Lucie D'Ascenzo

ALARA in Handling of Beta-Emitters – Measurement Techniques and Optimisation

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Ilona Barth, Arndt Rimpler (BfS, Germany) Introduction In nuclear medicine unsealed beta radiation sources are being used increasingly. They are used for diagnostics with positron emission tomography (PET) as well as for therapy of tumours by radioimmunotherapy (RIT) with labelled antibodies (e. g. 90Y Zevalin®) or by peptide receptor radiotherapy (PRRT) with 177Lu- or 90Y-labelled […]

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German recommendations on self-referred asymptomatic patients

Dr. Birgit Keller, (Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, Germany) As in other industrialised countries, many people in Germany are increasingly interested in the early detection of diseases. There is a general growing awareness of health issues in the population and, as a consequence, the urge to lead a healthier lifestyle. […]

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Issue 29 – October 2011

Download the 29th issue in pdf format  Newsletter 29 Editorial F. Vermeersch, EAN Chairperson, P. Croüail, EAN Vice-Chairperson and P. Shaw, EAN Secretary This issue of the Newsletter is almost wholly devoted to the implementation of optimisation in the medical sector, which faces a number of new challenges: the rapid development of modern technologies and procedures involving ionising radiation; […]

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How « do’s » and « dont’s » can be of significant importance in radiation protection: A case report

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Anders Widmark1,2, Eva Godske Friberg1 NRPA, Norway Gjoevik University College, Norway Note: This article has already been published in Radiation Protection Dosimetry. Oxford University Press Rightlinks licence 2756401364488 Introduction The risk for deterministic effects is a potential problem in interventional radiology, and especially when the procedures are performed outside a Radiology department [1]. Cardiology departments […]

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« ALARA and the Medical Sector » Summary and Recommendations of the 13th EAN Workshop

Peter Shaw (HPA, UK), Pascal Croüail (CEPN, France) Themes and issues arising The international scene-setting presentations clearly highlighted the very substantial radiation exposures associated with the medical sector – in terms of individual and collective doses, for both patients and staff. These are increasing significantly: the average per caput doses in some European countries from […]

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