Radiation Protection in Diagnostic Radiology

2016 ◽  
pp. 129-166
Keyword(s):  
Radiation Protection ◽  
Diagnostic Radiology

scholarly journals Studies on optimization of radiation protection for patients in diagnostic radiology

1994 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 201-212
Author(s):  
Z. WEI ◽  
X. ZONG ◽  
Z. QIANG ◽  
Q. ZHANG ◽  
Y. WU ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Radiation Protection ◽  
Diagnostic Radiology

Diagnostic radiology—Facility

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
David G Sutton ◽  
Colin J Martin
Keyword(s):  
Radiation Protection ◽  
Scattered Radiation ◽  
Patient Dose ◽  
Diagnostic Radiology ◽  
X Ray ◽  
The Public ◽  
Room Design ◽  
Time Distance ◽  
Dose Constraints ◽  
Dose Levels

The exposure to radiation of staff and members of the public is restricted by seeking suitable compromises between the three basic elements of time, distance, and shielding. This chapter deals with the design of X-ray facilities to ensure that the distance and shielding elements are used appropriately. Criteria in the form of dose constraints for staff and the public based on the ALARP principle are used together with occupancies of adjacent areas to determine acceptable dose levels. Methods for calculating doses from workloads in terms of patient dose data are described. The results are then combined with the dose criteria to derive transmission requirements for protective barriers. Specific requirements for secondary scattered radiation and primary beams in radiography are considered. The methodology is described together with practical examples of room design for different X-ray techniques and elements of personnel radiation protection are discussed.

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