Published December 1978
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Journal article
Radiation protection of the lens for patients and users
Creators
- 1. Univ. of South Alabama Coll. of Medicine, Mobile
Description
The problem of radiation-induced cataract development in the lenses of patients and users exposed to diagnostic-quality radiation is reviewed. A cataractogenic dose appears to be about 200 rads from a single exposure and up to 750 rads in protracted doses. Routine use of new protective glasses developed by the authors is recommended for patients. For users, any of the commercially available high lead-content glasses will reduce doses to safe levels. About 70% reduction of dose is afforded by the new photochromic sunglasses
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Radiology
- Journal Volume
- 129
- Journal Issue
- 3
- Series
- Radiology.
- Journal Page Range
- 795-798
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 10469708
- Subject category
- S63: RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGANISMS AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE; S61: RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY;
- Descriptors DEI
- ATTENUATION; BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; BIOMEDICAL RADIOGRAPHY; CATARACTS; CRYSTALLINE LENS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIPS; GLASS; HEAD; LEAD; LENSES; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; PATIENTS; RADIATION DOSES; RADIATION HAZARDS; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOLOGICAL PERSONNEL; SHIELDING; X RADIATION
- Descriptors DEC
- BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; BODY; BODY AREAS; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DISEASES; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELEMENTS; EYES; HAZARDS; HEALTH HAZARDS; IONIZING RADIATIONS; MEDICINE; METALS; ORGANS; PERSONNEL; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIATIONS; SENSE ORGANS; SENSE ORGANS DISEASES