Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Editorial:

B. Bauer, R.H. Corbett, B.M. Moores, H. Schibilla, and D. Teunen

Editorial - Reference Doses and Quality in Medical Imaging - What the Referring Practitioner and Directing Medical Staff Should Know
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 1998 80: xiii. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Article:

J. Lahure

Opening Address - Reference Doses and Quality in Medical Imaging
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 1998 80: 1. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Kaul

Opening Remarks - Reference Doses and Quality in Medical Imaging
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 1998 80: 3. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. Sinnaeve

Opening Remarks - Reference Doses and Quality in Medical Imaging
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 1998 80: 5. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G. Drexler

Diagnostic Reference Levels in the 1990 and 1996 Recommendations of the ICRP
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 1998 80: 7-10. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D. Teunen

The European Directive on Health Protection of Individuals Against the Dangers of Ionising Radiation in Relation to Medical Exposures (97/43/EURATOM)
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 1998 80: 11-13. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

B.F. Wall and P.C. Shrimpton

The Historical Development of Reference Doses in Diagnostic Radiology
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 1998 80: 15-19. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J.-W. Oestmann

The Role and Impact of Reference Doses in Diagnostic Radiology: Problems and Perspectives
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 1998 80: 21-22. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. Mattsson, L. Jacobsson, and E. Vestergren

The Basic Principles in Assessment and Selection of Reference Doses: Considerations in Nuclear Medicine
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 1998 80: 23-27. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R.A. Shields

Optimal Imaging in Nuclear Medicine
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 1998 80: 29-32. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J.J. Broerse and J. Geleijns

The Relevance of Different Quantities for Risk Estimation in Diagnostic Radiology
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 1998 80: 33-37. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E. Vañó, L. González, and S. Oliete

The Relevance of Quality Criteria for Optimisation in Conventional Radiology
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 1998 80: 39-43. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

N. Perlmutter, R.J. Arthur, G. Beluffi, V. Cook, E.A. Horwitz, P. Kramer, J.P. Montagne, P.S. Thomas, and K. Schneider

The Quality Criteria for Diagnostic Radiographic Images in Paediatrics
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 1998 80: 45-48. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A.G. Jurik, G. Bongartz, S.J. Golding, and M. Leonardi

The Quality Criteria for Computed Tomography
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 1998 80: 49-53. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P.C. Shrimpton, K.A. Jessen, J. Geleijns, W. Panzer, and G. Tosi

Reference Doses in Computed Tomography
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 1998 80: 55-59. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

H.P. Busch and W. Jaschke

Adaption of the Quality Criteria Concept to Digital Radiology
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 1998 80: 61-63. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Calzado, R. Rodríguez, and A. Muñoz

Quality Criteria Implementation for Brain Computed Tomography Examinations
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 1998 80: 65-68. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

N.W. Marshall, A.R. Lecomber, C.J. Kotre, and K. Faulkner

Fluoroscopy Quality Assurance Measurements: Automatic Exposure Rate Control and Image Quality
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 1998 80: 69-72. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

F.R. Verdun, R. Moeckli, J.-F. Valley, F. Bochud, C. Hessler, and P. Schnyder

European Survey of Image Quality Assessment Methods Used in Mammography
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 1998 80: 73-76. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Noel and J. Stines

Use of Phantoms and Test Objects in Mammography: Standardisation of Quality and Dose Assessment in France
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 1998 80: 77-79. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Pombar, P. Morán, M. Chevalier, R. Lobato, and E. Vañó

Quality Control in Mammography: Analysis of the Results from a 4 Year Period
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 1998 80: 81-84. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. Di Maggio, M. Gambaccini, G. Gennaro, P.L. Indovina, F. Mazzei, and A. Tuffanelli

Quality Control in Mammography: A Pilot Programme for First Level Activity
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 1998 80: 85-88. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E. Yakoumakis, C. Tierris, I. Tsalafoutas, E. Stefanou, G. Panayotakis, and C. Proukakis

Quality Control in Dental Radiology in Greece
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 1998 80: 89-93. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

L. van den Berg, J.C.N.M. Aarts, L.B. Beentjes, A. van Dalen, P. Elsakkers, H.W. Julius, P.J.H. Kicken, F. van der Meer, W. Teeuwisse, M.A.O. Thijssen, and J. Zoetelief

Guidelines for Quality Control of Equipment Used in Diagnostic Radiology in the Netherlands
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 1998 80: 95-97. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G. Saxebøl, H.M. Olerud, O. Hjardemaal, W. Leitz, A. Servomaa, and T. Walderhaug

Nordic Guidance Levels for Patient Doses in Diagnostic Radiology
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 1998 80: 99-101. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D.J. Wright and M.L. Ramsdale

The Use of National and Locally Set Reference Dose Levels in a Regional Programme for Dose Reduction in Diagnostic Radiology
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 1998 80: 103-107. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. Zoetelief, J. Geleijns, P.J.H. Kicken, M.A.O. Thijssen, and J.G. van Unnik

Diagnostic Reference Levels Dervied from Recent Surveys on Patient Dose for Various Types of Radiological Examination in the Netherlands
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 1998 80: 109-114. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. Pellet, F. Giczi, L. Ballay, A. Motoc, Zs. Pécsi, and A. Temesi

Hungarian Patient Dose Survey for Photofluorography Applied in a Mass Chest Screening Program
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 1998 80: 115-116. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R. Veit, B. Bauer, H.J. Bernhardt, and U. Lechel

Proposed Procedure for the Establishment of Diagnostic Reference Levels in Germany
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 1998 80: 117-120. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

H. Gfirtner, E. Giesse, and Th. Schmidt

Dosimetric Methods for and Influence of Exposure Parameters on the Establishment of Reference Doses for Examinations using Fluoroscopy
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 1998 80: 121-128. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K. Faulkner, N.W. Marshall, A.R. Lecomber, and C.J. Kotre

Establishment of Reference Doses for Examiniations Using Digital Fluoroscopy
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 1998 80: 129-133. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. Geleijns, J.J. Broerse, W.A. Hummel, M.J. Schalij, L.J. Schultze Kool, W. Teeuwisse, and J. Zoetelief

Reference Dose Rates for Fluoroscopy Guided Interventions
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 1998 80: 135-138. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

F.R. Verdun, P. Capasso, J.-F. Valley, and P. Schnyder

Dose Evaluation in Fluoroscopy
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 1998 80: 139-141. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D.A. Broadhead, C-L. Chapple, and K. Faulkner

Local Reference Doses During Fluoroscopic Procedures
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 1998 80: 143-144. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R.L. Mini, B. Schmid, P. Schneeberger, and P. Vock

Dose-Area Product Measurements During Angiographic X Ray Procedures
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 1998 80: 145-148. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D.A. Broadhead, C.-L. Chapple, K. Faulkner, M.L. Davies, and H. McCallum

Local Reference Doses During Cardiology Procedures
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 1998 80: 149-150. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

V. Neofotistou, A. Karoussou, H. Lobotesi, and K. Hourdakis

Patient Dosimetry During Interventional Cardiology Procedures
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 1998 80: 151-153. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

L.V. Canevaro, M.T. Carlos, J.C. Borges, G. Drexler, and H.A. Koch

Assessment of Doses to Patients Submitted to Fluoroscopic Gastrointestinal Tract Examinations
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 1998 80: 155-158. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Calicchia, L. Chiacchiararelli, C. de Felice, T. Gigliotti, P.L. Indovina, F. Mazzei, and L.M. Porfiri

Evaluation of Effective Dose in Hysterosalpingography
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 1998 80: 159-161. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

W.A. Kalender

Computed Tomography: Influence of Exposure Parameters and the Establishment of Reference Dose Values
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 1998 80: 163-166. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D. Gosch, R. Kloeppel, S. Lieberenz, and H.-G. Schulz

Radiation Exposure in Computed Tomography
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 1998 80: 167-169. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

N. Hidajat, M. Wolf, and R. Felix

Physical Dose Quantities in Computed Tomography - How Effective for Describing the Patient's Dose and the Radiation Risk?
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 1998 80: 171-174. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. Zoetelief, M. Fitzgerald, W. Leitz, and M. Säbel

Dosimetric Methods for and Influence of Exposure Parameters on the Establishment of Reference Doses in Mammography
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 1998 80: 175-180. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

W. Leitz

Reference (Target) Levels for Mammography in Sweden
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 1998 80: 181-182. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K.C. Young, M.L. Ramsdale, and F. Bignell

Review of Dosimetric Methods for Mammography in the UK Breast Screening Programme
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 1998 80: 183-186. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Chevalier, P. Morán, M. Pombar, R. Lobato, and E. Vãnó

Breast Dose Measurements on a Large Group of Patients: Results from a 4 Year Period
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 1998 80: 187-190. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. Pages and R. van Loon

The European Protocol on Dosimetry in Mammography: Applicability and Results in Belgium
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 1998 80: 191-193. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

F. Milano, B. Lazzari, and M. Rosselli del Turco

Mammography Dose Reference Levels in Practice
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 1998 80: 195-198. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K. Schneider, M.M. Kohn, and G. Ernst

The Derivation of Reference Dose Values to Chest X Rays in Paediatric Radiography
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 1998 80: 199-201. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C.-L. Chapple, D.A. Broadhead, and K. Faulkner

Reference Doses for Paediatrics from Fluoroscopic Procedures
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 1998 80: 203-206. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Zankl

Methods for Assessing Organ Doses using Computational Models
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 1998 80: 207-212. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Servomaa and M. Tapiovaara

Organ Dose Calculation in Medical X Ray Examinations by the Program PCXMC
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 1998 80: 213-219. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R.L. Mini

Dosimetric Methods for the Establishment of Reference Doses in Conventional and Computed Radiography
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 1998 80: 221-224. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

U.A. Fill and D.F. Regulla

Advanced LiF Technology for the Assessment of Patient Exposure in Diagnostic Radiology
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 1998 80: 225-229. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T.P. Walderhaug and G. Einarsson

Analysis of Kerma Area Product Measurements of Barium Enema Examinations
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 1998 80: 231-234. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G. Stamm and H.-D. Saure

Entrance Surface Dose and its Correlation with Patient Parameters
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 1998 80: 235-237. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J.-P. Brenier and A. Lisbona

Air Kerma Calibration in Mammography of Thermoluminescence and Semiconductor Dosemeters against an Ionisation Chamber
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 1998 80: 239-241. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. Reiners and M. Laßmann

Assessment of Patient Exposure in Nuclear Medicine
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 1998 80: 243-248. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A.R. Lecomber and K. Faulkner

Dose and Risk in Dental Radiography
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 1998 80: 249-252. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

B.M. Moores, P.A. Connolly, and P.R. Cole

Audit Programmes in a Diagnostic Radiological Facility
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 1998 80: 253-259. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D. Hoeschen

Particular Problems with Image Recording Systems
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 1998 80: 261-264. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R. Moeckli, F.R. Verdun, F.O. Bochud, J.-F. Valley, C. Hessler, and P. Schnyder

Comparison of Subjective and Objective Evaluation of Screen-Film Systems for Chest Radiography
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 1998 80: 265-268. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

W. van der Putten

All Changed Utterly: Implications for Image Quality, Display and Dose, Changing from Conventional to Digital Radiography
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 1998 80: 269-274. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. Kheddache, R. Kullenberg, and E. Kivilo-Carlsson

Dose Reduction in Pelvimetry Using a Digital Technique
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 1998 80: 275-277. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J.H. Launders, A.R. Cowen, R.F. Bury, and P. Hawkridge

A Case Study into the Effect of Radiographic Factors on Image Quality and Dose for a Selenium Based Digital Chest Radiography System
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 1998 80: 279-282. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R.J. Scheck, E.M. Coppenrath, A. Bäuml, and K. Hahn

Radiation Dose and Image Quality in Spiral Computed Tomography: Results of a Multi-Centre Study at Eight Radiological Institutions
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 1998 80: 283-286. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D. Hentschel, K. Klingenbeck-Regn, S. Popescu, C. Suess, H. Wolf, and W. Kalender

Reduced Patient Dose and Improved Image Quality in Computed Tomography Examinations with On-Line Anatomically Adapted Tube Current Modulation
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 1998 80: 287-289. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K.C. Young, M.L. Ramsdale, and A. Rust

Auditing Mammographic Dose and Image Quality in the UK Breast Screening Programme
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 1998 80: 291-294. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D.R. Jacobson

Mammography Radiation Dose and Image Quality
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 1998 80: 295-297. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. Vetter, K. Faulkner, E.-P. Strecker, and H.-P. Busch

Dose Reduction and Image Quality in Pulsed Fluoroscopy
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 1998 80: 299-301. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R. Padovani, R. Novario, and G. Bernardi

Optimisation in Coronary Angiography and Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 1998 80: 303-306. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

B. Hansson, T. Finnbogason, and B. Axelsson

Dose Distributions and Image Quality in Paediatric Colon Examinations: Assessment of Effective Dose and Conversion Coefficients
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 1998 80: 307-310. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

W. Leitz

Expertise and Role of the Manufacturers
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 1998 80: 311-315. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Wolf, J. Ricke, V. Gurvich, N. Hidajat, and R. Felix

Accuracy of Specification of Dose Reference Values and Detail Detectability by a Statistical Phantom
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 1998 80: 317-320. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E. Helmrot, M. Sandborg, O. Eckerdal, and G. Alm Carlsson

Scientific Instrument for a Controlled Choice of Optimal Photon Energy Spectrum: A Comparison Between Calculational Mehods and Laboratory Irradiations of Comparable Hard Tissue Phantoms
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 1998 80: 321-325. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. Rassow

From the Entrance Dose to the Calculation of Organ Doses
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 1998 80: 327-329. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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