The EuroSafe Imaging Stars initiative was launched under the umbrella of EuroSafe Imaging in early 2016 to support the ‘EuroSafe Imaging Call for Action’. The initiative has been designed to identify and recognise imaging facilities that embody best practice in radiation protection and that are committed to putting the principles advocated and concepts developed by the European Society of Radiology (ESR) into practice. The EuroSafe Imaging Stars initiative provides imaging departments with an incentive to embrace a holistic approach to quality and safety in radiology,...

The Council Directive 2013/59/Euratom lays down Basic Safety Standards (BSS) against the dangers from exposure to ionising radiation. The requirements of the BSS Directive affect healthcare professionals in radiology in all aspects related to the safety and quality of the procedures using ionising radiation. Thus, the BSS Directive provides the legal framework for most criteria of the EuroSafe Imaging Stars self-assessment. However, much of the criteria used go beyond the BSS Directive’s explicit requirements, which have to be observed by all imaging departments in the...

The EuroSafe Imaging Stars network is involved in various activities undertaken by EuroSafe Imaging and the European Society of Radiology (ESR). Thirteen Star departments contribute to the European Commission-funded tender project EUCLID (European Study on Clinical Diagnostic Reference Levels for X-ray Medical Imaging) which is led by the ESR and supported by EuroSafe Imaging. The EUCLID project collects data from these departments to determine Diagnostic Reference Levels (DRLs) for CT and interventional radiology for Europe. In addition, selected Stars participated in a pilot phase to...

Prof. Guy Frija from Paris, France, is a member of the ESR Radiation Protection Subcommittee and chair of the EuroSafe Imaging Steering Committee. Lorenzo Bonomo from Rome, Italy, was professor of radiology at the Radiology Catholic University Rome. He is the chair of the EuroSafe Imaging Stars initiative.

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