Radiation safety in diagnostic imaging in Egypt: 10 years of - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Radiation safety in diagnostic imaging in Egypt: 10 years of Egyptian experience and IAEA support Prof. Dina Husseiny Salama Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority

History of cancer and cancer control  The first world documented diagnosis of a case of cancer was registered by the ancient Egyptians , 1500 b.c.  The first cancer surgery in the world (removal of the breast).  The first to identify the threat of cancer and state that it is a serious disease that has no treatment.

The biggest changes in the use of diagnostic imaging in Egypt in the last decade  Egypt’s diagnostic imaging device market is the second largest in the Middle East region.  Medical diagnostic equipment increased in Egypt the last The biggest changes in the use of imaging in Egypt in the last 10 years 10 years (6 folds).  Medical imaging is an amazing technology, but the overuse, like other things, can be too much of a “good thing.” Inte r ve ntiona l CT Digital PE T / CT Mammogr aphy No sur g e r y Ang iog r a phy

Egypt’s initiatives towards the implementation of radiation safety in medical imaging Clinic ally Radiologic ally  Be tte r  Avoid Unne c e ssar he althc ar e and y r adiation diagnostic se r vic e s. e xposur e bur de n F inanc ially E thic ally  Avoid Unne c e ssar  E y National nhanc e the e thic al pr inc iple s F inanc ial bur de n in r adiology me dic al pr ac tic e

IAEA Technical meetings on radiation safety in Medicine Guidelines on the appropriate use of imaging Dose Reference Levels/Dose tracking

Egypt’s actions towards radiation safety in medical imaging Justification Optimization Novel National Committee – 5 Years strategic planning- 4 model centers – Adoption of guidelines & DRLs Ain Shams Faculty of Medicine Cairo Uni. Faculty of Medicine Armed Forces College of Medicine Misr Uni. For Science and Technology hospitals

Egypt’s achievements in radiation safety in diagnostic imaging 2019- 2020 Na tiona l Dia g nostic E stablishme nt of national pe diatr ic e nc e L e ve ls in CT Re fe r le ve ls Suppor ting Afr ic an IAE A r e gional T C E stablishme nt of the Clinic al pr oje c t Imaging Guide line s 42 c ountr ie s Innovation (2019) Supporting the mission of Oc c upational dosime te r and dose Ara bsa fe - Afrosa fe manage me nt syste ms

IAEA International IAEA: Bonn Call for Safety Standards Action

E gypt‘s c oope r ation and IAE A suppor t Afr ic an T C pr oje c ts T r iangula r T C pr oje c ts RPOP T e c hnic al & IAEA we bsite We be x Me e tings Coor dinate d Confe r e nc e s Re se ar c h

Elaborating Strategy Meetings Technical Meetings Triangular Cooperation (NS+ TC) Radiation Protection in Medicine conference

Egypt’s proactive leading steps in implementation of imaging guidelines Medical IAEA ICRP WHO Societies

Egyptian Women Scientists Wome n in F oc us Wome n in Nuc le ar E ur ope an Congr e ss of IAE A- GC Radiology T C Afr ic a 2019 2019

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