Radiation Safety in Nuclear Medicine Procedures
10.1007/s13139-016-0406-0
- Author:
Sang Geon CHO
1
;
Jahae KIM
;
Ho Chun SONG
Author Information
1. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Medical Radiation Safety Research Center, Chonnam National University Hospital, 42 Jebong-ro, Dong-gu, 501-757 Gwang-ju, Korea. songhc@jnu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
Diagnostic reference level;
Justification;
Optimization;
Nuclear medicine;
Radiation safety
- MeSH:
Disasters;
Nuclear Medicine;
Nuclear Power Plants;
Radiation Protection
- From:Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
2017;51(1):11-16
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Since the nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in 2011, radiation safety has become an important issue in nuclear medicine. Many structured guidelines or recommendations of various academic societies or international campaigns demonstrate important issues of radiation safety in nuclear medicine procedures. There are ongoing efforts to fulfill the basic principles of radiation protection in daily nuclear medicine practice. This article reviews important principles of radiation protection in nuclear medicine procedures. Useful references, important issues, future perspectives of the optimization of nuclear medicine procedures, and diagnostic reference level are also discussed.
