Radiation dose optimization in interventional radiology and cardiology using diagnostic reference levels

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dc.contributor.advisorTrauernicht, Christoph Janen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorKotzé, T Cen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorDe Vos, Hendrik Johannesen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2016-07-28T11:22:39Z
dc.date.available2016-07-28T11:22:39Z
dc.date.issued2016en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe International Commission of Radiological Protection (ICRP) advises that in principle Diagnostic Reference Levels (DRL) could be used in fluoroscopically guided interventional procedures to avoid unnecessary stochastic radiation risk. The increase in complexity of interventional procedures, combined with a lack of specialist training on radiation techniques, poses a significant risk to patients. These risks have not gone unnoticed by government authorities worldwide and in 2015 the South African Department of Health: Directorate Radiation Control issued requirements to license holders of interventional fluoroscopy units, requiring that a medical physicist optimize their radiation usage using DRLs. The Dose Area Product (DAP) quantity measured for each patient represents a dosimetry index, the value of which for the purpose of improvement should be optimized against the DRL. In this dissertation, I aim to establish if DRLs in the South African private healthcare interventional theatres are high compared to international levels and whether DRLs will optimize the doses used.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationDe Vos, H. J. (2016). <i>Radiation dose optimization in interventional radiology and cardiology using diagnostic reference levels</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Division of Medical Physics. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20928en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationDe Vos, Hendrik Johannes. <i>"Radiation dose optimization in interventional radiology and cardiology using diagnostic reference levels."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Division of Medical Physics, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20928en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationDe Vos, H. 2016. Radiation dose optimization in interventional radiology and cardiology using diagnostic reference levels. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - De Vos, Hendrik Johannes AB - The International Commission of Radiological Protection (ICRP) advises that in principle Diagnostic Reference Levels (DRL) could be used in fluoroscopically guided interventional procedures to avoid unnecessary stochastic radiation risk. The increase in complexity of interventional procedures, combined with a lack of specialist training on radiation techniques, poses a significant risk to patients. These risks have not gone unnoticed by government authorities worldwide and in 2015 the South African Department of Health: Directorate Radiation Control issued requirements to license holders of interventional fluoroscopy units, requiring that a medical physicist optimize their radiation usage using DRLs. The Dose Area Product (DAP) quantity measured for each patient represents a dosimetry index, the value of which for the purpose of improvement should be optimized against the DRL. In this dissertation, I aim to establish if DRLs in the South African private healthcare interventional theatres are high compared to international levels and whether DRLs will optimize the doses used. DA - 2016 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2016 T1 - Radiation dose optimization in interventional radiology and cardiology using diagnostic reference levels TI - Radiation dose optimization in interventional radiology and cardiology using diagnostic reference levels UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20928 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/20928
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationDe Vos HJ. Radiation dose optimization in interventional radiology and cardiology using diagnostic reference levels. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Division of Medical Physics, 2016 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20928en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDivision of Medical Physicsen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherDiagnostic Radiologyen_ZA
dc.titleRadiation dose optimization in interventional radiology and cardiology using diagnostic reference levelsen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMSc (Med)en_ZA
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