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Latest Literature

»  Mettler, F.A. Jr., Bhargavan, M., Thomadsen, B.R., Gilley, D.B., Lipoti, J.A., Mahesh, M., McCrohan, J., Yoshizumi, T.T.,
Nuclear medicine exposure in the United States, 2005-2007: Preliminary results, Semin. Nucl. Med. 38 5 (Sep. 2008) 384-391.
»  Kim, C.W., Lee, Y.P., Taylor, W., Oygar, A., Kim, W.K.,
Use of navigation-assisted fluoroscopy to decrease radiation exposure during minimally invasive spine surgery, Spine J. 8 4 (Jul.-Aug. 2008) 584-590.
»  Chodick, G., Bekiroglu, N., Hauptmann, M., Alexander, B.H., Freedman, D.M., Doody, M.M., Cheung, L.C., Simon, S.L., Weinstock, R.M., Bouville, A., Sigurdson, A.J.,
Risk of Cataract after Exposure to Low Doses of Ionizing Radiation: A 20-Year Prospective Cohort Study among US Radiologic Technologists, Am. J. Epidemiol. (Jul. 2008).
»  Giordano, B.D., Baumhauer, J.F., Morgan, T.L., Rechtine, G.R.,
Cervical Spine Imaging Using Standard C-Arm Fluoroscopy: Patient and Surgeon Exposure to Ionizing Radiation, Spine (Jul. 2008).
»  Vano, E., Ubeda, C., Leyton, F., Miranda, P.,
Radiation dose and image quality for paediatric interventional cardiology, Phys. Med. Biol. 53 15 (Jul. 2008) 4049-4062.
»  Mettler, F.A. Jr., Huda, W., Yoshizumi, T.T., Mahesh, M.,
Effective doses in radiology and diagnostic nuclear medicine: A catalog, Radiology 248 1 (Jul. 2008) 254-263.

Latest News

» New training material on Radiation Protection in PET/CT available
Power point slides are now available on the CD on the topic of "Radiation Protection in PET/CT". These are as per standard syllabus of IAEA for its training courses.
» IAEA is conducting a study among cardiologists on early signs of radiation induced cataract
In cooperation with SOLACI (Latin American Society of Interventional Cardiologists), the IAEA is conducting a survey among interventional cardiologists participating in a conference in Bogota, Colombia.

Upcoming Events

» Meetings on Radiation Protection in Cardiology, 24-26 June 2008 & 25-26 September 2008
There are number of events in interventional cardiology conferences.
» Meetings Connected with IRPA 12 in October 2008
There are a number of events planned adjoining IRPA 12.
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