title: IAEA experience in communicating radiation risks through the RPOP website.
abstract: The authors report here their successful experience of communicating information to health professionals, patients and the public on benefits and risks of ionising radiation in medical applications. The approaches used have been based on giving importance to clinical benefits against risks, as well as safety in use against risk of use. Communicating brief messages against catchy questions with positive and pragmatic approach resulted in making website on radiation protection of patients (RPOP) as the top website of the world in this area. Credibility of information has been maintained. The results show immense outreach in 213 countries/territories.
authors: Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Ex-International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria madan.rehani@gmail.com.
authors: M M
authors: MM
authors: Rehani
authors: International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria.
authors: O
authors: O
authors: Holmberg
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D054626:Consumer Health Information / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination / Q000379:methods*; D038622:Internationality; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology*; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods; D061108:Social Media / Q000458:organization & administration*