title: Collective effective dose in Europe from X-ray and nuclear medicine procedures.
abstract: Population doses from radiodiagnostic (X-ray and nuclear medicine) procedures in Europe were estimated based on data collected from 36 European countries. For X-ray procedures in EU and EFTA countries (except Liechtenstein) the collective effective dose is 547,500 man Sv, resulting in a mean effective dose of 1.06 mSv per caput. For all European countries included in the survey the collective effective dose is 605,000 man Sv, resulting in a mean effective dose of 1.05 mSv per caput. For nuclear medicine procedures in EU countries and EFTA (except Liechtenstein) countries the collective effective dose is 30,700 man Sv, resulting in a mean effective dose of 0.06 mSv per caput. For all European countries included in the survey the collective effective dose is 31,100 man Sv, resulting in a mean effective dose of 0.05 mSv per caput.
authors.affiliation: Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority, STUK, Helsinki, Finland ritva.bly@stuk.fi.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bly
authors.affiliation: Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, LIST, Luxembourg.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jahnen
authors.affiliation: Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority, STUK, Helsinki, Finland.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Järvinen
authors.affiliation: Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority, NRPA, Norway.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Olerud
authors.affiliation: National Centre of Radiobiology and Radiation Protection, NCRRP, Bulgaria.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vassileva
authors.affiliation: Greek Atomic Energy Commission, EEAE, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vogiatzi
mesh_terms: D004781:Environmental Exposure; D005060:Europe; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009683:Nuclear Medicine / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011859:Radiography / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011874:Radiometry; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014965:X-Rays