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Radiation Safety
This list offers access to a variety of informative and instructional resources designed to assist radiologists in providing effective imaging and therapy while minimizing the risk during exposure to ionizing radiation.
ACR Reports and Statements
ACR Statement on Recent Studies Regarding CT Scans and Increased Cancer Risk
ACR White Paper on Radiation Dose in Medicine
ACR White Paper on Radiation Dose in Medicine: Three Years Later
ACR Statement on Whole Body CT Screening
ACR and American Society of Neuroradiology Statement on CT Protocols and Radiation Dose
ACR Practice Guidelines, Technical Standards and Appropriateness Criteria®
ACR Practice Guideline for Imaging Pregnant or Potentially Pregnant Adolescents and Women with Ionizing Radiation
ACR Practice Guideline for Diagnostic Reference Levels in Medical X-Ray Imaging
ACR Technical Standard for Management of the Use of Radiation in Fluoroscopic Procedures
ACR Technical Standard for Diagnostic Procedures Using Radiopharmaceuticals
ACR Appropriateness Criteria
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Radiation Dose Assessment Introduction
Pediatric Radiation Safety
Image Gently™ - The Alliance for Radiation Safety
Radiation Risk to Children from Computed Tomography
National Cancer Institute – Radiation Risks and Pediatric Computed Tomography (CT): A Guide for Health Care Providers
National Quality Forum Safe Practices for Better Healthcare 2009 Update - A Consensus Report
Government Information
FDA Radiation Emitting Products
FDA Public Health Notification: Reducing Radiation Risk from Computed Tomography for Pediatric and Small Adult Patients
FDA: Whole Body Scanning, Using Computed Tomography
FDA: Radiation Injuries and Fluoroscopy
NRC: Fact Sheet on Biological Effects of Radiation
Patient Information
Radiation Exposure in X-Ray and CT Examinations
Image Gently™ - The Alliance for Radiation Safety in Pediatric Imaging
Image Wisely - Radiation Safety in Adult Medical Imaging
American Cancer Society – Radiation Exposure and Cancer
Occupational Safety
Special Report: Occupational Health Hazards in the Interventional Laboratory: Time for a Safer Environment
Other Resources
Radiation Safety Officer Qualifications for Medical Facilities
AAPM CT Scan Protocols
The Joint Commission, Radiation Overdose as a Reviewable Sentinel Event 2007
The Joint Commission, Sentinel Event Alert, Radiation Risks of Diagnostic Imaging 2011
NCRP Report No. 160, Ionizing Radiation Exposure of the Population of the United States Press Release
IAEA: Radiation Protection of Patients (RPoP)
Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors – National Evaluation of X-Ray Trends
Radiation Protection & Dose Monitoring in Medical Imaging