An Environmental Scan of the National and Provincial Diagnostic Reference Levels in Canada for Common Adult Computed Tomography Scans

Several regulatory bodies have agreed that low-dose radiation used in medical imaging is a weak carcinogen that follows a linear, non-threshold model of cancer risk. While avoiding radiation is the best course of action to mitigate risk, computed tomography (CT) scans are often critical for diagnosis. In addition to the as low as reasonably achievable principle, a more concrete method of dose reduction for common CT imaging exams is the use of a diagnostic reference level (DRL). This paper examines Canada's national DRL values from the recent CT survey and compares it to published provincial DRLs as well as the DRLs in the United Kingdom and the United States of America for the 3 most common CT exams: head, chest, and abdomen/pelvis. Canada compares well on the international scale, but it should consider using more electronic dose monitoring solutions to create a culture of dose optimization.     

新疆乌鲁木齐县农村住宅卫生设施状况的调查与评价

本文报告了乌鲁木齐县两种不同类型住宅的卫生设施状况，重点对上下水设施，厕所及周围卫生状况进行了调查。结果表明：小二楼住宅有给排水设施及卫生间；砖土木结构平房内只有上水（自来水），但无下水道及卫生间。因均饮用城市自来水，故两类住宅人群肠道传染病发病率无显著性差异（Ｐ＞０．０５）。对Ｂ村六年几种肠道传染病发病率的动态分析表明，改水是预防和降低肠道传染病发病的有效措施。调查结果还表明，住宅设施完善与否，     

石刻雕塑作业劳动卫生学调查及实验研究

测定了石雕作业粉尘浓度，几何平均浓度为８２．３５～３．６７ｍｇ／ｍ３。工人职业性健康检查结果，接尘工人的咽部充血、咳嗽、咯痰检出率高于对照组；肺功能低下的检出率也高于对照组。该厂自１９７２年以来发生尘肺患者１７例，其病情发展和晋期缓慢，发病工龄长。动物实验研究表明，石雕粉尘有轻微的致纤维化作用。     

医疗侵权责任中的过失——论医师的注意义务

过失作为构成侵权行为的一个重要条件，在医疗侵权行为中主要表现为医师的过失，其本质是对“注意义务”的违反。因此正确认识医师的注意义务，对医疗侵权行为中的过失判断有着重要意义。     

天津市煎炸油卫生状况评价

通过连续８小时的煎炸实验和对市，郊２９个煎炸点的现场卫生学调查及采用羰基值（ＣＯＶ），极性组分（ＰＣ）对所采样品的分析表明，天津煎炸油的总体的卫生质量基本符合国家卫生标准，参考极性组分的ＡＤＩ值并依据本次调查结果，估计天津大部分居民的煎炸食品摄入量安全水平，但对于偏爱煎炸食品者其安全系数明显下降。     

Hygiene in Operationsabteilungen – Empfehlungen des Nationalen Referenzzentrums für Krankenhaushygiene

Zusammenfassung. Viele Hygienema?nahmen in Operationsabteilungen sind durch wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen nicht belegt. Die in dieser Arbeit vom Nationalen Referenzzentrum für Krankenhaushygiene, das 1996 vom Bundesgesundheitsministerium eingerichtet wurde, zusammengestellten Empfehlungen stützen sich auf die Ergebnisse wissenschaftlicher Untersuchungen und trennen so die unbedingt notwendigen von den weniger bzw. nicht sinnvollen Ma?nahmen.

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Summary. Many hygienic procedures performed in operation units are not supported by scientific investigations. The following recommendations by the National Reference Center for Hospital Epidemiology, founded by the German Ministry of Health in 1996, are based on the scientific literature and separate necessary from less necessary and unnecessary procedures.

     

Hospital visiting in obstetrics and gynecology: a tool for the advancement of training.

OBJECTIVE: To assess the improvement of obstetric and gynecologic training brought about by peer influence in Europe. METHODS: In 1996, the European Board and College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (EBCOG) initiated a visiting process by international and local peers to improve training and decrease differences in health care standards. RESULTS: A large number of visits of obstetrics and gynecology departments have been conducted across Europe at teaching hospitals by the Hospital Visiting Committee. Compliance with the structured approach of the visiting policy and problems met during these visits are reported. CONCLUSION: The program focuses on the continuous improvement of the competencies of all persons trained in the obstetrics and gynecology departments of teaching hospitals throughout Europe. It also increases the understanding of diversity in training methods and can gradually lead to the convergence of training and health care standards in Europe.     

A liquid-scintillation-based primary standardization of Pb

A new radioactivity solution standard of ²¹⁰Pb has been developed and will be disseminated by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) as standard reference material (SRM) 4337. This new ²¹⁰Pb solution standard is contained in a 5 mL flame-sealed borosilicate glass ampoule, consists of (5.133±0.002) g of a nominal 1 mol L⁻¹ nitric acid solution, has a density of (1.028±0.002) g mL⁻¹ at 20 °C, has carrier ion concentrations of about 11 μg Pb²⁺ and 21 μg Bi³⁺ per gram of solution, and is certified to contain a massic activity (9.037±0.22) kBq g⁻¹ as of the reference time 1200 EST, 15 June 2006. All of the uncertainties cited above correspond to standard uncertainties multiplied by a coverage factor k=2. The standardization for the ²¹⁰Pb content of the solution was based on 4πβ liquid scintillation (LS) measurements using CIEMAT/NIST ³H-standard efficiency tracing (CNET). Confirmatory determinations were also performed by high-resolution HPGe γ-ray spectrometry, by 2π spectrometry with a Si surface barrier detector of separated ²¹⁰Po, and by 4πβ(LS)–γ(NaI) anticoincidence counting.