Radiological Safety and Quality

PrefaceForewordAuthorsAcknowledgementTable of Contents

Section I: Radiological Safety and Quality

Radiological Safety and Quality - Paradigms in Leadership and Innovation; LS Lau, KH Ng

How Radiation Protection Influences Quality in Radiology; E Vano, KH Ng, LS Lau

Dose Assessment in the Management of Patient Protection in Diagnostic and Intervention Radiology; PC Shrimpton, KH Ng

Monitoring of Medical Radiation Exposure for Individuals; DP Frush, R Morin R, M Rehani

UNSCEAR: Analyzing Population Survey Data for Collaborative Development of Evidence-based Radiation Protection Policies; F Shannoun, M Crick

Section II: Procedure Justification, Protection Optimization, and Error Reduction

National, Regional and Global Radiology and Medical Imaging Referral Guidelines: Issues and Opportunities; LS Lau

Use of Imaging Appropriateness Criteria for Decision Support During Radiology Order Entry: The MGH Experience; CL Sistrom, JB Weilburg, DI Rosenthal, KJ Dreyer KJ, JH Thrall

Use of Referral Guidelines as a Justification Tool: National Perspective; O Luxenburg, E Shelly, M MargalitTeam Approach to Optimize Radiology Techniques; R George, LS Lau, KH Ng

Advances in Technological Design to Optimize Exposure and Improve Image Quality; DF Gutierrez Rios, H Zaidi

System for Reporting and Analyzing Incidents; C Mandel, W Runciman

Section III: Infrastructure Improvements

Promoting Public Awareness and Communicating Radiation Safety; T Berris, M Rehani

Sustaining Praxis: Quality Assurance of Education and Training programmes of the IAEA's Division of Human Health; S Ros, TNB Pascual, RK Chhem

Professional and Regulatory Collaborations to Ensure Competency; LM Kenny

Safety and Radiation Protection Culture; K Classic, B Le Guen, K Kase, R Vetter

Improving Quality Through Lean Process Improvement: The Example of Clinical