Patient Shielding in Diagnostic Imaging: Discontinuing a Legacy Practice
| Autor: | Rebecca M. Marsh, Michael Silosky |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry Protective Devices General Medicine Radiation Dosage 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging 03 medical and health sciences Patient safety Radiation Protection 0302 clinical medicine 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Electromagnetic shielding medicine Medical imaging Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Patient dose Patient Safety Radiology business |
| Zdroj: | American Journal of Roentgenology. 212:755-757 |
| ISSN: | 1546-3141 0361-803X |
| Popis: | Patient shielding is standard practice in diagnostic imaging, despite growing evidence that it provides negligible or no benefit and carries a substantial risk of increasing patient dose and compromising the diagnostic efficacy of an image. The historical rationale for patient shielding is described, and the folly of its continued use is discussed.Although change is difficult, it is incumbent on radiologic technologists, medical physicists, and radiologists to abandon the practice of patient shielding in radiology. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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