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

The biggest changes in the use of imaging in Egypt in the last 10 years  Egypt’s diagnostic imaging device market is the second largest in the Middle East region.  Medical diagnostic equipment increased in Egypt the last 10 years (6 folds).  Medical imaging is an amazing technology, but the overuse, like other things, can be too much of a “good thing.”

Digital Mammogr aphy

PE T / CT

Inte r ve ntiona l No sur g e r y CT Ang iog r a phy

Radiologic ally

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F inanc ially

• Avoid Unne c e ssar

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E thic ally

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nhanc e the e thic al pr inc iple s in r adiology me dic al pr ac tic e

Egypt’s initiatives towards the implementation of radiation safety in medical imaging

Clinic ally

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he althc ar e and diagnostic se r vic e s.

IAEA Technical meetings on radiation safety in Medicine

Guidelines on the appropriate use of imaging Dose Reference Levels/Dose tracking

Cairo Uni. Faculty of Medicine Ain Shams Faculty of Medicine

Misr Uni. For Science and Technology hospitals

Armed Forces College of Medicine

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

Na tiona l Dia g nostic

Re fe r e nc e L

e ve ls in CT

E stablishme nt of the Clinic al Imaging Guide line s

Suppor ting Afr ic an IAE A r e gional T C pr

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E stablishme nt of national pe diatr ic le ve ls

Supporting the mission of Ara bsa fe - Afrosa fe

Innovation (2019) Oc c upational dosime te r and dose manage me nt syste ms

Egypt’s achievements in radiation safety in diagnostic imaging

IAEA International Safety Standards IAEA: Bonn Call for Action

Afr ic an T C pr

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RPOP we bsite

Confe r e nc e s T e c hnic al & We be x Me e tings T r iangula r T C pr

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E gypt‘s c oope r ation and IAE A suppor t

IAEA

Coor dinate d 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 ICRP

Medical Societies

IAEA

WHO

Wome n in Nuc le ar

IAE A- GC T C Afr ic a

2019

Wome n in F

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E ur

• pe an Congr

e ss of Radiology

2019

Egyptian Women Scientists

Thank you