Thank you Assoc Prof Samuel Brady, MS PhD, DABR for an excellent talk on how to establish DRLs and use a dose monitoring software to help this process, failing which a manual system is also do-able. The clear step by step information made it look "almost" simple.
Points highlighted include:
1. starting with 20 centres
2. scaling up eventually to 30-50% of facilities in a country
3. ensure all kinds of facilities are included.
4. QC for the various equipment before collecting data (Learning from the Senegal experience) so that good quality data are collected, otherwise, the doses will not be accurately reflected.
5. A consensus to establish standardized protocol names are needed so that national data can be aggregated.
6. Once DRLs are established, they need periodic updating.
7. Such cyclic data driven improvement results in significant dose reduction as demonstrated in the UK.
#DRL #AsiaSafe #AOSR #radiationsafety #patientsafety
Points highlighted include:
1. starting with 20 centres
2. scaling up eventually to 30-50% of facilities in a country
3. ensure all kinds of facilities are included.
4. QC for the various equipment before collecting data (Learning from the Senegal experience) so that good quality data are collected, otherwise, the doses will not be accurately reflected.
5. A consensus to establish standardized protocol names are needed so that national data can be aggregated.
6. Once DRLs are established, they need periodic updating.
7. Such cyclic data driven improvement results in significant dose reduction as demonstrated in the UK.
#DRL #AsiaSafe #AOSR #radiationsafety #patientsafety
https://insightsimaging.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s13244-024-01765-x
Open access article from Insights to Imaging on Dose Management Systems.
It complements the DRL and DMS series from earlier this year, conducted by AsiaSafe.
#DRL #patientsafety #radiationsafety
Open access article from Insights to Imaging on Dose Management Systems.
It complements the DRL and DMS series from earlier this year, conducted by AsiaSafe.
#DRL #patientsafety #radiationsafety
SpringerOpen
The use of Dose Management Systems in Europe: Results of an ESR EuroSafe Imaging Questionnaire - Insights into Imaging
Abstract Dose management systems (DMS) are an essential tool for quality assurance and optimising patient radiation exposure. For radiologists and medical physicists, they are important for managing many radiation protection tasks. In addition, they help…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUzhMUNSox4
Current DRL Situation in Our Region: India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Thailand webinar was held on 25 May 2024. This is the wrap up session of the AsiaSafe DRL series from January to May 2024. The speakers were from India, Japan, S.Korea, Malaysia and Thailand: Assoc Prof Saravana Kumar, Prof Makoto Hosono, Prof Hong Eo, Mdm Nurmazaini Md Ariffin and Assoc Prof Panruethai Trinavarat respectively.
#DRL #patientsafety #radiationsafety #AsiaSafe #AOSR
Current DRL Situation in Our Region: India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Thailand webinar was held on 25 May 2024. This is the wrap up session of the AsiaSafe DRL series from January to May 2024. The speakers were from India, Japan, S.Korea, Malaysia and Thailand: Assoc Prof Saravana Kumar, Prof Makoto Hosono, Prof Hong Eo, Mdm Nurmazaini Md Ariffin and Assoc Prof Panruethai Trinavarat respectively.
#DRL #patientsafety #radiationsafety #AsiaSafe #AOSR
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DRL webinar - May 25,2024
Current DRL Situation in Our Region: India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Thailand webinar was held on 25 May 2024. This is the wrap up session of the AsiaSafe DRL series from January to May 2024. The speakers were from India, Japan, S.Korea, Malaysia and Thailand:…