Collective effective dose in Europe from x-ray and nuclear medicine procedures
Authors
R. Bly, A. Jahnen, H. Järvinen, H. Olerud, J. Vassileva, and S. Vogiatzi
Reference
Radiation Protection Dosimetry, vol. 165, no. 1-4, pp. 129-132, 2015
Description
Population doses from radiodiagnostic (X-ray and nuclear medicine) procedures in Europe were estimated based on data collected from 36 European countries. For X-ray procedures in EU and EFTA countries (except Liechtenstein) the collective effective dose is 547 500 man Sv, resulting in a mean effective dose of 1.06 mSv per caput. For all European countries included in the survey the collective effective dose is 605 000 man Sv, resulting in a mean effective dose of 1.05 mSv per caput. For nuclear medicine procedures in EU countries and EFTA (except Liechtenstein) countries the collective effective dose is 30 700 man Sv, resulting in a mean effective dose of 0.06 mSv per caput. For all European countries included in the survey the collective effective dose is 31 100 man Sv, resulting in a mean effective dose of 0.05 mSv per caput.
