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Radiation Safety: The Dose That Saves

Photo 1 of 11 : In health care, the double-edged sword of radiation can be used to fight cancer and scope out signs of disease... under strict controls and in the right hands. In Prague, Czech Republic, Dr. Josef Novotný, a medical physicist, works to make sure that patients are correctly and safely treated at Na Homolce Hospital. He checks and calibrates equipment, and conducts training in radiation safety under an IAEA-supported project.Photo 2 of 11 : In the hands of masters, radiation in health care is brain surgery. At Prague's Na Homolce Hospital, a high-tech machine called a Photo 4 of 11 : Zuzana Pašková directs a team of independent inspectors from SŬJB, the Czech Republic's State Office for Nuclear Safety. These inspectors verify that health care workers using radiation to diagnose and heal patients have the proper credentials and training to conduct their work correctly.Photo 3 of 11 : One task of a medical physicist is to check of the quality of the X-ray equipment. They make sure the radiation doses patients receive from X-Rays are reasonable.Photo 5 of 11 : At SŬJB headquarters in Prague, Dr. Petr Krs explains that each radioactive source used in medicine and industry must be licensed, monitored and safely disposed of when it is Photo 6 of 11 : Photo 7 of 11 : The Czech Republic is transferring its Photo 8 of 11 : Each year some 60 fellows, many from Russian speaking countries, are sent to the Czech Republic for training. The fellowships are rolled out under the IAEA's Technical Cooperation programme. Particular emphasis goes to conducting independent inspections to ensure that quality assurance procedures are implemented, and to developing legislation and a national system of registration for controlling radioactive sources.Photo 9 of 11 : Photo 10 of 11 : The Czech Republic's chief nuclear regulator, Dr. Dana Drábová, says her country is well placed to assist former Soviet bloc countries. Photo 11 of 11 : The Czech Republic is among countries that have benefited from the IAEA's technical assistance and support in fields of health care. Now the country's experts say they are well placed and equipped to pay it back - by helping colleagues in other countries safely apply nuclear and radiation medical technologies. Says top nuclear regulator Dr. Dana Drábová,
Last update: 10 September 2014

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