Patient exposure from nuclear medicine in France National follow-up and influence of the technology through diagnostic reference levels data analysis
- Resource Type
- Authors
- P. Roch; D. Celier; Cécile Dessaud; Cécile Etard
- Source
- Radiation Protection Dosimetry
Radiation Protection Dosimetry, 2018, 179 (1), pp.87-94. ⟨10.1093/rpd/ncx213⟩
- Subject
- [SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio]
MEDLINE
030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Reference Values
Medicine
Humans
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging
Radiometry
National data
Radiation
Radiological and Ultrasound Technology
business.industry
Radiation dose
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Follow up studies
General Medicine
Patient exposure
Radiation Exposure
3. Good health
Radiation exposure
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
Reference values
France
Radiation protection
Nuclear Medicine
Nuclear medicine
business
Follow-Up Studies
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0144-8420
International audience; The Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection French Institute (IRSN) presents its latest assessment from up-to-date diagnostic reference levels (DRL) national data in nuclear medicine (NM). NM departments annually send data to IRSN to estimate the representativeness of current DRLs. Complementary analyses of the data have been performed to evaluate the influence of equipment evolution on practice and patient radiation exposure. Based on data from almost 90% of the French NM departments, some DRL update are proposed. The analysis of positron emission tomography data show that the more the time of flight technology is available on equipment, the lower is the administered activity to the patient. IRSN recommends updating DRL regulation with current and relevant examination data. The influence of technology evolution appeared to be positive for patient exposure and the results showed an obvious involvement of professionals in the radiation dose optimisation process. © The Author 2017. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved.