REVIEW: RADIATION PROTECTION IN MEDICINE
Volume 11 , Issue 3 , September 2021 , Pages 253-261
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1 Department of Physics, College of Science, University of Sulaimani, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.
10.17656/jsmc.10309
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Abstract
Ionizing radiation was used in medicine broadly after the X-ray detection by Roentgen in 1895 and now has
the main rule in diagnosis and treatment. Using radiation in diagnostic and therapy is beneficial for many
people every day in the world; on the other hand, the radiation can penetrate the human body then make
biological effects, minimize its deleterious effects, and balance between the benefit of the radiation and the
risk should exist.
During the practices, patients and medical staff may expose to radiation. Many national and international
organizations have been worked to avoid overdose exposure to the patients and the staff through the important
three keys, justification, optimization, and limitations. However, in some countries, mostly in developing
countries, the medical staffs have little or no training in radiation protection. It was estimated that more than
90% using of ionizing radiation in medicine done by radiographers and radiological technologists. Their
expertise, skill, care, and information can help them determine the allowable amount of radiation to the
patients and protect themselves.
Despite all the rules established by all organizations, insistence and confirmation for applying the rules in
all diagnostic and radiotherapy departments at hospitals are necessary, especially in developing countries,
to avoid unnecessary exposure to the patients and the staff. In addition, education, knowledge on the effects
of the radiation, and traineeship of the medical staff involved in the diagnostic and treatment procedures are
essential for the patient and medical staffs’ protection.
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