Radiation: Enough is Enough: Dose Minimisation in Diagnostic Radiology

Subtitle: Enough is enough
Synopsis: Aims to help minimise patient exposure to radiation in the course of diagnosis. Discusses public perception of proportionate dangers from ionizing radiation compared with the true figures; responsibility of those who administer diagnostic radiology to keep patient doses as low as reasonably achievable; minimising patient doses from diagnostic X-rays - the entrance dose; principles of good image formation; characteristics of X-ray equipment - making the best use of equipment; quality control and record keeping; alternative techniques to radiography; the role of the radiation protection adviser; the ultimate responsibility of the medical practitioner.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video
Year of production: 1991
Uses: General practitioners. Medical students. Relevant hospital staff.
Subjects: Medical sciences
Keywords: medical physics; nuclear radiation; radiology; X-rays

Name: University of Sheffield Learning & Teaching Services
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