title: Radiation protection aspects of EMITEL Encyclopaedia of Medical Physics.
abstract: The Encyclopaedia of Medical Physics EMITEL was developed under the EU pilot project European Medical Imaging Technology e-Encyclopaedia for Lifelong Learning. This large reference material includes 3400 articles on 2100 pages supported by thousands of illustrations. All materials are available free at the website, www.emitel2.eu. The articles are grouped in seven categories--physics of: X-ray diagnostic radiology, nuclear medicine, radiotherapy, magnetic resonance imaging, ultrasound imaging, radiation protection and general terms. The radiation protection part of EMITEL includes 450 articles. These were organised in several sub-groups including: nuclear and atomic physics; ionizing radiation interactions and biological effects; radiation detection and measurement; dosimetric quantities and units; and general radiation protection and international bodies. EMITEL project was developed over 3 y and attracted as contributors 250+ senior specialists from 35 countries. After its successful launching, EMITEL is actively used by thousands of professionals around the world.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Imaging, Medical University, Plovdiv, Bulgaria ms_stoeva@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stoeva
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Engineering and Physics, King's College, London, UK.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tabakov
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Engineering and Physics, King's College, London, UK.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lewis
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Engineering and Physics, King's College, London, UK.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Tabakova
authors.affiliation: Royal Marsden Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Thurston
authors.affiliation: International Organisation for Medical Physics (IOMP), York, UK.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D022126:Access to Information; D004690:Encyclopedias as Topic; D005062:European Union; D006283:Health Physics / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D020407:Internet; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D009683:Nuclear Medicine / Q000193:education* / Q000379:methods; D011835:Radiation Protection / Q000379:methods*; D011839:Radiation, Ionizing; D011874:Radiometry / Q000379:methods; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000379:methods; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods; D014965:X-Rays