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More training, more awareness and more effective implementation of regulations are needed to better protect patients and health professionals from undue radiation exposure related to medical procedures, participants in an IAEA conference held last week concluded. Read more →
Closing remarks at the International Conference on Radiation Protection in Medicine: Achieving Change in Practice by IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano. Read more →
Women in childbearing age require special attention in X-ray and radiopharmaceutical imaging. A potential pregnancy needs to be identified before the exam. If the procedure is unavoidable during pregnancy, all measures are taken to protect the unborn child. Read more →
Children sometimes need imaging procedures for diagnosis of diseases and injuries. Doctors must ensure that procedures using ionizing radiation are really necessary and perform them safely. Read more →
The IAEA’s International Conference on Radiation Protection in Medicine next week will review best practices and progress made so far under the Bonn Call for Action – a list of 10 actions proposed at the previous IAEA conference on the topic to limit unnecessary and unintended exposure to radiation in medicine. Read more →