Congress:
EuroSafe Imaging 2016
Keywords:
Action 10 - Improved communication and collaboration of health professionals in radiation protection, Action 4 - Quality of radiological equipment, Action 3 - Optimisation, diagnostic reference levels, image quality, Action 2 - Clinical diagnostic reference levels (DRLs), Action 3 - Image quality assessment based on clinical indications, Action 13 - Stakeholder engagement and collaboration
Authors:
J. Damilakis, S. Evans, R. Bayford, V. Tsapaki, P. Sharp, R. Figueira, A. Makridou
DOI:
10.1594/esi2016/ESI-0010
Description of activity and work performed
The main role of medical physicists in everyday clinical practice is to optimize the use of radiation to ensure the safety and quality of diagnostic or interventional procedures.
The EU BSS states that ‘Member States shall ensure that depending on the medical radiological practice,
the medical physics expert takes responsibility for dosimetry,
including physical measurements for evaluation of the dose delivered to the patient and other individuals subject to medical exposure,
give advice on medical radiological equipment,
and contribute in particular to the following:
(a) optimisation of the radiation protection of patients and other individuals subject to medical exposure,
including the application and use of diagnostic reference levels;
(b) the definition and performance of quality assurance of the medical radiological equipment;
(c) acceptance testing of medical radiological equipment;
(d) the preparation of technical specifications for medical radiological equipment and installation design;
(e) the surveillance of the medical radiological installations;
(f) the analysis of events involving,
or potentially involving,
accidental or unintended medical exposures;
(g) the selection of equipment required to perform radiation protection measurements;
(h) the training of practitioners and other staff in relevant aspects of radiation protection’.