ICRP Publication 34: Protection of the Patient in Diagnostic Radiology
Annals of the ICRP Volume 9/2
Edited By- . ICRP
This report is intended to guide radiologists and others concerned with diagnostic radiology with regard to the factors that influence radiation doses, and hence radiation risks, from different types of X-ray examination. It supersedes Publication Number 16 on the same subject.
Audience
For all involved in radiation protection.
Included in series
International Commission on Radiological Protection
International Commission on Radiological Protection
Paperback,
Published: January 1983
Imprint: Elsevier
ISBN: 978-0-08-029797-2
Contents
- General physical and biological principles. Clinical judgment and administrative practices. Technical and physical factors in protection of the patient. Specific types of radiological procedures. References. Appendix 1: Determination of organ doses from diagnostic X-ray examinations. Appendix 2: Example of the calculation of organ doses from examinations of the thoracic spine and lumbar spine. Appendix 3: ICRP Publication 26 material on medical exposure.
