2018
DOI: 10.1088/1361-6498/aaa86b
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Conclusions and recommendations from the 17th Workshop of the European ALARA Network ‘ALARA in emergency exposure situations’

Abstract: The European ALARA Network regularly organises workshops on topical issues in radiation protection. In light of the Fukushima accident, the most recent workshop questioned the application of the ALARA principle in emergency exposure situations. This memorandum presents the conclusions and recommendations of this workshop. One of the outcomes is that the process of optimisation in emergency exposure situations should be flexible enough to be able to modify or refine decisions over the course of an accident. In … Show more

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“…3A and 3B may positively impact the response team's strategy with respect to sex and age appearing as an additional occupational risk factor. Thus, depending on the location determined for a task to be performed, the team members could be selected by taking into account such specifi c vulnerabilities aiming at reduced occupational risk in accordance with the As Low As Reasonably Achievable (ALARA) principle [33]. Figure 3C shows that the contribution of age and sex loses strength as the sites of interest are increasingly further away from GZ.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…3A and 3B may positively impact the response team's strategy with respect to sex and age appearing as an additional occupational risk factor. Thus, depending on the location determined for a task to be performed, the team members could be selected by taking into account such specifi c vulnerabilities aiming at reduced occupational risk in accordance with the As Low As Reasonably Achievable (ALARA) principle [33]. Figure 3C shows that the contribution of age and sex loses strength as the sites of interest are increasingly further away from GZ.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Institutional Review Board Statement: Ethical review and approval were waived for this study, as "studies with cadavers donated by a bequest of the deceased to the Division of Clinical and Functional Anatomy of the medical University of Innsbruck no ethics committee approval is required by Austrian law." The study was conducted under the regulations defined in [13,14].…”
Section: Data Availability Statementmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Fortunately, modern CT technology allows for low-dose (LD) exposures and short scanning times. As a consequence, the reduction of radiation exposure to the level of "as low as reasonably achievable" (ALARA) has become a major task in radiology [13]. Briefly, the ALARA principle comprises measures to reduce exposure (i.e., scanning) time, enhance the distance to the radioactive source and to shield with appropriate materials.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…12 Thus, there is a growing awareness of the need to use the lowest possible radiation dose level that is capable of providing appropriate diagnostic information, also known as the ALARA principle (As Low As Reasonably Achievable). 9,[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24] CT is the gold standard for diagnosing fractures, 10,[25][26][27] characterizing them in greater detail, identifying hidden fractures and showing incomplete union. 27,28 In musculoskeletal radiology, lowdose CT has shown good results in studies with pre and postoperative scoliosis evaluations, as well as in diagnosing lytic injuries and fractures in patients with multiple myeloma.…”
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confidence: 99%