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Ionising Radiation and the Anaesthetist

Dr Donovan Wong1†

1Associate Consultant, Department of Anaesthesia, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong

Edited by: Dr Clara Ching Mei Poon, Consultant, Department of Anaesthesia, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong

†Corresponding author email: drdonovanwong@gmail.com

Published 28 July 2020

Abstract

Advances in radiology and nuclear medicine bring numerous diagnostic and therapeutic benefits to the clinical management of patients. As such procedures become more common, it requires healthcare professionals to be cognizant of the risks and dangers. The World Health Organisation cites healthcare as the main source of artificial radiation exposure to the public and so clinicians have to be accountable in its use.

With responsible practice, healthcare professionals are unlikely to exceed the recommended limits for radiation exposure or to suffer from acute effects of radiation toxicity.12 To that end, we continue to have a shared responsibility with our multidisciplinary colleagues to protect patients, personnel, and the public from the potential harm of ionising radiation.

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