Dose, Benefit, and Risk in Medical Imaging (eBook, ePUB)

Redaktion: Dauer, Lawrence T.; Zanzonico, Pat B.; Chu, Bae P.

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Exposed to ionizing radiation from medical imaging technology has increased dramatically in recent years, with annual X-ray and nuclear medicine studies numbering over two billion. This book provides a focused treatment of key aspects of dose, benefit, and risk in medical imaging and how to best apply this information for informed decision making to improve patient outcomes.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 300
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Oktober 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780429814730
• Artikelnr.: 55280118

Autorenporträt

Lawrence T. Dauer, Bae P. Chu, Pat B. Zanzonico

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. Essential Inquiries: Dose Benefit and Risk in Medical
Imaging Part I. Optimization and Dose Reduction in Medical Imaging 2.
Radiation Dose Manageme 3. Nominal and Collective Radiation Dose in Medical
Imaging: Critical Review of Survey Studies 4. Diagnostic Reference Levels
5. Optimization and Dose Reduction in Dentomaxillofacial Imaging 6.
Optimization and Dose Reduction in Mammographic Imaging 7. Optimization and
Dose Reduction in Fluoroscopy and Interventional Imaging 8. Optimization
and Dose Reduction in Computed Tomographic Imaging 9. Optimization and Dose
Reduction in Nuclear Medicine 10. Optimization and Dose Reduction in Hybrid
Imaging: PET/CT and SPECT/CT 11. Optimization and Dose Reduction in
Pediatric Medical Imaging 12. Optimization and Dose Reduction in Medical
Imaging of the Pregnant Patient Part III. Radiation Risks in Medical
Imaging 13. Risks of Low-Level Exposure to Radiation - Biological Basis 14.
Review of Current Radiation Risk Models As Related to Medical Imaging 15.
Quantitative Benefit-Risk Analysis of Medical Radiation Exposures Part IV.
Medical Imaging: Safety Approach 16. Medical Imaging: Approach of the
United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation
Part V. Patient Communications and Shared Decision-Making 17. Informed
Decision Making in Medical Imaging 18. Communicating Risks and Benefits of
Medical Imaging: The Patient Perspective Conclusion 19. Essential Messages:
Dose, Benefit, and Risk in Medical Imaging