Published September 2001 | Version v1
Report Metadata-only

Swiss nation-wide survey on radiation doses in diagnostic radiology

Creators

  • 1. Institut de Radiophysique Appliquee, Lausanne (Switzerland)
  • 2. Institut Universitaire de Medecine Sociale et Preventive, Lausanne (Switzerland)

Description

A nation-wide survey on radiation doses in diagnostic radiology was conducted in Switzerland in 1998-1999. More than 250 types of examinations were considered, covering conventional and interventional radiology, angiography, CT, mammography, osteodensitometry, conventional tomography and dental radiology. This survey aimed at establishing the collective radiological impact of radiodiagnostics on the Swiss population. The methodology of the survey is described. The examination frequencies and integral dosimetric results associated with diagnostic radiology in Switzerland are presented. (author)

Part of:
Radiological protection of patients in diagnostic and interventional radiology, nuclear medicine and radiotherapy. Contributed papers

Additional details

Identifiers

URL
http://www.iaea.org/worldatom/;

Publishing Information

Imprint Title
Radiological protection of patients in diagnostic and interventional radiology, nuclear medicine and radiotherapy. Contributed papers
Imprint Pagination
[928 p.]
Journal Issue
no. 7/CD
Series
C and S papers series
Journal Page Range
[4 p.]
ISSN
1562-4153
Report number
IAEA-CSP--7/CD

Conference

Title
International conference on radiological protection of patients in diagnostic and interventional radiology, nuclear medicine and radiotherapy
Dates
26-30 Mar 2001
Place
Malaga (Spain)

INIS

Country of Publication
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
32065269
Subject category
S61: RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY; S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
BIOMEDICAL RADIOGRAPHY; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN POPULATIONS; OSTEODENSITOMETRY; PATIENTS; RADIATION DOSES; RADIATION PROTECTION; SWITZERLAND
Descriptors DEC
BIOMEDICAL RADIOGRAPHY; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DOSES; EUROPE; MEDICINE; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; POPULATIONS; RADIOLOGY; TOMOGRAPHY; WESTERN EUROPE

Optional Information

Contract/Grant/Project number
Contract 316.96.0576
Notes
7 refs, 2 figs, 2 tabs Imprint:Data in PDF format; Acrobat Reader for Windows 3.x, 95, 98, NT 3.5.1, NT 4.0, MacIntosh and UNIX (SUN, HP, IRIX (SGI), AIX and Digital UNIX) included
Secondary number(s)
IAEA-CN--85-82