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...

The objective of the present report was to investigate the environmental impact of the nuclear testes at Institute of Radiation Safety and Ecology (IRSE). On 1949, biological center will be opened in the city of Kurchatov to monitor the radiological situation at the former Semipalatinsk Test Site (STS). Report focused on reviewing data on the health and environmental impacts resulting from the ...

Professionals who work in an occupation involving radiological procedures can be at risk for exceeding annual radiation dose limits and the resulting long-term adverse health effects it causes. However, overexposure to radiation and the resulting adverse effects might be avoided with proper radiation protection, increased radiation knowledge, and adherence to safety practices. The literature su...

Lawrence T. Dauer, PhD, Donald L. Miller, MD, Beth Schueler, PhD, James Silberzweig, MD, Stephen Balter, PhD, Gabriel Bartal, MD, Charles Chambers, MD, Jeremy D. Collins, MD, John Damilakis, PhD, Robert G. Dixon, MD, M. Victoria Marx, MD, Michael S. Stecker, MD, Eliseo Vañó, PhD, Aradhana M. Venkatesan, MD, and Boris Nikolic, MD, MBA, for the Society of Interventional Radiology Safety and Healt...

conclusions based on the results of this study, although radiographic findings are not diagnostic in ptb, they are helpful if the assessment associates with the view of clinical manifestations and sputum smears. patients and methods in this retrospective descriptive-analytical study, 376 patients who had been confirmed with ptb were referred to birjand health care center from 2001 to 2006. out ...

This study assesses palm oil processing mills' background ionizing radiation exposure rate and is radiological health hazards in various communities within Southwestern Nigeria. At the height of 1.0 m, a digital Geiger Muller counter measured forty-three selected mills. The recorded rates during non-working hours were below recommended acceptable limit, while working higher than 0.013 mR.h-1, p...

In keeping with the traditional emphasis on safety, nuclear technologists were prompted by the Chernobyl accident (1986), to consider the consequences of accidents Beyond the Design Basis Accident (BDBA) scenarios, despite the fact, that the probability of such an occurrence was considered extremely low. These consequences, though highly unlikely, necessitate additional measures to protect the ...

Most of the safety, performance, or radiological impact assessments concerning either actual or potential releases, when they comprise biosphere calculations, use parameters such as transfer or accumulation factors requiring their associated values. One international example is the IAEA SRS No. 19 (2001) on the assessment of routine releases. If future assessment purposes are currently consider...

Several radiological and endoscopic techniques are now available for the study of inflammatory bowel diseases. In everyday practice, the choice of the technique to be used depends upon its availability and a careful evaluation of diagnostic accuracy, clinical usefulness, safety, and cost. The recent development of innovative and noninvasive imaging techniques has led to a new and exciting area ...