Developing diagnostic reference levels in Japan
Reiko Kanda, Masaaki Akahane, Yusuke Koba, Weishan Chang, Keiichi Akahane, Yasuo Okuda, Makoto Hosono
Abstract
A nationwide network with participation from academic and professional societies,equipment suppliers, government authorities, and individual experts, called J-RIME,set the first national DRLs in June 2015 and updated them in July 2020. In this review, the contents of Japan DRLs and the process of their development were overviewed.
Topics & Concepts
Computer scienceMedical physicsMedicineRadiation Dose and ImagingRadiology practices and educationMeta-analysis and systematic reviews