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Radiation in Medicine: A Need for Regulatory Reform
DIS
Decay in storage
DREF
Dose rate effectiveness factor
EDE
Effective dose equivalent
ESK
Entrance skin air kerma
FTE
Full-time equivalent
FY
Fiscal year
GI
Gastrointestinal
HDR
High dose rate
IORT
Intraoperative radiation therapy
LDR
Low dose rate
MPD
Maximum permissible dose
MRI
Magnetic resonance imaging
NARM
Naturally occurring and accelerator-produced radioactive material
PET
Positron emission tomography
POCS
Patterns of care study
QA
Quality assurance
QM
Quality management
RPG
Radiation protection guide
RSO
Radiation safety officer
SPECT
Single photon emission computed tomography
SRS
Stereotactic radiosurgery
SSRCR
Suggested State Regulations for the Control of Radiation
