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Latest Literature

»  Herzog, C., Mulvihill, D.M., Nguyen, S.A., Savino, G., Schmidt, B., Costello, P., Vogl, T.J., Schoepf, U.J.,
Pediatric cardiovascular CT angiography: Radiation dose reduction using automatic anatomic tube current modulation, Am. J. Roentgenol. 190 5 (May 2008) 1232-1240.
»  Sheyn, D.D., Racadio, J.M., Ying, J., Patel, M.N., Racadio, J.M., Johnson, N.D.,
Efficacy of a radiation safety education initiative in reducing radiation exposure in the pediatric IR suite, Pediatr. Radiol. (Apr. 2008).
»  Palomo, J.M., Rao, P.S., Hans, M.G.,
Influence of CBCT exposure conditions on radiation dose, Oral Surg., Oral Med., Oral Pathol., Oral Radiol. Endod. (Apr. 2008).
»  Irving, B.J., Maree, G.J., Hering, E.R., Douglas, T.S.,
Radiation dose from a linear slit scanning X-ray machine with full-body imaging capabilities, Radiat. Prot. Dosimetry. (Apr. 2008).
»  Doshi, S.K., Negus, I.S., Oduko, J.M.,
Fetal radiation dose from CT pulmonary angiography in late pregnancy: A phantom study, Br. J. Radiol. (Apr. 2008).
»  Lancelot, S., Guillet, B., Sigrist, S., Bourrelly, M., Waultier, S., Mundler, O., Pisano, P.,
Exposure of medical personnel to radiation during radionuclide therapy practices, Nucl. Med. Commun. 29 4 (Apr. 2008) 405-410.

 

Latest News

» International Action Plan for the Radiological Protection of Patients
The third meeting of the Steering Panel of the above plan was recently held in Vienna.
» New training material on Prevention of Accidental Exposure in Radiotherapy available
Power point slides for free download are now available on this website on the topic of "Prevention of Accidental Exposure in Radiotherapy". These are as per standard syllabus of IAEA for its training courses.

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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