Radiological Safety and Quality: Paradigms in Leadership and Innovation

Front Matter....Pages i-xxi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Radiological Safety and Quality: Paradigms in Leadership and Innovation....Pages 3-33
How Radiation Protection Influences Quality in Radiology....Pages 35-54
Dose Assessment in the Management of Patient Protection in Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology....Pages 55-67
Monitoring of Medical Radiation Exposure for Individuals....Pages 69-83
UNSCEAR: Analysing Population Survey Data for Collaborative Development of Evidence-Based Radiation Protection Policies....Pages 85-101
Front Matter....Pages 103-103
National, Regional and Global Radiology and Medical Imaging Referral Guidelines: Issues and Opportunities....Pages 105-122
Use of Imaging Appropriateness Criteria for Decision Support During Radiology Order Entry: The MGH Experience....Pages 123-141
Use of Referral Guidelines as a Justification Tool: National Perspective....Pages 143-159
Team Approach to Optimize Radiology Techniques....Pages 161-176
Advances in Technological Design to Optimize Exposure and Improve Image Quality....Pages 177-202
System for Reporting and Analysing Incidents....Pages 203-221
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Promoting Public Awareness and Communicating Radiation Safety....Pages 225-239
Sustaining Praxis: Quality Assurance of Education and Training Programmes of the IAEA’s Division of Human Health....Pages 241-249
Professional and Regulatory Collaborations to Ensure Competency....Pages 251-262
Safety and Radiation Protection Culture....Pages 263-277
Improving Quality Through Lean Process Improvement: The Example of Clinical Decision Support....Pages 279-289
Clinical Audit and Practice Accreditation....Pages 291-306
The International Basic Safety Standards and Their Application in Medical Imaging....Pages 307-321
International Clinical Teleradiology: Potential Risks and Safeguards....Pages 323-336
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Leadership and Innovations to Improve Quality Imaging and Radiation Safety in Africa....Pages 339-360
Front Matter....Pages 337-337
Status of Medical Diagnostic Radiation Safety in Korea....Pages 361-377
Euratom Initiatives and Perspective on Advancing Radiation Protection in Radiology....Pages 379-390
Bridging the Radiological Healthcare Divide with Social Entrepreneurship....Pages 391-401
From Volume to Outcomes: The Evolution of Pay for Performance in Medical Imaging....Pages 403-414
Global System-Based Quality Improvement in Radiation Medicine and Medical Imaging....Pages 415-431
Back Matter....Pages 433-452
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