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Gonadal shielding should be discontinued for most diagnostic imaging exams
Author(s) -
McKenney Sarah,
Gingold Eric,
Zaidi Habib
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
medical physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.473
H-Index - 180
eISSN - 2473-4209
pISSN - 0094-2405
DOI - 10.1002/mp.13409
Subject(s) - medical imaging , electromagnetic shielding , medical physics , medicine , nuclear medicine , radiology , physics , quantum mechanics
Radiation protection of patients and staff during diagnostic imaging procedures is an important aspect of the medical physics profession. Despite the large number of reports and guidelines published by specialized radiation protection organizations and professional societies, there are still some controversies regarding the utility and efficiency of some practices in terms of reducing the dose to patients during typical radiological imaging procedures. It is the role of medical physicists providing physics support to diagnostic imaging facilities and involved in clinical routine activities to debate important issues related to the design of optimal dose reduction strategies with the aims of protecting the patient from unnecessary exposure to ionizing radiation and limiting medically necessary exposure to the minimum required to answer the specific clinical question at hand. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.