Congress:
EuroSafe Imaging 2019
Keywords:
Action 10 - EuroSafe Imaging Stars, Action 4 - Dose management systems, Action 2 - Clinical diagnostic reference levels (DRLs), Radioprotection / Radiation dose, CT, Audit and standards, Dosimetry, Radiation safety, Dosimetric comparison, Quality assurance
Authors:
H. M. Karakas, K. Katsari, R. B. Pekar, L. Demirci, C. Ozturk, F. E. BAHADIR ULGER, A. N. Kahraman, H. Tekin, B. Cavli
DOI:
10.26044/esi2019/ESI-0059
Personal/organisational information
About the primary author: Prof.
Hakki Muammer Karakas,
MD.,
is the Chief Officer and Chairman of Istanbul Provincial Public Imaging Services where 1/200h of world’s radiological services are conducted. He is also the Chairman of Radiology at FSM Research and Training Hospital,
Istanbul,
and professor of radiology at Health Sciences University of Turkey.
About the institutions: The presentation include data from FSM Hospital.
The institution belongs to and is the administrative center of 2nd Healthcare Region of Istanbul Province (a.k.a. Anatolia North).
Radiology clinics of these hospitals are currently functioning as units of greater Anatolia North Radiology (ANR). The annual number of radiologic procedures in ANR are more than 4 milion and roughly represents 1/1.000th of world radiological services.
About the service provider: Advanced radiological services (CT,
MRI and mammography) are being provided in many Anatolia North locations by Affidea under public private partnership.
Affidea is the largest pan-European medical service provider in diagnostic radiology.
According to the partnership the administrative,
clinical and scientific integrity of the service is under the responsibility of the public authority,
whereas the private body supplies the before-mentioned radiological equipment and technicians.
About the analyst: Analyses shown in this presentation were performed by Mr.
Selim Sanje.
He is a process excellence and change management expert,
and is a senior project manager - lean master black belt for GEHC.