Radiation Overuse in Intensive Care Units
Abstract
:1. Introduction
1.1. Life Span Study
1.2. Neuro-Intensive Care Unit
2. Methodology
3. Radiation Dose Assessment in ICU Patients Amidst COVID-19 and Beyond
3.1. Radiation Exposure during the COVID-19 Pandemic
3.2. The Risk of Repetitive Imaging in ICU Patients
4. Long-Term Studies on Radiation Exposure in ICU Settings
4.1. Radiation Safety Thresholds in ICU Patients
4.2. Trends in Radiation Exposure in ICU Trauma Patients
5. Optimizing Radiological Practices in Neuro ICU Units
5.1. Evaluating Radiation Protocols in Neuro ICU Surveillance
5.2. Radiation Exposure in Neuro ICU Patients
5.3. Direct Measurement of Skin Dose from Neurological Imaging
6. Discussion
7. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
ABCC | Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission |
APACHE III | Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation III |
ARDS | Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome |
CED | Cumulative Effective Dose |
CT | Computed Tomography |
CTDI_vol | Computed Tomography Dose Index Volume |
DRL | Diagnostic Reference Level |
IAEA | International Atomic Energy Agency |
ICRP | International Commission on Radiological Protection |
ICU | Intensive Care Unit |
LAR | Lifetime Attributable Risk |
LSS | Life Span Study |
MICU | Medical Intensive Care Unit |
NICU | Neurosurgical or Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit |
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Zanon, C.; Bini, C.; Toniolo, A.; Benetti, T.; Quaia, E. Radiation Overuse in Intensive Care Units. Tomography 2024, 10, 193-202. https://doi.org/10.3390/tomography10020015
Zanon C, Bini C, Toniolo A, Benetti T, Quaia E. Radiation Overuse in Intensive Care Units. Tomography. 2024; 10(2):193-202. https://doi.org/10.3390/tomography10020015
Chicago/Turabian StyleZanon, Chiara, Costanza Bini, Alessandro Toniolo, Tommaso Benetti, and Emilio Quaia. 2024. "Radiation Overuse in Intensive Care Units" Tomography 10, no. 2: 193-202. https://doi.org/10.3390/tomography10020015
APA StyleZanon, C., Bini, C., Toniolo, A., Benetti, T., & Quaia, E. (2024). Radiation Overuse in Intensive Care Units. Tomography, 10(2), 193-202. https://doi.org/10.3390/tomography10020015