Expert panel on monitoring radiation doses from recurrent medical diagnostic procedures: Sixth Gilbert W. Beebe Webinar

• Published in: Journal of applied clinical medical physics Vol. 26; no. 4; pp. e70022 - n/a
• Main Authors: Frush, Donald P., Ansari, Armin, Brink, James A., Kosti, Ourania, Larson, David B., Linet, Martha S., Mahesh, Mahadevappa, Sechopoulos, Ioannis, Vassileva, Jenia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.04.2025; John Wiley and Sons Inc
• Subjects: Cancer; Childhood; Decision making; diagnostic imaging; Diagnostic Imaging - adverse effects; Drug dosages; Epidemiology; Estimates; Humans; Leukemia; Medical imaging; Medical practices; Patients; Practice Guidelines as Topic - standards; Radiation; Radiation Dosage; Radiation Exposure - prevention & control; radiation monitoring; Radiation Monitoring - methods; Radiation Monitoring - standards; Radiation Protection - methods; Radiation Protection - standards; Review; X-rays; radiation; radiation monitoring; diagnostic imaging
• ISSN: 1526-9914; 1526-9914
• DOI: 10.1002/acm2.70022

Recurrent imaging is an essential tool for patient care but with an attendant dose from radiation exposure. Recurrent imaging has been the subject of increasing scrutiny and debate based largely on the risk from increasing cumulative doses. However, the accountability for and actions with recurrent imaging as a special component in the general construct of radiation protection in medicine is unclear. This is demonstrated by the perspectives provided by the various imaging community experts. Some perspectives may be different, but many share a common ground. Understanding these various perspectives illustrates the wide‐ranging optics in considering benefits and costs in the recurrent imaging paradigm and, moreover, the value in pursuing multi‐stakeholder‐derived harmonization for recurrent imaging and radiation dose. This move towards consensus would be to the benefit of the imaging community, referrers, and other related healthcare professionals, as well as patients, their caregivers, and the public.