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pdf A manual and resource book for popular participation training Volume Four Techniques  Published Popular

700 downloads

Autor Corporativo: PAHO, UN Organizations

Autor(es): PAHO, UN Organizations

84,p.

This innovative manual is design to provide an expanding set of resources that will assist in the planning and the conduct of innovative training programs designed to promote popular participation. Volume 4 Practical techniques designed to achieve specific objectives and to make training a more varied and interesting expirience.

pdf A manual and resource book for popular participation training Volume One Introduction  Published Popular

711 downloads

Autor Corporativo: PAHO, UN Organizations

Autor(es): PAHO, UN Organizations

48,p.

This innovative manual is design to provide an expanding set of resources that will assist in the planning and the conduct of innovative training programs designed to promote popular participation. Volume 1 Introductory and bibliographical material.

pdf A manual and resource book for popular participation training Volume Three A Selected Group of Training Approaches  Published Popular

623 downloads

Autor Corporativo: PAHO, UN Organizations

Autor(es): PAHO, UN Organizations

44,p.

This innovative manual is design to provide an expanding set of resources that will assist in the planning and the conduct of innovative training programs designed to promote popular participation. Volume 3 comprehensive training approaches that have been theoretically developed and tested.

pdf A manual and resource book for popular participation training Volume Two Selected Examples of Innovative Training Activities  Published Popular

676 downloads

Autor Corporativo: PAHO, UN Organizations

Autor(es): PAHO, UN Organizations

26,p.

This innovative manual is design to provide an expanding set of resources that will assist in the planning and the conduct of innovative training programs designed to promote popular participation. Volume 2 Data on three types of resources: specific examples of training activities currently being carried out or successfully completed in various countries.

pdf Absorbed Dose Determination in External Beam Radiotherapy. An International Code of Practice for Dosimetry Based on Standards of Absorbed Dose to Water. Technical Reports Series No. 398.  Published Popular

928 downloads

Autor(es): IAEA

242,p.

The structure of this Code of Practice differs from that of TRS-277 and more closely resembles that of TRS-381 in that the practical recommendations and data for each radiation type have been placed in an individual section devoted to that radiation type. Each essentially forms a different Code of Practice and includes detailed procedures and worksheets. The Code is addressed to users provided with calibrations in terms of absorbed dose to water traceable to a Primary Standard Dosimetry Laboratory. This category of users is likely to become the large majority since most standard laboratories are prepared to, or are planning to, supply calibrations in terms of absorbed dose to water at the reference radiation qualities recommended in this Code of Practice. Users who are not yet provided with calibrations in terms of absorbed dose to water may still refer to the current air kerma based codes of practice, such as TRS-277 and TRS-381, or adopt the present document using a calibration factor in terms of absorbed dose to water derived from an air kerma calibration as described in the text.

pdf Absorbed Dose Determination in Photon and Electron Beams. An International Code of Practice. Technical Reports Series No. 277  Published Popular

2243 downloads

Autor(es):  IAEA

111,p. 

Recognizing the importance of accurate dosage in radiation therapy, the International Atomic Energy Agency initiated a progamme in dosimetry of ionizing radiations soon after its foundation. At that time neither national nor international absorbed dose standards existed, so a transportable absorbed dose calorimeter was designed and built in the Agency's Laboratory as early as 1960. Being one of the first instruments of its type, this calorimeter was used for making absolute dose measurements and dose intercomparisons with other dose reference instruments. A few years later, the proposal was made to organize a dose intercomparison service by mail for radiations therapy departments.

pdf Establishing a Dialogue on Risks from Electromagnetic Fields.  Published Popular

1555 downloads

Autor(es): N/A

76,p.

Public concern over the possible health effects fromelcctromagnetic fields (EMF) has led to the preparation of this handbook. Potential risk of EMF exposure from facilities such as power lines or mobile phone base stations present a difficult set of challenges for decision- makers. The challenges include determining if there is a hazard from EMF exposure and what the potential health impact, i.e. risk assessment; recognizing the reasons why the public may be concerned, i.e. risk perception; and implementing policies that protect public health and respond to public concerns, i.e. management.

pdf IAEA Safety Standards Series No. GS-G-2.1 Arrangements for Preparedness for a Nuclear or Radiological Emergency Safety Guide.  Published Popular

1132 downloads

Autor(es): IAEA

159,p.   

The IAEA's Statute authorizes the Agency to establish safety standards to protect health and minimize danger to life and property. Safety standards are only effective, if they are properly applied in practice. Regulating nuclear and radiation safety is a national responsibility, and many Member States have decided to adopt the IAEA's safety standards for use in their national regulations. For the Contracting Parties to the various international safety conventions, IAEA standards provide a consistent, reliable means of ensuring the effective fulfillment of obligations under the conventions. The standards are also applied by designers, manufacturers and operators around the world to enhance nuclear and radiation safety in power generation, medicine, industry, agriculture, research and education. The IAEA takes seriously the enduring challenge for users and regulators everywhere: that of ensuring a high level of safety in the use of nuclear materials and radiation sources around the world.

pdf IAEA Safety Standards Series No. SF-1 Fundamental Safety Principles. Safety Fundamentals.  Published Popular

958 downloads

Autor(es): IAEA

37,p.  

The IAEA's Statute authorizes the Agency to establish safety standards to protect health and minimize danger to life and property. Safety standards are only effective, if they are properly applied in practice. Regulating nuclear and radiation safety is a national responsibility, and many Member States have decided to adopt the IAEA's safety standards for use in their national regulations. For the Contracting Parties to the various international safety conventions, IAEA standards provide a consistent, reliable means of ensuring the effective fulfillment of obligations under the conventions. The standards are also applied by designers, manufacturers and operators around the world to enhance nuclear and radiation safety in power generation, medicine, industry, agriculture, research and education. The IAEA takes seriously the enduring challenge for users and regulators everywhere: that of ensuring a high level of safety in the use of nuclear materials and radiation sources around the world.

pdf IAEA-TECDOC-1067 Organization and implementation of a national regulatory infrastructure governing protection against ionizing radiation and the safety of radiation sources Interim report for comment.  Published Popular

1501 downloads

Autor(es): IAEA 

152,p.

A number of IAEA Member States are undertaking to strengthen their radiation protection and safety infrastructures in order to facilitate the adoption of the requirements established in the Sponsoring Organizations. In this connection, the IAEA has developed a technical cooperation programme (Model Project on Upgrading Radiation Protection Infrastructure) to improve radiation protection and safety infrastructures in 51 Member States, taking into account national profiles and needs of the individual participating countries. The present report deals with the elements of a regulatory infrastructure for radiation protection and safety and intends to facilitate the implementation of the Basic Safety Standards in practice.

pdf International Conference on the Radiological Protection of Patients Malaga, Spain 26-30 March 2001 Working Material-Contributed Papers Part I.  Published Popular

838 downloads

Autor(es): IAEA 

233,p.  

To find out how consistent or variable is the understanding and practice of radiation protection procedures for women in the childbearing age at a multispecialty tertiary hospital. A questionnaire was distributed during grand rounds, mid-day clinics and a radiology conference. Questions included which radiation protection rule does the respondent use for females, whether, he or she is familiar with those rules and what is his or her source of reference. Further questions were about the radiation dangers to the fetus. The understanding and practice of radiation protection guidelines for females is inconsistent. There is significant unfamiliarity with the radiation protection rules among our hospital practitioners.

pdf International Conference on the Radiological Protection of Patients Malaga, Spain 26-30 March 2001 Working Material-Contributed Papers Part II.  Published Popular

645 downloads

Autor(es): IAEA 

299,p.  

In the light of a growing awareness of the risks of inducing skin injuries as a consequence of fluoroscopically guided interventional procedures, this paper compares three methods of monitoring entrance surface dose. It also reports measurements of ESDs made during the period August 1998 to June 1999 on 137 patients undergoing cardiac, neurological and general FGIPs. Although the sample is small, the results reinforce the need for routine assessment would seem to be arrays of TLDs. However, transducer based methods, although likely to be less accurate, have considerable advantages in relation to a continuous monitoring programme. It is also suggested that there may be the potential locally for threshold dose area product values to be set for specific procedures. These could be used to provide early warning of the potential for skin injuries.

pdf International Conference on the Radiological Protection of Patients Malaga, Spain 26-30 March 2001 Working Material-Contributed Papers Part III.  Published Popular

669 downloads

Autor(es): IAEA

202,p.   

The biodistribution of radiopharmaceuticals may be modified by drug interaction. Unknowledge of such factor can induce a poor misvisualization of the scintigraphy images, leading to the repetition of the examination, increasing the radiation dose for the patient. We are trying to develop a model to evaluate the influence of drugs on the biodistribution of radiopharmaceuticals. Mitomycin-C is a drug that has been used as a component of many chemotherapeutic regimens. We have studied the effect of mitomycin-C on the biodistribution of the pyrophosphate labeled with technetium-99m. These results can be justified by the metabolic process and/or the therapeutical effect of mitomycin-C and this alteration on the biodistribution of the studied radiopharmaceutical was capable to increase the radiation dose in some organs.

pdf International Conference on the Radiological Protection of Patients Malaga, Spain 26-30 March 2001 Working Material-Contributed Papers Part IV.  Published Popular

713 downloads

Autor(es):  IAEA 

244,p. 

The ain of this paper has been to indicate the relevance of the criteria A.S.A.R.A. (As Short As Reasonable Achievable) in the optimization of a fractionated radiotherapy schedule and the presentation of a Windows computer program as an easy tool in order to:

 -Evaluate the Biological Equivalent Dose (BED) in a fractionated schedule.
 -Make comparison between different treatments.
 -Compensate a treatment when a delay has been happened. 
 -With a version of the Linear Quadratic model that has into account the factors of accelerated repopulation.

pdf International Conference on the Radiological Protection of Patients Malaga, Spain 26-30 March 2001 Working Material-Contributed Papers Part V.  Published Popular

840 downloads

Autor(es): IAEA

267,p.   

The ain of this paper has been to indicate the relevance of the criteria A.S.A.R.A. (As Short As Reasonable Achievable) in the optimization of a fractionated radiotherapy schedule and the presentation of a Windows computer program as an easy tool in order to:

-Evaluate the Biological Equivalent Dose (BED) in a fractionated schedule.
-Make comparison between different treatments.
-Compensate a treatment when a delay has been happened.
-With a version of the Linear Quadratic model that has into account the factors of accelerated repopulation.
 

pdf IRPA 12 The 12th Congress of the International Radiation Protection Association "Strengthening Radiation Protection Worldwide".  Published Popular

1485 downloads

Autor(es): Abel J. Gonzalez.

67,p.

The aim of this paper is to describe concisely the 12th Congress of the International Radiation Protection Association (IRPA), which was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on October 19-24, 2008. Termed IRPA12, the Congress was organized by the Sociedad Argentina de Radioprotección (Argentine Radiation Protection Society), SAR, under the motto ‘strengthening radiation protection worldwide'.  The subsequent chapters will resume the proceedings of the three fields covered by the Congress' programme.

pdf Joint Radiation Emergency Management Plan of the International Organizations. Emergency Preparedness and Response.  Published Popular

1266 downloads

Autor(es): N/A 

105,p.  

This Plan describes arrangements operative from 1 December 2006 and supersedes all previous editions. The 2006 edition incorporates the following main changes over the previous 2004 edition:  New participating organizations (IMO, UNSCEAR); their associared legal bases, capabilities in response and preparedness, and integration into the response operations. New incident and emergency preparedness and response structutre at IAEA. Additional clarification of arrangements and response tasks. Updated contact details.

pdf List of priority medical devices for the first level of care (Jan 2019)  Published Popular

223 downloads

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pdf Manual for first Responders to a Radiological Emergency  Published Popular

614 downloads

Autor(es): CTIF, IAEA 

94,p.

The objective of this publication is to provide practical guidance for those responding within the first few hours of a radiological emergency. This includes the emergency service personnel who would initially respon at the local level and the national officials who would support this early response.

pdf Manual of Dosimetry in Radiotherapy. Technical Reports No. 110  Published Popular

632 downloads

Autor (es):  IAEA 

146, p.

For radiotherapy to be safe and effective a number of technical conditions have to be met to ensure that the radiation beam is appropriate for each individual patient and that the dosage received by the patient is as planned. While it is the function of the radiotherapist to decide the characteristics of the treatment, he may not have the technical background to ensure that the equipment is operated in such a way that the desired results are achieved. This responsibility belongs to the medical radiation physicist. 

pdf National Infrastructures for Radiation Safety Towards Effective and Sustain Systems Contributed Papers  Published Popular

3389 downloads

Autor(es): IAEA 

546,p.

The Government of Morocco through the University Mohammed V, Agdal is hosting the conference in Rabat, Morocco, 1-5 September 2003. This book contains contributed papers submitted on pertinent issues, including stakeholder involvement, IAEA Model Projects on Upgrading Radiation Protection Infrastructure, Quality Assurance, education and training, regulatory activities, performance evaluation, source security, and emergency preparedness. The papers were accepted following guidelines established by the Programme Committee. The material in this book has not been edited by the IAEA.

pdf National Infrastructures for Radiation Safety Towards Effective and Sustain Systems Proceedings of an international conference Rabat 1-5 September 2003.  Published Popular

855 downloads

Autor(es): IAEA

435,p.  

The use of ionizing radiation is widespread and virtually indispensable to modern society for industrial and medical applications. In addition to the many benefits afforded by the beneficial uses of radiation, there are also associated hazards, such as industrial accidents, medical overexposures, disposal of radioactive waste, environmental radioactivity, accidents from ‘orphan' sources, and malevolent uses. Even where there is a good infrastructure, such as in the United States of America and the European Union, hundreds of sources have been lost. Therefore, it is essential for every country to have adequate infrastructures to ensure the safety and security of all radiation sources, including X ray machines, accelerators, sealed radioactive sources, radioactive waste and environmental radioactivity.

pdf Quality assurance workbook for radiographers & radiological technologists .  Published Popular

934 downloads

Autor(es): Lloyd, Peter J.

84,p.  

The purpose of this workbook is to set practical exercises that students can work through, responding to specific questions. Above all, the students should feel that they have actually carried out the tasks themselves and will be more confident to teach others and ensure that these exercises continue to be carried out in their respective areas.  The topic of this workbook is quality assurance, so all material is designed to assist in the maintenance of the highest quality of work that can be achieved, under the prevailing conditions.

pdf Radiation Oncology Physics: A Handbook for Teachers and Students.  Published Popular

3864 downloads

Autor(es): Andreo, P.; Evans, M.D.C.; Hendry, J.H.; Horton, J.L.; Izewska, J.; Mijnheer, B.J.; Mills, J.A.; Olivares, M.; Ortiz López, P.; Parker, W. Patrocinio, H.; Podgorsak, E.B.; Podgorsak, M.B.; Rajan, G.; Seuntjens, J.P.; Shortt, K.R.; Strydom, W.; Sunthralingam, N.; Thwaites, D.I.; Tolli, H.  

696,p.

This book is dedicated to students and teachers involved in programs that train professionals for work in radiation oncology. It provides a compilation of facts on the physics as applied to radiation oncology and as such will be useful to graduate students and residents in medical physics programs, to residents in radiation oncology, and to students in dosimetry and radiotherapy technology programs. The level of understanding of the material covered will, of course, be different for the various student groups; however, the basic language and knowledge for all student groups will be the same.

pdf Radiological Protection of Patients in Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Radiotherapy  Published Popular

1233 downloads

Autor(es): IAEA, European Commision  

174,p. 

The International Conference on the Radiological Protection of Patients in Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Radiotherapy took place in Torremolinos, Málaga, Spain, from 26 to 30 March 200l. 

The topics covered in the conference were:

Briefing sessions:  Current uses of radiation in medicine,  Current levels of radiation dose to patients,  History of the use of radiation in medicine and lessons learned from past experience,  Benefits and radiological risks from medical exposure, International regulatory climate.

pdf Report of the International Expert Appraisal on Application of International Radiation Protection Standards for members of the public in the area of the Ezeiza Atomic Centre.  Published Popular

907 downloads

Autor(es): PAHO

49,p.  

This report describes the background information, development and conclusions of an International Expert Appraisal (hereinafter referred to as ‘the IEA') of the radiological protection of the population surrounding the Ezeiza Atomic Centre (CAE), located in Buenos Aires province, Argentina. The IEA was carried out by relevant organizations in the United Nations systems and competent non-governmental international professional organizations, following a request of the Government of Argentina. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) organized the IEA in accordance with the functions established in Article III.A.6 of the IAEA Statute, namely to provide for the application of its international safety standards for radiation protection of the public and the environment.

pdf Safety Reports Series No. 38. Appying Radiation Safety Standards in Radiotherapy  Published Popular

1018 downloads

Autor(es): IAEA

133,p.   

The International Basic Safety Standards for Protection against Ionizing Radiation and for the Safety of Radiation Sources (BSS) cover the application of ionizing radiation for all practices and interventions and are, therefore, basic and general in nature. Users of radiation sources have to apply these basic requirements to their own particular practices. This requires a degree of ‘interpretation' by the user, which can result in varying levels of regulatory compliance and inconsistencies between applications of the BSS to similar practices. There would therefore appear to be scope for producing internationally harmonized guidance.

pdf Safety Reports Series No. 39 Applying Radiation Safety Standards in Diagnostic Radiology and Interventional Procedures using X Rays.  Published Popular

840 downloads

Autor(es): IAEA

110,p. 

The International Basic Safety Standards for Protection against Ionizing Radiation and for the Safety of Radiation Sources (BSS) establish requirements on the legal persons responsible for designing, running and decommissioning practices involving ionizing radiation. This report is intended to be of assistance to both regulators and users of radiation sources in diagnostic radiology and interventional procedures using X rays in applying the BSS to this practice. Regulators will find it useful for reviewing applications for authorization and for inspection of the practice. Users of radiation in radiology may follow the guidance provided in order to comply with BSS requirements or equivalent national requirements. Experts recruited on IAEA missions to advise on the implementation of the BSS for the practice of diagnostic radiology and interventional procedures using X rays are expected to use this regulatory guidance report rather than their own national regulations and guidance.

pdf Safety Reports Series No. 40 Applying Radiation Safety Standards in Nuclear Medicine.  Published Popular

847 downloads

Autor(es): IAEA 

137,p. 

The International Basic Safety Standards for Protection against Ionizing Radiation and for the Safety of Radiation Sources (BSS) cover the application of ionizing radiation for all practices and interventions and are, therefore, basic and general in nature. A number of drafts regulatory guidance publications for the main practices involving the use of ionizing radiation have already been prepared. This guidance is intended for both regulators and users of radiation sources in nuclear medicine. Regulators may use it for reviewing applications for authorization and during the inspection of facilities. Registrants/licensees may wish to follow the guidance in order to comply with BSS requirements or equivalent national regulations. Experts recruited on IAEA missions to advice on the implementation of the BSS for the practice of nuclear medicine are expected to use this regulatory guidance report rather than their own national guidance.

pdf Safety Standards Series No. GS-G-1.5. Regulatory Control of Radiation Sources.  Published Popular

823 downloads

Autor(es): IAEA

83,p. 

The IAEA's Statute authorizes the Agency to establish safety standards to protect health and minimize danger to life and property - standards which the IAEA must use in its own operations, and which a State can apply by means of its regulatory provisions for nuclear and radiation safety.A comprehensive body of safety standards under regular review, together with the IAEA's assistance in their application, has become a key element in a global safety regime. The new standards that have resulted are of a high caliber and reflect best practices in Member States. With the assistance of the Commission on Safety Standards, the IAEA is working to promote the global acceptance and use of its safety standards. Safety standards are only effective, however, if they are properly applied in practice.

pdf Safety Standards Series No. GS-R-2 Preparedness and Response for a Nuclear or Radiological emergency. Safety Requirements.  Published Popular

723 downloads

Autor(es): IAEA 

82,p. 

One of the statutory functions of the IAEA is to establish or adopt standards of safety for the protection of health, life and property in the development and application of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes, and to provide for the application of these standards to its own operations as well as to assisted operations and, at the request of the parties, to operations under any bilateral or multilateral arrangement, or, at the request of a State, to any of that State's activities in the field of nuclear energy. Any State wishing to enter into an agreement with the IAEA for its assistance in connection with the sitting, design, construction, commissioning, operation or decommissioning of a nuclear facility or any other activities will be required to follow those parts of the safety standards that pertain to the activities to be covered by the agreement.

pdf Safety Standards Series No. RS-G-1.5. Radiological Protection for Medical exposure to Ionizing Radiation. Safety Guide.  Published Popular

735 downloads

Autor(es): IAEA 

86,p.  

One of the statutory functions of the IAEA is to establish or adopt standards of safety for the protection of health, life and property in the development and application of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes, and to provide for the application of these standards to its own operations as well as to assisted operations and, at the request of the parties, to operations under any bilateral or multilateral arrangement, or, at the request of a State, to any of that State's activities in the field of nuclear energy. Different bodies oversee the development of safety standards. Member States are widely represented on these committees. The IAEA's safety standards are not legally binding on Member States but may be adopted by them, at their own discretion, for use in national regulations in respect of their own activities. The standards are binding on the IAEA in relation to its own operations and on States in relation to operations assisted by the IAEA.

pdf The Radiological Accident in San Salvador  Published Popular

1069 downloads

Autor(es): N/A 

112,p.   

Technologies that make use of radiation continue to spread around the world: millions of people are employed in radiation related occupations and hundreds of millions of people benefit from these applications. The use of intense radiation sources for purposes such as the sterilization of medical products requires special care in the design and operation of equipment to prevent radiation injury to workers or to the public. Experience has shown that such technology is generally safely used, but controls have on occasion been circumvented and serious radiological accidents have ensued.