Radiation Protection In Nuclear Medicine Research Articles

Trends in the development of nuclear medicine in the Russian Federation for 2015–2020

The federal forms of statistical reporting (3-DOZ form , form No. 30 of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation and radiation-hygienic passports of the subjects of the Russian Federation for 2015–2020) were analyzed in order to estimate the current status of nuclear medicine and assess the perspective and developing proposals for improving the national system of radiation protection in nuclear medicine . Over the past six years , the number of radionuclide examinations in the Russian Federation has been at the same level : on average 530 thousand per year . In 2020 the number of examinations decreased that was caused by the epidemic of coronavirus infection . The largest number of examinations in 2015-2020 were performed in Moscow (21%) and St. Petersburg (11%). Federal medical centers equipped with high-tech equipment are located in these cities , and patients from different regions are examined in these centers . The examination of bone is the most common examination in Russia: 40% from all of nuclear medicine examination ; there is a moderate increase of that examinations . There is a high number of renal examinations (17%). The next most frequent are examinations of myocardium , thyroid , liver and lungs ; the number of these examinations are decrease . Due to the development of modern diagnostic technologies , installation of new positron emission tomography departments and replacement of the old equipment with the new one ( decrease in the number of renographs and increase the number of positron emission tomographs ), the number of “ other ” examinations are increased with a factor of 3.7 since 2015 but the number of “ functional ” examinations is decreased . About two thousand studies per year were examined on a scanner ( renograph , gamma camera , single-photon emission tomography ), and about 0.6 thousand hybrid imaging examinations per year were performed on a single-photon emission tomography combined with computed tomography . The annual collective dose of radionuclide diagnosis in the country has increased from 1.2 to 3.7 thousand man-Sv since 2015. The main contribution to the collective dose in Russia was associated with “ other ” examinations , which include hybrid imaging and whole body positron emission tomography : 55% (39% in St. Petersburg , 60% in Moscow). Due to the limitations and heterogeneous content of the federal forms of statistical reporting it is difficult to assess the current state of nuclear medicine in the Russian Federation. The authors of the study were updated of the data collection system in the radionuclide diagnosis in 3-DOZ forms ; it is under approval . For detailed and reliable assessment of the nuclear medicine in the country , it is necessary to conduct a separate survey to determine the types of nuclear medicine examinations , the gender and age profile of patients and patient doses . That survey should be conducted in St. Petersburg or Moscow, as model subjects of the Russian Federation.

Radiation Protection in Nuclear Medicine in Eastern Province, KSA

In nuclear medicine, radiopharmaceuticals are administered to the patient either for the production of diagnostic images or with the intention to treat using the emitted radiation from the radiopharmaceutical. The increased use of PET-imaging causes a need for new planning of radiation protection. In radionuclide therapy, the activities are higher and the radionuclides used are often different from those used in diagnostic nuclear medicine and constitute a greater radiation protection problem. In both diagnostic and therapeutic nuclear medicine, the patient becomes a source of radiation not only for him/herself but also for staff, caregivers and the general public. All categories of staff members involved in nuclear medicine must have good knowledge of radiation protection. This is vital for patient safety as well as for the staff's own security, for caregivers and the general public.

Information et communication en médecine nucléaire : vers une nécessaire harmonisation

Because of excesses in the speech related to ionizing radiations which leads sometimes to totally irrational and counterproductive behavior, and because, for some, precaution rhymes with nonsense, scintigraphy with phobia, microsievert with cancer or because the slightest exposure of a pregnancy rhymes with stress, of a young child with agony or a professional with fear, the time has come for the whole community of nuclear medicine to be aware fatal effects of such excesses for its future and to react in order to radiation with communication, radioactivity with objectivity and nuclear medicine with unitarian speech. The purpose of this article is to provide some elements of think, analysis and language concerning radiation protection in nuclear medicine with the will to prevent the noxious effects of a communication which would be too much based on the precautionary principle. On the contrary, the goal is to insist on the positive and objective aspects of the specialty within the framework of the balance clinical benefit/risk. The most important point which is proposed consists in eliminating of recommendations for patients any measure of eviction after a scintigraphy including for young children and pregnant women. Indeed, the radiation exposure for the entourage of a patient who leaves the nuclear medicine department is always very below 1 mSv and often close to the natural radiation exposure.

Radiation Protection in Nuclear Medicine.

Radiation Protection in Nuclear Medicine., Mattsson S., Hoeschen C., Springer‐Verlag, Heidelberg, New York, 2013. Hardcover, 159 pp. Price: $109.00. ISBN: 978‐3‐642‐31167‐3. © 2013 Doody's Review Service. Doody's Review Service

Training activities on radiation protection in nuclear medicine in the frame of the EURATOM FP7 collaborative project MADEIRA

MADEIRA was a Collaborative Project cofunded by the European Commission through the EURATOM Seventh Research Framework Programme. It was structured into four scientific work packages, and its aim was to optimize the efficacy and safety of 3D functional imaging in nuclear medicine and thereby to reduce the radiation exposures of the patients while keeping or even improving the quality of the diagnostic information. Additionally, a fifth work package was dedicated to training and dissemination activities, including the organization of specific training courses, as well as research exchange programs for young scientists. This manuscript summarizes the experience gained during the Training Courses, in particular the one devoted to aspects of radiation protection in nuclear medicine. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Radiation protection in Nuclear Medicine: a review on present situation in Sri Lanka

The Galle Medical Journal is published by the Galle Medical Association. The journal is published quarterly in March, June, September and December each year. The submissions are accepted throughout the year. The aims of the Journal are to foster co-operation among the medical fraternity and to be a forum to make literary contributions, share experiences encountered in medical practice, update their knowledge and have debates on topics related to all aspects of medicine.

Film review of the month: Radiation Protection in Nuclear Medicine

"film review of the month: Radiation Protection in Nuclear Medicine." Hospital Topics, 41(1), p. 119