Radiological protection for medical exposure to ionizing radiation :
[Book]
safety guide /
jointly sponsored by the International Atomic Energy Agency, the Pan American Health Organization, and the World Health Organization.
Vienna :
International Atomic Energy Agency,
2002.
75 pages ;
24 cm.
Safety standards series,
no. RS-G-1.5
1020-525X ;
"March 2002"--Title page verso.
"STI/PUB/1117"--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 41-46).
Regulatory programme for radiological protection for medical exposure -- Specific aspects of radiological protection for medical exposure in diagnostic and interventional radiology -- Specific aspects of radiological protection for medical exposure in nuclear medicine -- Specific aspects of radiological protection for medical exposure in radiation therapy.
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This Safety Guide, co-sponsored by PAHO and WHO, provides recommendations on how safety requirements may be fulfilled for the protection of patients and visitors against exposure to ionizing radiation in medical practice. Recommendations cover the establishment of guidance levels for diagnostic medical exposures, acceptance testing processes for radiation equipment, calibration of radiotherapy units and reporting of accidental medical exposures.--Publisher's description.
Radiological protection for medical exposure to ionizing radiation.