Radiation Protection in Medicine

EspanolDiagnostic, interventional and therapeutic uses of ionizing radiation are beneficial for hundreds of millions of people each year by improving health care and saving lives. In March 2001, the first International Conference on the Radiological Protection of Patients was held in Malaga, Spain, which led to an international action plan for the radiation protection of patients. Ten years after establishing the international action plan, the “International Conference on Radiation Protection in Medicine: Setting the Scene for the Next Decade” was held in Bonn, Germany, in December 2012. The main outcome of this conference was the so called “Bonn Call for Action” that identifies ten priority actions to enhance…