The ESR EuroSafe initiative has developed several action items. One of these tasks is Action Topic 5 on the development of performance indicators for radiation protection management (1). The basis for this task are Action Items Number 7 and 8 of the IAEA Bonn Call for Action from 2012. These items are about - Improve prevention of medical radiation incidents and accidents - Strengthen radiation safety culture in health care The ESR Subcommittee on Professional Issues and Economics in Radiology (PIER) has been asked to...

Print 0 46 false false false EN-GB X-NONE X-NONE As part of this task, many different aspects should be considered, e.g. dose recording systems, personalized feedback, mapping of examination protocols, equipment and maintenance plans, trigger levels, education&training, numbers of repeated examinations, causes and errors including procedures to wrong patients, wrong side or region, radiation protection devices, appropriateness etc.. Based on the Council Directive 2013/59/EURATOM (EU-BSS) art. 63 and 96, several requirements have to be transformed into national law including reporting criteria for “significant events”, which...

Developing KPIs for radiation protection management is a challenging task, especially considering the high heterogeneity of hospitals, health systems and radiation protection culture throughout Europe. A preliminary concept has been proposed by PIER. Several ESR position papers and recommendations, as also contributions from other experts inside ESR will be part of further work-up (2 -4). It is intended to present results while the next ECR.

This work is an ongoing process of discussion and development of the ESR Subcommittee of Professional Issues and Economics in Radiology (PIER). Members of PIER are (as in January 2019): Chairperson Peter Mildenberger (DE) National Societies Committee Chairperson Christoph D. Becker (CH) Quality, Safety and Standards Committee Chairperson Adrian P. Brady (IE) Members Jon Bell (UK) Boris Brkljačić (HR) Peter Leander (SE) Sergey Morozov (RU) Graciano Paulo (PT) Peter van Ooijen (NL) Co-opted Members Geraldine McGinty (USA) (ACR Representative) Jonathan McNulty (IE) (EFRS Representative) Annalisa...

1. www.eurosafeimaging.org/ 2. ESR: White paper on radiation protection by the European Society of Radiology. Insights into Imaging, 2011. 2(4): p. 357-362. 3. ESR: The ESR Audit Tool (Esperanto): genesis, contents and pilot. Insights into Imaging, 2018. 4. ESR: Renewal of radiological equipment. Insights Imaging, 2014. 5(5): p. 543-546.