Safety is paramount

Radiation is widely used in medicine and can present a significant health hazard. ... This toolkit provides a wide variety of resources to boost your understanding and ability to manage Radiation Safety for healthcare workers and patients

Download this dose reference card showing the radiation dose to adults of common examinations.

SIR safety guideline bundle:

• Occupational Health Hazards in the Interventional Laboratory: Time for a Safer Environment
• Guidelines for Patient Radiation Dose Management
• Occupational Radiation Protection in Interventional Radiology: A Joint Guideline of the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology Society of Europe and the Society of Interventional Radiology
  Occupational Radiation Protection of Pregnant or Potentially Pregnant Workers in IR: A Joint Guideline of the Society of Interventional Radiology and the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe
• Quality Improvement Guidelines for Recording Patient Radiation Dose in the Medical Record for Fluoroscopically Guided Procedures
• Radiation Management for Interventions Using Fluoroscopic or Computed Tomographic Guidance during Pregnancy: A Joint Guideline of the Society of Interventional Radiology and the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe with Endorsement by the Canadian Interventional Radiology Association
• Consensus Guidelines for Periprocedural Management of Coagulation Status and Hemostasis Risk in Percutaneous Image-guided Interventions
  
  • Addendum of Newer Anticoagulants to the SIR Consensus Guideline

Other source dealing with pediatrics

• Pediatric IR protocols –checklist and guidelines

 Comunications at your finger tip

• FREE webinars take a look and  learn from the world’s leading radiation protection experts.
• Initiative to reduce exposure from Medical Imaging
• ACR radiation registry

Patient safety

Many professional societies and other organizations are now conducting large-scale campaigns to reduce unnecessary radiologic imaging and to improve safety by standardizing radiation dosing. Prominent national examples include the Image Wisely campaign and the pediatric initiative, Image Gently. There you will find a  range of useful information for your patients during consultation - Answers to questions about radiation, its sources, uses, myths and more.

Patient share package

Helpful information that you can give your patients during consultation.

• SIR patient information 
• What patients need to know
• What Parents should know about medical radiation safety in pediatric interventional radiology which discuss the issue in greater depth.
• Patient medical imaging record
  This printable medical imaging card makes it easy for your patients to track their imaging history. The card is available in two sizes and is co-sponsored by Image Wisely and the Food and Drug Administration.