FAIRFAX, Va., April 20, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/
—The Society of Interventional Radiology has a
long-term commitment to radiation safety, taking a leading role in
measuring and assessing radiation dosage; developing educational
programs on radiation safety, radiation protection and reduction of
skin dosage; and promoting the safety of patients and health care
professionals. Four articles, published this month in the Journal
of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, illustrate SIR’s
frontline stance on facets of patient safety and standards of care
by exploring opportunities to improve patient safety through lower
dosages that still provide excellent imaging results and even new
equipment advances to protect both patients and the diagnostic and
interventional radiologist.
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“The Society of Interventional Radiology views patient care and
safety for patients and health care professionals among its
absolute top priorities. To this end, SIR continually encourages
clear communications between informed doctors and patients to
recognize risks and benefits of radiation in diagnosis and
treatment to save lives,” stated SIR President Timothy P. Murphy,
M.D., FSIR, who represents the national society of nearly 4,700
doctors, scientists and allied health professionals dedicated to
improving health care through minimally invasive treatments.
“Interventional radiologists pioneered the procedures and standards
for safely providing minimally invasive medicine. Patient safety is
always incorporated into interventional radiology advances and
treatments because interventional radiologists are highly trained
in radiation safety, radiation physics, and the biologic effects of
radiation and injury protection,” said Murphy, an interventional
radiologist and director of the Vascular Disease Research Center at
Rhode Island Hospital i
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