Radiation in Medicine: A Need for Regulatory Reform

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Radiation in Medicine: A Need for Regulatory Reform

TABLE 2.1 Radiation in Medicine

		Applications
Radiation Source	Origin	Diagnostic	Therapeutic
Ioninzing Radiation^a
Radioactive Materials
Reactor-generated byproduct material	Nuclear reactors	Nuclear medicine (radiopharmaceuticals^b)	Nuclear medicine (radiopharmaceuticals^b) Teletherapy (Sealed sources) Brachytherapy (sealed sources)
Radium	Naturally occurring		Brachytherapy
Accelerator-generated radionuclides	Particle accelerators (linear accelerators, cyclotrons)	Nuclear medicine (radiopharmaceuticals)	Nuclear medicine (radiopharmaceuticals); Brachytherapy (sealed sources)
Machine-Produced Radiation^c
X-radiation	X-ray machines	Radiography Fluoroscopy Computed tomography Dental x-rays	External beam x-ray therapy