Patient Safety in Radiology (2025)-Radiation Safety Principles and Dose Management

Radiation Safety Principles and Dose Management

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Video Summary

Bill Sensakovic discusses radiation safety principles focusing on patient dose management. Key principles are justification (deciding if a scan is necessary), optimization (balancing image quality and radiation dose), and noting dose limits don't apply to patients. Tools like ACR appropriateness criteria and the ALARA concept guide risk-benefit decisions. A dose management program involves optimizing protocols, monitoring doses, investigating outliers, staff training, and using alerts for high doses. Regular dose tracking and iterative dose adjustments ensure diagnostic image quality with minimal radiation. Emphasis is on teamwork and continual education to protect patients while achieving accurate diagnoses.

Keywords

TIMWOOD framework

healthcare waste

MRI workflow

quality improvement

process mapping

radiation safety

patient dose management

justification and optimization

ALARA concept

dose management program