[Control of health risks in radiodiagnosis: a historic approach].
This paper presents the history of the discovery of ionizing radiation, as well as its biological effects and the resulting need to control subsequent health risks. It describes the historic evolution of risk control in radiodiagnosis in Brazil, demonstrating that it may be associated not only to the dose received, but also to errors in diagnosis and to costs to the health system. It is stressed that sanitary regulations have a broad remit of social co-responsibility to involve all the players with a view to safeguarding health.
Navarro
Marcus Vinicius Teixeira
MV
Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológicada Bahia, Brasil. navarro@cefetba.br
Leite
Handerson Jorge Dourado
HJ
Alexandrino
Josemir da Cruz
Jda C
Costa
Ediná Alves
EA
D001938:Brazil; D006283:Health Physics / Q000266:history* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000266:history* / Q000517:prevention & control; D011839:Radiation, Ionizing; D011859:Radiography / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000266:history*; D012306:Risk