IAEA Intercomparisons in the Frame of the Occupational Radiation Protection Programme

Radiological Protection of Patients in Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Radiotherapy

The paper discusses the role of the IAEA in relation to the radiological protection of patients. Within the IAEA there are two major programmes which have an impact on the protection of the patient. Firstly, patient protection is part of the programme on radiation safety; secondly, the human health programme contains a number of activities related to quality assurance (QA), and these also contr...

Software for the IAEA Occupational Radiation Protection Standards

Report of national training course on “Medical preparedness and response to radiation emergencies”, 2-6 Oct. 2004, Tehran, Iran

During the past years, special emphasis was put on medical preparedness in the event of radiological or nuclear emergencies. Novin Medical Radiation Institute (NMRI) encouraged and supported the national authorities to enhance their cooperation in improving medical response to radiation accident. NMRI in cooperation with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Atomic Energy Organization o...

Evaluation of the annual effective dose to Cath Lab staff in the Afshar Hospital, Yazd and suggesting the radiation protection strategies to better management of occupational dose

Introduction Due to the increasing use of angiography procedures and the higher risk of deterministic and stochastic effects for radiation workers of these sections than other radiological procedures, radiation safety is very important in angiography staff. So, this study aimed to obtain the effective dose of angiography staff and compare them with the standard dose limit and finally outline th...

A Personal Dosimetry Intercomparison Study in Asian and Pacific Region

The IAEA/RCA (Regional Cooperative Agreement) project to strengthen and harmonize radiation protection infrastructures in Asian and Pacific region started in 1988. The number of the RCA member countries is 17 at present. In the early stages of the project, there was little information on the status of radiation protection and their technical abilities of radiation protection measurements in RCA...