Practical Aspects in Optimisation of Radiological Protection in Digital Radiography, Fluoroscopy, and CT


Draft document: Practical Aspects in Optimisation of Radiological Protection in Digital Radiography, Fluoroscopy, and CT
Submitted by Shane Foley, University College Dublin
Commenting as an individual

(41) Perhaps a better example can be listed for (41) - as it is stated a lower tube potential may be used to visualise a rib fracture (correct) than that required for soft tissue imaging (not necessarily correct, given the need for higer radiographic contrast increase when trying to visualise soft tissues with fewer attenuation differences (e.g. abdominal organs etc)

 

(53) Table 2.2 is dated and was updated in AAPM 232

 

(55). Keep wording throughout consistent and use 'radiographer' rather than 'technologist'. Analysing the percentage of images that fall outside an acceptable range can be used to educate technologists... Same for (223) Likewise, the local or vendor specific expert teams (including technologists, medical physicist, radiologist and vendor application specialist)

 

Box 2.4 is adapted cfrom Image Gently but includes reference to placing Shielding - although this is advised against in the earlier section. Suggest delete this for consistency

(126) typo: measure dose quantities

Box 3.7 - suggest instead of singling out the gonads for protection that instead all radiosensitive organs be highilghted - e.g. Use accurate collimation for protection of radiosensitive organs, rather than contact shields

 

Otherwise, my compliments on this very useful and informative publication


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