Publications from NRPB on medical radiation

Leaflets for non-specialists and patients

X-rays: how safe are they? An information leaflet for patients.

At-a-glance: medical radiation Hard copies are still available. The electronic version is under development and will be made available in the near future.

Documents of the NRPB

Patient dose reduction in diagnostic radiology: Report by the Royal College of Radiologists and the National Radiological Protection Board. Volume 1, No 3. 1990

Protection of the patient in x-ray computed tomography. Volume 3, No 4. 1992

Occupational, Public and Medical exposure: Guidance on the 1990 Recommendations of ICRP. In Volume 4, No 2. 1993

Guidelines on patient dose to promote the optimisation of protection for diagnostic medical exposures: Report of an Advisory Group on Ionising Radiation. Volume 10, No 1. 1999

NRPB reports

Radiation exposure of the UK population from medical and dental x-ray examinations. NRPB-W4 2002

Doses to patients from medical x-ray examinations in the UK: 2000 review. NRPB-W14 2002

Articles from the Radiological Protection Bulletin

  bulletin 231 (PDF, 408 KB)

No 231, September 2001.

  bulletin 231 (PDF, 408 KB)

. No 231, September 2001.

  bulletin 231 (PDF, 408 KB)

No 231, September 2001.

Software

Three NRPB software reports are available containing files of organ doses normalised to the appropriate measurable dose quantity.

NRPB-SR250 for CT examinations on adults
NRPB-SR262 for conventional x-ray examinations on adults
NRPB-SR279 for conventional x-ray examinations on children

Other publications from NRPB

National protocol for patient dose measurements in diagnostic radiology 1992

Diagnostic medical exposures: Advice on exposure to ionising radiation during pregnancy 1998

Guidance notes for dental practitioners on the safe use of x-ray equipment 2001

Last reviewed: 3 December 2009