Congress:
EuroSafe Imaging 2019
Keywords:
Action 2 - Clinical diagnostic reference levels (DRLs), Action 4 - Dose management systems, Action 10 - EuroSafe Imaging Stars, Radioprotection / Radiation dose, Computer applications, CT, Dosimetry, Radiation safety, Dosimetric comparison
Authors:
H. M. Karakas, B. Cavli, H. Tekin, R. B. Pekar, C. Ozturk, L. Demirci, Y. Bukte, K. Katsari
DOI:
10.26044/esi2019/ESI-0026
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 1/200hof 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 includes several public hospitals of 2ndHealthcare Region of Istanbul Province (a.k.a. Anatolia North).
Rradiology 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.