IZLAGANJE POPULACIJE IONIZIRAJUĆEM ZRAČENJU U MEDICINSKE SVRHE: PROCJENA RIZIKA, PRAĆENJE, UPRAVLJANJE I IZVJEŠTAVANJE O DOZAMA ZRAČENJA
THE EXPOSURE OF POPULATION TO IONIZING RADIATION FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES: RISK ASSESSMENT, MONITORING, CONTROL AND REPORT OF RADIATION DOSES

Author(s): Mirko Miljko, Dorijan Radančević, Vedran Markotić
Subject(s): Health and medicine and law
Published by: Akademija Nauka i Umjetnosti Bosne i Hercegovine
Keywords: ionizing radiation; health care;
Summary/Abstract: The use of ionizing radiation for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes has been constantly increasing in the world. In order to diagnostic and therapeutic procedures that use ionizing radiation be approved for use, they must show sufficient utility of the relationship of the total potential diagnostic or therapeutic procedures, including the direct health benefits for the individual and the benefit for society as a whole, and the potential damage that could be caused to the individuals health. Some methods have shown positive impact on the final outcome of the diagnostic and therapeutic treatment of some patients. According to data from 2009, about 75% exposure to medical radiation comes from computer tomography and nuclear medicine procedures. The study “Projected Cancer Risks From computed tomographic Scans Performed in the United States in 2007” estimated that in the United States 29,000 new malignancies are developed as a result of 70 million CT examinations in 2007. (The increase in risk compared to the general population of about 0.041%). Similar studies in Bosnia and Herzegovina have shown an increased risk of projection of about 0.05%, taking into account the dose which patients are exposed to. In conclusion we can say that the reduction in the average effective dose and a consequent reduction in the risk to the patient can prevent the consequences in terms of the development of a large number of malignant diseases and achieve significant savings in the health system, which far exceeds the cost of installation dose management software.

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