Medical applications of ionizing radiation and radiation protection for European patients, population and environment
Medical applications of ionising radiation (IR) represent a key component of the diagnosis and treatment of many diseases, guaranteeing efficient health care. The use of IR in medicine, the largest source of general population radiation exposure, is potentially associated with increased risk of canc...
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| author | Thierry-Chef Isabelle Cardis Elisabeth Damilakis John Frija Guy Hierath Monika Hoeschen Christoph |
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| description | Medical applications of ionising radiation (IR) represent a key component of the diagnosis and treatment of many diseases, guaranteeing efficient health care. The use of IR in medicine, the largest source of general population radiation exposure, is potentially associated with increased risk of cancer and non-cancer diseases, which needs to be evaluated to provide evidence-based input for risk-benefit considerations. Efforts are also needed to improve the safety and efficacy of medical applications through optimisation. The EC Euratom programme enhances research in medical radiation protection. The four complementary multidisciplinary projects presented here contribute to (1) improving knowledge on exposure and effects of diagnostic and therapeutic applications and (2) transferring results into clinical practice. The common aim is to optimise use for individual patients, enhance education and training, ensuring adherence to ethical standards, particularly related to technologies based on artificial intelligence. MEDIRAD, SINFONIA and HARMONIC focus on improving exposure estimation and studying the detrimental effects of diagnostic and therapeutic medical exposures in patients and staff using different endpoints. EURAMED rocc-n-roll brings together the results of the projects and the recommendations generated by them to build, in collaboration with the EU Radiation Protection research platforms, a strategic research agenda and a roadmap for research priorities. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-53ab9b150967444ba0b3d48e0e314ebd2023-01-17T08:59:43ZengEDP SciencesEPJ Nuclear Sciences & Technologies2491-92922022-01-0184410.1051/epjn/2022044epjn220013Medical applications of ionizing radiation and radiation protection for European patients, population and environmentThierry-Chef Isabelle0Cardis Elisabeth1Damilakis John2Frija Guy3Hierath Monika4Hoeschen Christoph5Barcelona Institute of Global Health (ISGlobal)Barcelona Institute of Global Health (ISGlobal)University of Crete, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical PhysicsUniversité de ParisEIBIR gemeinnützige GmbHOtto-von-Guericke UniversityMedical applications of ionising radiation (IR) represent a key component of the diagnosis and treatment of many diseases, guaranteeing efficient health care. The use of IR in medicine, the largest source of general population radiation exposure, is potentially associated with increased risk of cancer and non-cancer diseases, which needs to be evaluated to provide evidence-based input for risk-benefit considerations. Efforts are also needed to improve the safety and efficacy of medical applications through optimisation. The EC Euratom programme enhances research in medical radiation protection. The four complementary multidisciplinary projects presented here contribute to (1) improving knowledge on exposure and effects of diagnostic and therapeutic applications and (2) transferring results into clinical practice. The common aim is to optimise use for individual patients, enhance education and training, ensuring adherence to ethical standards, particularly related to technologies based on artificial intelligence. MEDIRAD, SINFONIA and HARMONIC focus on improving exposure estimation and studying the detrimental effects of diagnostic and therapeutic medical exposures in patients and staff using different endpoints. EURAMED rocc-n-roll brings together the results of the projects and the recommendations generated by them to build, in collaboration with the EU Radiation Protection research platforms, a strategic research agenda and a roadmap for research priorities.https://www.epj-n.org/articles/epjn/full_html/2022/01/epjn220013/epjn220013.html |
| spellingShingle | Thierry-Chef Isabelle Cardis Elisabeth Damilakis John Frija Guy Hierath Monika Hoeschen Christoph Medical applications of ionizing radiation and radiation protection for European patients, population and environment EPJ Nuclear Sciences & Technologies |
| title | Medical applications of ionizing radiation and radiation protection for European patients, population and environment |
| title_full | Medical applications of ionizing radiation and radiation protection for European patients, population and environment |
| title_fullStr | Medical applications of ionizing radiation and radiation protection for European patients, population and environment |
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| title_short | Medical applications of ionizing radiation and radiation protection for European patients, population and environment |
| title_sort | medical applications of ionizing radiation and radiation protection for european patients population and environment |
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