@article{c6d6535ff6e546f59a947ccf384f6794,
title = "American College of Radiology White Paper on Radiation Dose in Medicine",
abstract = "The benefits of diagnostic imaging are immense and have revolutionized the practice of medicine. The increased sophistication and clinical efficacy of imaging have resulted in its dramatic growth over the past quarter century. Although data derived from the atomic bomb survivors in Japan and other events suggest that the expanding use of imaging modalities using ionizing radiation may eventually result in an increased incidence of cancer in the exposed population, this problem can likely be minimized by preventing the inappropriate use of such imaging and by optimizing studies that are performed to obtain the best image quality with the lowest radiation dose. The ACR, which has been an advocate for radiation safety since its inception in 1924, convened the ACR Blue Ribbon Panel on Radiation Dose in Medicine to address these issues. This white paper details a proposed action plan for the college derived from the deliberations of that panel.",
keywords = "Radiation dose, exposure to patients and personnel, radiation exposure, radiation risk, radiation safety, radiations",
author = "Amis, {E. Stephen} and Butler, {Priscilla F.} and Applegate, {Kimberly E.} and Birnbaum, {Steven B.} and Brateman, {Libby F.} and Hevezi, {James M.} and Mettler, {Fred A.} and Morin, {Richard L.} and Pentecost, {Michael J.} and Smith, {Geoffrey G.} and Strauss, {Keith J.} and Zeman, {Robert K.}",
note = "Funding Information: State regulations on ionizing radiation are variable in scope and enforcement, with a traditional focus on radiation-producing machines and radioactive materials. Although not a regulatory agency, the CRCPD plays an important role in the content of state regulations. This nonprofit organization of state regulators serves as a “common forum for the many governmental radiation protection agencies to communicate with each other and to promote uniform radiation protection regulations and activities” [ 65 ]. The ACR should continue working with the CRCPD to encourage its member states to adopt appropriate regulations covered in its document “Suggested State Regulations for Control of Radiation.” In addition, the CRCPD has a partnership with the FDA to periodically characterize radiation exposures to patients from current diagnostic imaging procedures. This program, the Nationwide Evaluation of X-Ray Trends [ 15 ], is partially funded by the ACR and has tracked x-ray exposure trends for the past 30 years. The ACR should continue its support of this program. ",
year = "2007",
month = may,
doi = "10.1016/j.jacr.2007.03.002",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "4",
pages = "272--284",
journal = "Journal of the American College of Radiology",
issn = "1546-1440",
publisher = "Elsevier BV",
number = "5",
}
