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UQ Intro to Radiology - Radiation safety
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Lead equivalent personal protection equipment
Lead equivalent personal protection equipment (PPE) should be available in all radiology departments and operating suites. There are three traditional principles for ionizing radiation safety: time, distance, and shielding. It is important to remember that all three principles have a part to pla...
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Film dosimeter
Film dosimeters are used to measure radiation exposure to workers to monitor radiation safety and ensuring that they receive doses below the appropriate limit.
Film badges are the cheapest and most common monitoring device. They consist of a small case with a piece of film situated between fil...
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Radiation dose considerations in CT fluoroscopy
Consideration needs to be made to the radiation dose to both the patient and radiologist in CT fluoroscopy, given the relatively high and continuous radiation exposure involved.
Radiation exposure to the patient
The patient surface dosage may range between 2 and 10 mGy/sec, with exposure times...
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Florence Stoney
Florence Stoney (1870-1932) was an early radiology pioneer and the first female radiologist in the UK.
Early life
Florence Constance Stoney was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1870 to a distinguished family. Her father, G Johnstone Stoney, was a supporter of education for women and succeeded in ope...