Tracking Radiation Exposure from Medical Diagnostic Procedures: Workshop Report

by Division on Earth and Life Studies, Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board, Committee on Tracking Radiation Doses fr, et al.

The growing use of medical diagnostic procedures is correlated with tremendous and undeniable benefits in the care of most patients. However, it is accompanied by growing concerns about the risks associated with diagnostic computed tomography and other procedures that utilize ionizing radiation. A number of initiatives in radiation safety in medicine have taken place in the United States and internationally, each serving different purposes. Their...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309257662
• ISBN13: 9780309257664
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 86 Pages