8th Baltic Congress of Radiology

08.10.2022 Tallinn, Estonia

Current status of assessment of local diagnostic reference levels in radiology in Santaros Klinikos

Antonio Jreije

Medical physicist, Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos

Biography: Medical Physicist at Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos working in the radiation protection division on periodic quality control of radiology equipments, patient dose assessment and optimization of diagnostic imaging procedures.

Kirill Skovorodko (Lithuania)

Medical physicist, Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos

Biography: Kirill Skovorodko works as medical physicist at Vilnius University Santaros Klinikos, from 2021 Member of the Commission of medical physicist expert recognition in Lithuania. The main responsibilities are quality control tests of diagnostic medical facilities and equipment, radiation dose rate measuring and radiation protection in different medical areas, quality control and assurance of different equipment, public radiation safety, patient dose assessment and diagnostic reference levels, shielding, dose optimization, nuclear medicine dosimetry of the patients, documents related to radiation administration.

Presentation

Terrace Hall

Title of abstract: O-T7-06 Current status of assessment of local diagnostic reference levels in radiology in Santaros Klinikos

Synopsis: The diagnostic reference level (DRL) provide an efficient tool for optimization of diagnostic procedures and protection of patients against high level of radiation. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the most common radiological examinations and to check compliance with national diagnostic reference levels (DRLs). Local DRLs were set for most common diagnostic procedures performed at Vilnius University hospital Santaros klinikos. Protocol with higher than recommended doses will be re-evaluated in the near future after providing additional training of personnel and adjusting exposure parameters whenever needed.

This agenda item is presented in the following session: S7-4 Radiation Safety and Management

Plenary session

08.10.2022 13:30 - 15:00