Medical and dental guidance notes : a good practice guide on all aspects of ionising radiation protection in the clinical environment / edited by John Saunderson, Mohamed Metwaly ; contributors, William Mairs, Philip Mayles, Lisa Rowley, Mark Worrall.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mairs, William, author.

Mayles, Philip, 1947- author.

Rowley, Lisa (Clinical scientist), author.

Contributor:

Saunderson, John (Medical physicist), editor.

Metwaly, Mohamed, editor.

Worrall, Mark (Medical physicist), editor.

Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (Great Britain), issuing body.

Institute of Physics (Great Britain), publisher.

Series:

IOP (Series). Release 24.

IPEM-IOP series in physics and engineering in medicine and biology

IPEM report ; no. 113.

IOP ebooks. 2024 collection.

[IOP release $release]

IPEM report ; 113

IOP ebooks. [2024 collection]

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical radiology--Safety measures.

Ionizing radiation.

Radiation Protection.

Radiology.

Safety Management.

Medical Subjects:

Radiation Protection.

Radiology.

Safety Management.

Local Subjects:

Medical radiology--Safety measures.

Ionizing radiation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (various pagings) : illustrations (some color).

Edition:

Second edition.

Other Title:

Good practice guide on all aspects of ionising radiation protection in the clinical environment.

Place of Publication:

Bristol [England] (Temple Circus, Temple Way, Bristol BS1 6HG, UK) : IOP Publishing, [2024]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader, EPUB reader, or Kindle reader.

Biography/History:

John Saunderson is a consultant medical physicist, an accredited Radiation Protection Adviser, Radioactive Waste Adviser, Medical Physics Expert, Clinical Scientist and Consultant Scientist. John is a Fellow of the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine. He has previously chaired the IPEM Radiation Protection Special Interest Group, and is currently an Association of Clinical Scientists' assessor, and external adviser for the IPEM Clinical Scientist Guided Training Scheme. Mohamed Metwaly, PhD, FIPEM, is a lead consultant clinical scientist and registered medical physics expert (MPE) in the RPA2000 record (UK). He is the head of the Dosimetry and Imaging Quality Assurance Service (radiotherapy physics) at the United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust. He is the editor-in-chief of the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (IPEM) Report Series. Since 2021, he has been the IPEM representative of EFOMP.

Summary:

This is the second edition of the Medical and Dental Guidance Notes (MDGN), created by an IPEM working group. Following publication of the first edition in 2002, this edition addresses the safe use of ionising radiations (e.g., radioactive substances, x-rays, protons, neutrons, and electron beams) in the UK but does not address lasers, MRI, ultrasound, ultraviolet, or other non-ionising radiations. These notes include general best practices of the Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations (IR(ME)R) 2017, but they do not repeat or interpret legal requirements and guidance in the legislation. Topics covered include safe diagnostic x-ray procedures, radiotherapy, nuclear medicine, positron emission tomography, and radioactive substance contingency planning. Following the instructions is optional but should be enough to comply with the law. Legally responsible parties should familiarise themselves with the legislation through this means. Part of IPEM-IOP Series in Physics and Engineering in Medicine and Biology.

Contents:

1. General measures for radiation protection

2. Radiation protection of persons undergoing exposures

3. Diagnostic radiology (excluding dental) and fluoroscopically guided interventions

4. Diagnostic radiology (excluding dental) and fluoroscopically-guided interventions x-ray equipment management

5. Dental radiography

6. X-ray equipment for dental radiography

7. Radiotherapy

8. Radiotherapy and brachytherapy equipment

9. Brachytherapy sources

10. Diagnostic uses of open radioactive substances

11. Positron emission tomography

12. Preparation of radiopharmaceuticals

13. Therapeutic uses of open radioactive substances

14. Ionising radiation protection in general laboratories

15. Diagnostic uses of sealed or other solid radioactive sources

16. Patients leaving hospital after administration of radioactive substances

17. Precautions after the death of a patient to whom radioactive substances have been administered

18. Keeping, accounting for, and moving radioactive substances (including transport)

19. Accumulation and disposal of radioactive waste

20. Contingency planning and emergency procedures for radioactive substances activity.

Notes:

"Version: 20240601"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references.

Title from PDF title page (viewed on July 15, 2024).

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9780750323321

9780750323314

OCLC:

1446520194

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.