title: Radiation cataracts: new data and new recommendations.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This Minimodule discusses radiation cataracts and makes some basic suggestions for practicing radiologists.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  For many years radiation-induced cataracts were considered unlikely by most radiologists. Recent data suggest that the likelihood is much higher than previously thought, and the International Commission on Radiological Protection has suggested lower exposure limits.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Radiology, Medical University of South Carolina, 171 Ashley Ave, Charleston, SC 29425.
authors.forename: G Donald
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Frey
mesh_terms: D002386:Cataract / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D020714:Maximum Tolerated Dose; D009683:Nuclear Medicine / Q000592:standards; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011834:Radiation Monitoring / Q000592:standards*; D011835:Radiation Protection / Q000592:standards*; D011871:Radiology / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States
keywords: radiation cataracts; radiation effects; radiation protection