Radiation protection in medical imaging and radiation oncology

Content: INTRODUCTIONInternational Organization for Medical Physics StatementInternational Radiation Protection Association StatementTHE SYSTEM OF RADIATION PROTECTIONThe ICRP (International Commission on Radiological Protection) System of Radiation Protection OVERVIEW OF MEDICAL PHYSICS (RADIATION PROTECTION IN MEDICINE)Radiation Protection in Medicine (Medical Health Physics)RADIATION PROTECTION IN DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGYRadiation Protection in Diagnostic RadiologyRADIATION PROTECTION IN NUCLEAR MEDICINERadiation Protection in Nuclear MedicineRADIATION PROTECTION IN RADIATION ONCOLOGYRadiation Protection in Radiation OncologyREGULATORY PHILOSOPHY AND CONTROLRegulatory Structures and Issues in AfricaRegulatory Structures and Issues in Asia and OceaniaRegulatory Structures and Issues in the European UnionRegulatory Structures and Issues in the Middle EastRegulatory Structures and Issues in North AmericaRegulatory Structures and Issues in Latin America ROLE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS IN WORLDWIDE MEDICAL RADIATION PROTECTIONRole and Activities of the International Atomic Energy AgencyThe World Health Organization Global Initiative on Radiation Safety in Healthcare SettingsThe Medical Physicists and the International Organization for Medical PhysicsThe International Union for Physical and Engineering Sciences in MedicineEducation and Training in Radiation ProtectionMedical Exposures: Adverse Consequences and Unintended ExposuresETHICAL USE OF HUMAN SUBJECTS IN MEDICAL RESEARCHInformed Consent in Radiation Medicine Practice and ResearchGLOSSARY