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View article: Report from the IRPA task group on awareness of tissue reactions in the eye lens, cardiovascular system and skin
Report from the IRPA task group on awareness of tissue reactions in the eye lens, cardiovascular system and skin Open
The International Radiation Protection Association established a task group (TG) in 2023 to collect data on knowledge and understanding of tissue reactions involving the eye lens, skin and cardiovascular system among radiation protection p…
View article: Dose assesment with fast Monte Carlo codes in interventional radiology
Dose assesment with fast Monte Carlo codes in interventional radiology Open
This study presents the performance of two fast Monte Carlo codes, PENELOPE/penEasyIR and MCGPU-IR in order to assess operator doses in interventional radiology. In particular, it aims to validate the calculations when workers are protecte…
View article: PyMCGPU-IR Monte Carlo code test for occupational dosimetry
PyMCGPU-IR Monte Carlo code test for occupational dosimetry Open
PyMCGPU-IR is an innovative occupational dose monitoring tool for interventional radiology procedures. It reads the radiation data from the Radiation Dose Structured Report of the procedure and combines this information with the position o…
View article: Feasibility study of computational occupational dosimetry: evaluating a proof-of-concept in an endovascular and interventional cardiology setting
Feasibility study of computational occupational dosimetry: evaluating a proof-of-concept in an endovascular and interventional cardiology setting Open
Individual monitoring of radiation workers is essential to ensure compliance with legal dose limits and to ensure that doses are As Low As Reasonably Achievable. However, large uncertainties still exist in personal dosimetry and there are …
View article: Practical guidelines for personal monitoring and estimation of effective dose and dose to the lens of the eye in interventional procedures
Practical guidelines for personal monitoring and estimation of effective dose and dose to the lens of the eye in interventional procedures Open
Estimation of effective dose and dose to the lens of the eye for workers involved in interventional procedures is challenging. The interventional procedures in question involve high doses and, due to this, workers need to wear protective g…
View article: What Is Worth Knowing in Interventional Practices about Medical Staff Radiation Exposure Monitoring: A Review of Recent Outcomes of EURADOS Working Group 12
What Is Worth Knowing in Interventional Practices about Medical Staff Radiation Exposure Monitoring: A Review of Recent Outcomes of EURADOS Working Group 12 Open
EURADOS (European Radiation Dosimetry Group) Working Group 12 (WG12) SG1 activities are aimed at occupational radiation protection and individual monitoring in X-ray and nuclear medicine practices. In recent years, many studies have been c…
View article: Validation of organ dose calculations with PyMCGPU-IR in realistic interventional set-ups
Validation of organ dose calculations with PyMCGPU-IR in realistic interventional set-ups Open
PyMCGPU-IR offers both, high performance and accuracy for dose assessment when compared with skin and organ dose measurements. It also allows the calculation of dose values at specific positions and organs, the dose distribution and the lo…
View article: Need for harmonisation of extremity dose monitoring in nuclear medicine: results of a survey amongst national dose registries in Europe
Need for harmonisation of extremity dose monitoring in nuclear medicine: results of a survey amongst national dose registries in Europe Open
Staff handling radiopharmaceuticals in nuclear medicine (NM) may receive significant extremity doses. Over the last decade in particular there has been an increase in NM procedures and new radiopharmaceuticals have been introduced. However…
View article: Review of extremity dosimetry in nuclear medicine
Review of extremity dosimetry in nuclear medicine Open
The exposure of the fingers is one of the major radiation protection concerns in nuclear medicine (NM). The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the exposure, dosimetry and protection of the extremities in NM. A wide range of…
View article: The Trend of View of IRPA Professionals on Implications of Implementation of Dose Limits to the Eye Lens
The Trend of View of IRPA Professionals on Implications of Implementation of Dose Limits to the Eye Lens Open
Since the publication in 2011 of the ICRP recommendations 1) for a reduction of the equivalent dose limit for the lens of the eyes for workers, IRPA has organised three surveys addressed to the IRPA Associations (AS) to collate the practit…
View article: PERSONAL DOSIMETRY USING MONTE-CARLO SIMULATIONS FOR OCCUPATIONAL DOSE MONITORING IN INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY: THE RESULTS OF A PROOF OF CONCEPT IN A CLINICAL SETTING
PERSONAL DOSIMETRY USING MONTE-CARLO SIMULATIONS FOR OCCUPATIONAL DOSE MONITORING IN INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY: THE RESULTS OF A PROOF OF CONCEPT IN A CLINICAL SETTING Open
Exposure levels to staff in interventional radiology (IR) may be significant and appropriate assessment of radiation doses is needed. Issues regarding measurements using physical dosemeters in the clinical environment still exist. The obje…
View article: The 2019–2023 Strategic Plan of the Spanish Society of Radiological Protection (SEPR)
The 2019–2023 Strategic Plan of the Spanish Society of Radiological Protection (SEPR) Open
The Spanish Society for Radiological Protection (SEPR) is a scientific and technical organization that aims to bring together all radioprotection professionals from all the sectors of activity where ionizing and non-ionizing radiation is p…
View article: Validation of the MC-GPU Monte Carlo code against the PENELOPE/penEasy code system and benchmarking against experimental conditions for typical radiation qualities and setups in interventional radiology and cardiology
Validation of the MC-GPU Monte Carlo code against the PENELOPE/penEasy code system and benchmarking against experimental conditions for typical radiation qualities and setups in interventional radiology and cardiology Open
It has been verified that MC-GPU provides good estimates of the dose when compared to PENELOPE program. It is also shown that it presents very good performance when assessing organ doses in very short times, less than one minute, in real c…
View article: Report of IRPA task group on issues and actions taken in response to the change in eye lens dose limit
Report of IRPA task group on issues and actions taken in response to the change in eye lens dose limit Open
In 2018, the International Radiation Protection Association (IRPA) established its third task group (TG) on the implementation of the eye lens dose limit. To contribute to sharing experience and raising awareness within the radiation prote…
View article: HOW TO ESTABLISH AN ADEQUATE SYSTEM FOR EYE LENS DOSE MONITORING: A PROPOSAL FOR TYPICAL WORKPLACES
HOW TO ESTABLISH AN ADEQUATE SYSTEM FOR EYE LENS DOSE MONITORING: A PROPOSAL FOR TYPICAL WORKPLACES Open
For years, the dose limit of 150 mSv for occupational exposure of the lens of the eye to ionising radiation was rarely exceeded, and the dose to the eye was only monitored occasionally. With the national implementation of the European Basi…
View article: EURADOS 2016 INTERCOMPARISON EXERCISE OF EYE LENS DOSEMETERS
EURADOS 2016 INTERCOMPARISON EXERCISE OF EYE LENS DOSEMETERS Open
In the context of a new annual eye lens dose limit for occupational exposure equal to 20 mSv, European Radiation Dosimetry Group (EURADOS) organized an intercomparison dedicated to eye lens dosemeters, including photon and beta radiations.…
View article: Report of IRPA task group on the impact of the eye lens dose limits
Report of IRPA task group on the impact of the eye lens dose limits Open
In 2012 IRPA established a task group (TG) to identify key issues in the implementation of the revised eye lens dose limit. The TG reported its conclusions in 2013. In January 2015, IRPA asked the TG to review progress with the implementat…
View article: FIRST EURADOS INTERCOMPARISON EXERCISE OF EYE LENS DOSEMETERS FOR MEDICAL APPLICATIONS
FIRST EURADOS INTERCOMPARISON EXERCISE OF EYE LENS DOSEMETERS FOR MEDICAL APPLICATIONS Open
In the context of the decrease in the eye lens dose limit for occupational exposure to 20 mSv per year stated by the recent revision of the European Basic Safety Standards Directive 2013/59/EURATOM, the European Radiation Dosimetry Group (…
View article: Implications of the implementation of the revised dose limit to the lens of the eye: the viewof IRPA professionals
Implications of the implementation of the revised dose limit to the lens of the eye: the viewof IRPA professionals Open
In April 2011, the International Commission on Radiological Protection issued a statement on reduction of the equivalent dose limits for the lens of the eye, and strongly recommended its consideration in the revision of the International A…