Type:
Educational Exhibit
Keywords:
Professional issues, Radiographers, Radioprotection / Radiation dose, Conventional radiography, CT, Digital radiography, Education, Education and training
Authors:
B. Vicente, R. P. P. Almeida, A. Abrantes, C. da Silva
DOI:
10.26044/ecr2022/C-17817
Learning objectives
The increasing use of radiodiagnostic modalities has led to an increased focus and awareness on patient safety and consequent search for optimization of radiographer’s practices 1.
The Basic Safety and Standards Directive (BSSD), 2013/59/Euratom lays down standards for protection against the dangers arising from exposure to ionizing radiation2. This Directive was adopted by the Council of the European Union in 2013 and there was a requirement for transposition and implementation into national legislation in EU member state by February 2018.
One of the key points of the BSSD considered relevant for Radiology Departments (RD) quality assurance and radiation protection are the need to use and regularly review Diagnostic Reference Levels (DRLs) and the reinforcement of stringent requirements for registration and monitorization of doses arising from radiological procedures 2,3.
The significant and recurrent technological changes in this imaging modality have turned CT scanners and protocols more complex and have allowed a circumstantial improvement in quality, acuity, and reliability of diagnostic1, 4.
This poster aims to discuss the pros and cons of implementing dose management systems (DMS) in radiology departments (RD).