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  1. Managing radiation safety and protection in gastroenterology in Japan: insights from the REX-GI study

    Fluoroscopy-guided gastrointestinal procedures, including gastrointestinal stenting, balloon-assisted endoscopy (BAE), endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), and endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), are essential for diagnosis and …

  2. Open Access 06-02-2024 | ReviewPaper

    Guardians of precision: advancing radiation protection, safety, and quality systems in nuclear medicine

    In the intricate world of healthcare, nuclear medicine has carved a niche for itself, offering innovative solutions for both diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. To ensure the significant advancements and contributions of nuclear medicine to …

  3. 01-12-2024 | Endoscopy of the Urinary Tract | OriginalPaper

    Trends in the use of radiation protection and radiation exposure of European endourologists: a prospective trial from the EULIS-YAU Endourology Group

    Fluoroscopy is an essential tool for endourologic procedures. For adequate protection, the International Commission on Radiation Protection (ICRP) recommends the use of 0.35 mm lead aprons and thyroid shields that aim to reduce transmission by …

  4. 13-02-2024 | Ionizing Radiation | Online First

    Radiation dose reduction during venous access port implantation: the importance of upgrading equipment and radiation-protection training

    Interventional radiology (IR) is a mainstay treatment for oncology patients, but the exposure to ionizing radiation of both patients and medical staff also requires consideration. Even the relatively low radiation doses delivered as part of IR may …

  5. 02-12-2023 | Radiation Protection | Online First

    Assessment of medical students’ knowledge regarding radiation associated risk and its protection: finding from a cross-sectional study

    Radiography is the art and science of using radiation to provide images of the tissues, organs, bones, and vessels that comprise the human body. It is a type of X-ray procedure that helps locate, stage, and diagnose various conditions, including …

  6. Open Access 31-07-2023 | Radiation Protection | OriginalPaper

    CBCTs in a Swiss university dental clinic: a retrospective evaluation over 5 years with emphasis on radiation protection criteria

    Dental radiographs are high-frequency radiographic procedures, with approximately 13% of all diagnostic radiological examinations globally being performed in dentistry [ 1 ]. Interestingly, the annual frequency of dental radiographs is estimated to …

  7. Open Access 01-12-2023 | Probiotics | ReviewPaper

    The gut microbiota as a booster for radiotherapy: novel insights into radio-protection and radiation injury

    Approximately 60–80% of cancer patients treated with abdominopelvic radiotherapy suffer post-radiotherapy toxicities including radiation enteropathy and myelosuppression. Effective preventive and therapeutic strategies are lacking for such …

  8. Open Access 01-12-2023 | Radiotherapy | OriginalPaper

    Education and training in radiation protection in Europe: results from the EURAMED Rocc-n-Roll project survey

    The development of medicine and technology has considerably increased the use of ionising radiation for diagnostic proposes in recent decades [ 1 ]. Despite this evolution, large variations in European radiation protection (RP) education and …

  9. Open Access 16-01-2023 | Radiation Protection | OriginalPaper

    Effectiveness of radiation protection systems in the cardiac catheterization laboratory: a comparative study

    Cardiac catheterization procedures can cause harm to the physicians performing the procedures as they are exposed to significant doses of scattered radiation. The amount of received radiation depends on the fluoroscopy system used, the type of …

  10. Open Access 01-12-2022 | Ionizing Radiation | OriginalPaper

    Exploring the translational challenge for medical applications of ionising radiation and corresponding radiation protection research

    Medicine has undergone rapid advancement in recent decades benefiting from the ongoing technological revolution and the dawn of personalised medicine, all made possible by a myriad of scientific discoveries [ 1 ]. Medical applications of ionising …

  11. 01-08-2019 | Radiotherapy | OriginalPaper

    Applying radiation protection and safety in radiotherapy

    Radiotherapy is one of the primary treatment options in cancer management. Modern radiotherapy includes complex processes requiring many different kinds of expertise. Among them, knowledge and skills are needed in clinical oncology, radiobiology …

  12. 01-08-2019 | Radiation Protection | OriginalPaper

    The new lens dose limit: implication for occupational radiation protection

    The new European Directive 2013/59/Euratom (EU 2013/59) introduces several changes to the protection of workers against the dangers arising from exposure to ionizing radiation [ 1 ]. One of the most relevant changes is the new dose limit for the …

  13. 01-08-2019 | Radiation Protection | EditorialNotes

    Editorial from guest editors current Euratom legislation (DE 59/2013): new patient management in radiation protection

  14. Impact of radiation to the eye of operators during endo-cardiovascular surgery and the importance of protection

    In recent years, remarkable progress has been made in endovascular treatment, and the use of hybrid operating rooms (HOR) in cardiovascular surgery has increased. It has long been reported that radiation exposure from procedures that use X-ray …

  15. Open Access 01-06-2021 | Ionizing Radiation | EditorialNotes

    CVIR Special Issue on Radiation Protection

  16. Open Access 01-12-2021 | Radiation Protection | BriefCommunication

    ESR EuroSafe Imaging and its role in promoting radiation protection – 6 years of success

    This article introduces the European Society of Radiology’s EuroSafe Imaging initiative in the year of its 6th anniversary. The European and global radiation protection frameworks are outlined and the role of the EuroSafe Imaging initiative’s Call …

  17. 01-01-2022 | Ionizing Radiation | Letter

    Response to: The Importance of Radiation Protection Education and Training for Medical Professionals of All Specialties

  18. 01-08-2021 | Radiation Protection | OriginalPaper

    Effectiveness of Radiation Protection Caps for Lowering dose to the Brain and the Eye Lenses

    Medical staff perfoming interventional radiology, cardiology and vascular surgery procedures are exposed to scattered radiation originating from the patient. Those interventional procedures often require radiation doses which are high enough to …

  19. Open Access 01-12-2022 | Ionizing Radiation | OriginalPaper

    Education and training in radiation protection in Europe: an analysis from the EURAMED rocc-n-roll project

    Clinical, research and industry professionals administering ionising radiation must prioritise training. Employers and regulators must ensure radiation protection training is mandatory. Expert radiation protection trainers are needed for the …

  20. 01-09-2021 | Ionizing Radiation | OriginalPaper

    Cardiac arrhythmia catheter ablation procedures guided by x-ray imaging: N-acetylcysteine protection against radiation-induced cellular damage (CARAPACE study): study design

    Catheter ablation (CA) procedures are considered a first-line treatment in order to obtain rhythm control and have been increasingly carried out through the years in the great majority of cardiac arrhythmias [ 1 , 2 ].

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