Published 1987
| Version v1
Report
Radiological mass screening in the Irish Republic
Description
Mass chest screening was first introduced to Ireland in the late 1940's. Routine mammography has never been used in the Irish Republic. For some years it has been customary to carry our routine clinical screening for congenital dislocation of hips on new born babies. Pre-- employment and pre- surgery x-ray screening were also being practiced
Additional details
Publishing Information
- ISBN
- 92-825-7602-7
- Imprint Title
- Radiological mass screening within the Member States of the European Community. Regulations, practices, effectiveness. Proceedings of a seminar
- Imprint Pagination
- 502 p.
- Journal Issue
- no. 37
- Series
- Radiation protection series
- Journal Page Range
- p. 147-150
- Report number
- EUR--11059-EN
Conference
- Title
- Seminar on radiological mass screening within the Member States of the European Community. Regulations, practices, effectiveness
- Dates
- 3-4 Dec 1985
- Place
- Luxembourg (Luxembourg)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 35048506
- Subject category
- S61: RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY; S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference, Non-conventional Literature
- Descriptors DEI
- BIOMEDICAL RADIOGRAPHY; IRELAND; MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE; PATIENTS; PERSONNEL DOSIMETRY; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSES; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION PROTECTION LAWS; RECOMMENDATIONS; X-RAY DOSIMETRY
- Descriptors DEC
- CONTROL; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DOSES; DOSIMETRY; EUROPE; LAWS; MEDICINE; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; RADIOLOGY; SAFETY STANDARDS; STANDARDS; WESTERN EUROPE