Difference between revisions of "Application of ionising radiation in healthcare (old)"
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* 1.2 [[Application of ionising radiation in healthcare: 1.2 Interventional procedures|Interventional procedures ]] | * 1.2 [[Application of ionising radiation in healthcare: 1.2 Interventional procedures|Interventional procedures ]] | ||
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− | * 1.3 [[Radiation therapy]] | + | * 1.3 [[Application of ionising radiation in healthcare: 1.3 Radiation therapy|Radiation therapy ]] |
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− | * 1.4 [[Nuclear medicine]] | + | * 1.4 [[Application of ionising radiation in healthcare: 1.4 Nuclear medicine|Nuclear medicine]] |
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− | * 1.5 [[Biomedical research]] | + | * 1.5 [[Application of ionising radiation in healthcare: 1.5 Biomedical research|Biomedical research]] |
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− | * 1.6 [[Veterinary | + | * 1.6 [[Application of ionising radiation in healthcare: 1.6 Veterinary Medicine|Veterinary Medicine]] |
==<span class="mw-collapsible-headline">References</span>== | ==<span class="mw-collapsible-headline">References</span>== |
Revision as of 15:52, 23 April 2019
Application of ionising radiation in healthcare is basic and routine in contemporary medicine. Benefits to patients from such application have been established beyond doubt (ICRP Publication 105). It is difficult to imagine a healthcare system without modern diagnostic imaging and image-guided interventional procedures. A survey of policy leaders in internal medicine rated computed tomography (CT) imaging as one of the main healthcare innovations in the 20th century (Fuchs and Sox, 2001). The applications of ionizing radiation in healthcare are grouped as following:
- 1.1 Diagnostic radiology
- 1.2 Interventional procedures
- 1.3 Radiation therapy
- 1.4 Nuclear medicine
- 1.5 Biomedical research
- 1.6 Veterinary Medicine
References
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Fuchs, V.R., Sox, H.C., 2001. Physicians' views of the relative importance of thirty medical innovations. J. Health Aff. 20, 30–42.