IAEA Conference Identifies Challenges in Radiation Protection in Medicine
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.
Medical Imaging in Pregnancy
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 pregn...
Safe Medical Imaging for Children
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. The IAEA h...
Justified Use of Radiation in Focus at Conference on Radiation Protection in Medicine
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.
The IAEA and Safety - Radiation Protection in Medicine
Radiation is used worldwide to diagnose and treat disease. Over four billion x-rays and CT scans are conducted each year. Around six million cancer patients receive radiotherapy. The IAEA assists coun...