the magnitude of exposure or potential risk. Effective
dose provides an approximate indicator of potential detriment from
ionizing radiation and should be used as one parameter in
evaluating the appropriateness of examinations involving ionizing
radiation. The purpose of this review is to provide a compilation
of effective doses for radiologic and nuclear medicine procedures.
Standard radiographic examinations have average effective doses
that vary by over a factor of 1000 (0.01-10 mSv). Computed
tomographic examinations tend to be in a more narrow range but have
relatively high average effective doses (approximately 2-20 mSv),
and average effective doses for interventional procedures usually
range from 5-70 mSv. Average effective dose for most nuclear
medicine procedures varies between 0.3 and 20 mSv. These doses can
be compared with the average annual effective dose from background
radiation of about 3 mSv. (c) RSNA, 2008.

PMID: 18566177 [PubMed - in process]




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