Radiation Safety for Patients and Medical PersonnelQ&A

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1.Managing the Safety of Medical Personnel During Radiological Procedures

What type of examination causes the highest radiation exposure to medical personnel?
Should I be worried about performing echocardiography after a nuclear medicine scan?
Should I step outside the room to perform portable radiography?
Is it OK to have interns perform radiological examinations?
Is it OK to have duty outpatient nurses perform radiological examinations?
Should I be reassigned from involvement in radiological procedures while I am trying to get pregnant?
What if I do not want to exceed 1 millisievert of exposure?
Where should I wear the personal dosimeter (glass badge)?
Should I take the dosimeter with me if I also work at another facility?
What if a medical practitioner does not wear a personal dosimeter?
Can radiation health examinations be omitted?
What should I do if my hand always appears during fluoroscopy?
Should I wear protective clothing?
Is protective eyewear really effective?
What is an effective method of radiation protection during IVR procedures?
How should I protect against exposure during ERCP procedures using a fluoroscopy system?

2.Patient Exposure During Radiological Procedures

How many times can CT scans be performed?
Should I use a protective apron to protect the gonads?
Can exposure levels be reduced simply by indicating the purpose of requested examinations in more detail?
Can exposure levels be reduced even when using older equipment?
What is an effective way to reduce patient exposure dose levels during IVR procedures?
Can skin damage from IVR procedures and radiological examinations be prevented?
Should I allow family members assist with CT scans?
Is it OK to perform radiological examinations on pregnant women?
Are there any prior cases of radiation exposure due to a medical accident?
What other effects besides cancer can radiological examinations cause?
How should we handle visitors and other patients in the same room as the patient during portable radiography?
Can patients be sent home immediately after a nuclear medicine scan?
What should we do about parents of infant patients that are anxious about radiological examinations?
What if a radiological examination was received before a patient realizes she is pregnant?
What if someone is worried about the number or frequency of radiological examinations?

3.Effects of Radiation on the Body

Is it abnormal if radiation is detected from foods?
What are the special units used to quantify radiation?
What does threshold dose mean?
To what extent does radiation cause cancer?
Are there any genetic effects?
Are the effects from internal exposure greater than from external exposure?
Have the extent of cellular effects been clearly determined?

4.Responding to a Nuclear Power Disaster

What can medical practitioners do?
Is it OK to apply safety management standards for nuclear medicine?
Is it safe to examine patients that might have been exposed to high radiation levels?

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Effects of Radiation on the Body

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Effects of Radiation on the Body

Is it abnormal if radiation is detected from foods?
What are the special units used to quantify radiation?
What does threshold dose mean?
To what extent does radiation cause cancer?
Are there any genetic effects?
Are the effects from internal exposure greater than from external exposure?
Have the extent of cellular effects been clearly determined?

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