Radiologic protection has become an integral part of the radiologic technology and provides a tools to protect not only the patient, but personnel and members of the public as well. Radiation Protection in Diagnostic X-Ray Imaging covers the recent developments that have been introduced to address the increasing dose to the patient, and new assessment tools for use in dose optimization studies. The purpose of this text is to provide a text that brings together a number of the critical issues in radiologic protection and presents these in an understandable way to individuals such as clinicians,radiographers and other individuals who do not have an in-depth knowledge of medical physics. This text covers a detailed overview of the biological effects of radiation exposure, outlines the fundamental physical principles and technical aspects of radiation protection, outlines the major components of DRL, image quality assessment tools for use in dose-image quality, and explains the role of quality assurance control in optimization of radiation protection.
Features:
• Covers all topics prescribed by the ARRT for the certification examination
• Goes beyond the topics covered in the ARRT specifications and other texts
• Includes the most up-to-date topics on Radiation Protection of concern to clinical practice and academia
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Part1 Radiation Protection Overview
Chapter1 Radiation Protection Overview
Chapter2 Basic Physics for Radiation Protection: An Overview
Chapter3 Radiation Exposure and Dosimetry
Part2 Biological Effects of Radiation
Chapter4 Biological Effects of Radiation
Part3 General Radiation Protection Principles and Concepts
Chapter5 Current Radiation Protection Standards
Chapter6 Radiation Protection Organizations
Chapter7 Factors Affecting Dose in Radiographic Imaging
Chapter8 Factors Affecting Dose in Fluoroscopy
Chapter9 Dose in Digital Radiography
Chapter10 Radiation Dose in Computed Tomography
Part4 Tools for Dose Optimization Studies
Chapter11 Image Quality Assessment Tools for Dose Optimization in X-Ray Imaging
Chapter12 Diagnostic Reference Levels
Chapter13 Optimization of Radiation Protection: Regulatory and Guidance Recommendations
Chapter14 Protective Shielding in Diagnostic Radiology
Part5 Radiation Protection Through Quality Control
Chapter15 Radiation Protection Through Quality Control
Dr. Euclid Seeram is currently an honorary senior lecturer, adjunct associate professor, and adjunct professor at the University of Sydney, Australia; Monash University, Australia; and Charles Sturt University, Australia; respectively. He has published over 55 papers in professional and peer review radiologic technology journals and has had 20 textbooks published to date, on Computed Tomography, Computers in Radiology, Radiographic Instrumentation, Digital Radiography, and Radiation Protection. Presently, he is on the editorial boards for Radiography, Biomedical Imaging and Intervention Journal, International Journal of Radiology and Medical Imaging, and the Journal of Allied Health. Furthermore, he is currently on the international advisory panel for the Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, and an invited peer reviewer for the Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences. His current research interests are focused on radiation dose optimization in CT and digital radiography imaging systems, and he has published several papers on these two topics. Patrick C. Brennan is currently Professor of Medical Imaging and Associate Dean, International at the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney. In the latter role and within the last three years he has forged productive inter-disciplinary research and teaching collaborations across Health Sciences with the leading institutions in China, SE Asia, Middle East and the Americas. He is also leader of the University of Sydney's Breast Cancer Special Interest Group, consisting of over 100 academic members. Since 2011, he has been (with Prof Warwick Lee) National Co-Director of BREAST. He has won 2 medals of excellence for teaching, won five major research awards and has acted as undergraduate, graduate and PhD examiner across Europe, Asia, Australia and the Americas. In 2009 he movedto the University of Sydneyfrom the School of Medicine in University Dublin where he was an Associate Professor and Head of Diagnostic Imaging . His new role was to establish an active research group focusing on medical imaging, whilst helping to transform the current teaching program. Since that time he has established a Medical Image Optimization and Perception Group (MIOPeG), which is now leading the world in medical imaging research, with publications in the highest ranking international imaging journals. Professor Brennan's research involves exploring novel technologies and techniques that enhance the detection of clinical indicators of disease, whilst minimizing risk to the patient. His research has involved most major imaging modalities with a particular focus on breast and chest imaging. In line with Government priorities, his research findings have translated into improved diagnosis and management of important disease states such as cancer. He is recognized as a global leader in clinical translation of medical imaging optimization and radiological perception Professor Brennan has published over 200 original papers, supervised over 40 PhD students and has been awarded over $12.5m in research funding.
