[en] The effectiveness of the radiation protection program is essential to ensure the safety of workers involved with radiation. The aim of this study is to determine the level of knowledge of radiation protection among Malaysian Nuclear Agency employees. Questionnaire containing questions related to knowledge about radiation safety were distributed to identified groups of employees. The hypothesis of this study is that all respondents have good levels of awareness and basic knowledge, regardless of service groups or radiation worker status of each individual involved. The research findings indicate that the levels of awareness and knowledge are at a good level, for example all questions give a mean score of less than 2.33. Overall, service groups and the status of radiation worker does not affect the level of knowledge (p>0.05). From the aspect of participation in training courses related to radiation, status as radiation workers shows significant differences (p<0.05), while no significant correlation is shown between different service groups (p>0.05). (author)

[en] During the passive monitoring of external individual irradiation of various categories of medical personnel of the Republic of Tajikistan, it was found that the employees of X-ray endovascular departments have the highest dose load. At the moment, specialists from 3 organizations engaged in X-ray endovascular diagnostics and surgery are under control in the republic.

[en] The basic scheme of modern medical imaging consists of the following steps: (1) data acquisition, (2) data (image) processing, (3) further data processing by the computer graphic system, (4) image display, and finally (5) visual perception and interpretation. Medical monitors represent a forgotten part of the whole chain. The purpose of this review is to present the key facts about the display technologies used today, as well as their characterization and quality assurance. (orig.)

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[en] In order to understand the exposure situation of radiological staff in non-military medical institutions in Changzhou, a retrospective analysis of dose monitoring results for external radiation in 2017-2018 was conducted. It shows that:1) The annual average dose is lower than the national standard limit of 5 mSv/a; 2) The monitoring rate and protective effectiveness were higher in municipal than district level institutions; 3) A descending order of annual average dose was found as follows:nuclear medicine, following order other X-ray radiological diagnostic department, X-ray radiological diagnostic department, oral related X-ray radiological diagnostic department, interventional radiology department, and radiotherapy department. It is concluded that protection measures of medical radiation staff in non-military medical institutions in Changzhou are relatively complete, while the district-managed grassroots and private medical institutions still need to strengthen their management and improve the self-protection awareness of their radiation staff. (authors)

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[en] Salary information was collected for July 1996 for personnel working as nuclear engineers and health physicists. The salary information includes personnel at the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. levels with zero, one, three, four to seven, and eight to ten years of professional work experience. Information is provided for utilities and non-utilities. Non-utilities include private sector organizations and U.S. Department of Energy contractor-operated facilities. Government agencies, the military, academic organizations, and medical facilities are excluded. In previous years the salary data have been collected for October. In 1996, the data were collected for July; thus, some caution must be exercised in making annual salary trend comparisons

[en] Radiation exposure was prospectively measured using film dosimeters worn at the lapel and dominant wrist for up to three two-month intervals in 18 emergency physicians and residents, and was compared to that received by 18 radiology technicians and 18 first-year house staff during similar periods. While all levels were well below maximum permissible doses for occupational exposure, the mean lapel exposures for a two-month period were 14 mrem for the emergency physicians, 26 mrem for radiology technicians, and 7 mrem for the house staff. The difference between the latter two was statistically significant. At the wrist, emergency physicians had a mean of 43 mrem; radiology technicians, 25 mrem; and house staff, 5 mrem. The difference between the first and third groups was statistically significant. No correlation between number of exposures and exposure levels could be detected because of variation in use of protective garments, distance from the beam, and type of exposure. Procedures requiring personnel exposure include those of small children, stress views of the extremities, and studies in the multiply traumatized patient

[en] The article discusses discourse analysis and its relevance to personal and professional development, drawing on elements of social theory. Related terms such as text, discourse and genre are defined and social theoretical implications explored. Practical application of discourse analysis to CPD is illustrated. A case is developed for understanding contemporary practice and the construction of personal and professional identity through discourse. Understanding discourse is presented as an enabling structure for personal and professional development

[en] Salary information was collected for October 1995 for personnel working as nuclear engineers and health physicists. The salary information includes personnel at the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. levels with zero, one, and three years of professional work experience. Information is provided for utilities and non-utilities. Non-utilities include private sector organizations and U.S. Department of Energy contractor-operated facilities. Government agencies, the military, academic organizations, and medical facilities are excluded