background: in diagnostic radiology lead apron, are usually used to protect patients and radiology staff against ionizing radiation. lead apron is a desirable shield due to high absorption and effective attenuation of x-ray photons in the diagnostic radiology range. objective: although lead aprons have good radiation protection properties, in recent years, researchers have been looking for alte...

Background:In diagnostic radiology lead apron, are usually used to protect patients and radiology staff against ionizing radiation. Lead apron is a desirable shield due to high absorption and effective attenuation of x-ray photons in the diagnostic radiology range.Objective: Although lead aprons have good radiation protection properties, in recent years, researchers have been looking for altern...

PURPOSE We aimed to quantify and compare awareness regarding radiation dose reduction within the interventional radiology and diagnostic radiology communities. METHODS Abstracts accepted to the annual meetings of the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR), the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe (CIRSE), the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), and the...

A lack of suitable dosimetric quantities for application in diagnostic radiology is noted by Dr Moores. It is concluded by Dr Moores that it is not possible to adhere to the basic principles of the International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements (ICRU) regarding patient dosimetry in diagnostic radiology due to the extremely wide variety of quantities and units employed. The conclus...

Affiliations 1 University Institute for Diagnostic, Interventional and Pediatric Radiology, Inselspital – University Hospital Bern, Switzerland 2 Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University of Würzburg, Germany 3 Röntgeninstitut Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany 4 Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany