[Automatic registration of patients in digital radiology facilities: dosimetric record].
There is a consensus in the international community regarding both the need for and benefits of systematic registration and planning of the dosage indicators in patients exposed to ionizing radiation. The main interest is in the registration and follow-up of the techniques and procedures that can involve the greatest risk from exposure to radiation. This register should be planned to include the structure and tools necessary to take the radiological safety of the patients into account, enabling the physicians requesting the studies to access the most important information in the register so they can appropriately justify the request for additional studies. Likewise, it should be considered a priority to establish diagnostic reference levels for the different magnitudes that are defined in function of the modality and techniques used; this information is useful for the staff involved in procedures that use ionizing radiation.
Servicio de Diagnóstico por Imagen, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San Carlos (IdISSC), Madrid, España; Departamento de Radiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, España. Electronic address: Jten.hcsc@salud.madrid.org.
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Departamento de Radiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, España; Servicio de Física Médica, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San Carlos (IdISSC), Madrid, España.
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Servicio de Diagnóstico por Imagen, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San Carlos (IdISSC), Madrid, España; Departamento de Radiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, España.
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D006268:Health Facilities; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement; D012042:Registries
Clinical history; Digital Imaging and Communication in Medicine; Dosimetric history; Historia clínica; Historial dosimétrico; Picture Archiving and Communication System; Protección radiológica; Radiologic protection