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Radiological Safety and Quality - Paradigms in Leadership and Innovation is a multi-disciplinary and inter-sectorial collaboration by international experts and leaders from academic institutions, radiology practices, professional organizations, regulatory authorities, UN and international agencies.  Established principles and new concepts, challenges and opportunities, and examples of leadership and innovations are discussed to raise awareness, share experience and facilitate development of facility-based or system-wide improvements in radiation safety, quality radiology, and patient care by procedure justification, optimization of protection and imaging data, and incident minimization.   The 26 chapters by 53 experts and 11 messages from international organizations and agencies convey a common theme: there is no single panacea to improve radiological safety and quality but on-going leadership, innovation, collaboration, and stakeholder participation are needed.   The team R Baranczyk, T Berris, CC Blackmore, C Borras, RK Chhem, BI Choi, K Classic, M Crick, AK Dixon, KJ Dreyer, R Duszak Jr, XY Feng, DP Frush, R George, HA Gharbi, L Glenn, A Hammou, ELM Ho, A Janssens, H Järvinen, K Kase, M Kawooya, LM Kenny, LS Lau, B Le Guen, J Le Heron, O Luxenburg, C Mandel, M Margalit, AV Moore, R Morin, KH Ng, TNB Pascual, M Rehani, DF Gutierrez, S Ros, DI Rosenthal, W Runciman, F Shannoun, PC Shrimpton, E Shelly, E Silva III, G Simeonov, CL Sistrom, B Song, DW Sung, JH Thrall, E Vano, R Vetter, JB Weilburg, P Wilcox, WT Wu, and H Zaidi.   The Editors Lawrence Lau is a radiologist from Melbourne and the founding Chairman of the International Radiology Quality Network, an organization focusing on collaborative actions to improve the quality, safe, and appropriate use of radiology for practitioners, facilities and healthcare systems. Kwan-Hoong Ng is a Professor of Medical Physics in the Department of Biomedical Imaging, and the University of Malaya Research Imaging Centre, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur. He has been actively involved with education, research and training in radiological safety and imaging.   Novice practitioners, experienced leaders and stakeholders in radiology, radiography, clinical medical physics, patient safety, administration, regulatory authorities, professional organizations and agencies will find this publication useful in the development and implementation of actions to improve radiation safety, quality patient care, and appropriate use of radiology.

Biochemistry. --- Radiology, Medical --- Safety measures. --- Clinical radiology --- Radiology (Medicine) --- Biological chemistry --- Chemical composition of organisms --- Organisms --- Physiological chemistry --- Composition --- Medicine. --- Human physiology. --- Radiology. --- Medical physics. --- Radiation. --- Radiation protection. --- Radiation --- Medicine & Public Health. --- Imaging / Radiology. --- Medical and Radiation Physics. --- Effects of Radiation/Radiation Protection. --- Human Physiology. --- Medical physics --- Biology --- Chemistry --- Medical sciences --- Radiology, Medical. --- Environmental protection. --- Human biology --- Physiology --- Human body --- Environmental quality management --- Protection of environment --- Environmental sciences --- Applied ecology --- Environmental engineering --- Environmental policy --- Environmental quality --- Health physics --- Health radiation physics --- Medical radiation physics --- Radiotherapy physics --- Radiation therapy physics --- Biophysics --- Physics --- Radiation—Safety measures. --- Radiation monitoring --- Radiation protection --- Radiology --- Radiological physics --- Radiography --- Dosage. --- Image quality. --- Medical radiology

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Set against a backdrop of the recent disaster at the Fukushima nuclear power plant, "Hiroshima to Fukushima" examines the issue of radiation safety. The author provides important and accurate scientific information about the radioactive substances arising from nuclear power plants and weapons, including the effects of this radiation on living organisms. Currently, humankind is at a crossroads and must decide whether to phase out or increase its reliance on nuclear power as weapons and an energy source. Although a few countries, mostly European, have vowed to abolish nuclear power as an energy source, many other countries are about to increase their nuclear power programs. This book is written from a Japanese perspective and thus provides an alternative to views of Western writers. The author includes rigorous scientific analyses, however maintains a broad scope which allows the book to be accessible to decision-makers and non-specialists.

Nuclear energy. --- Nuclear industry. --- History, 20th century -- Japan. --- Nuclear power plants -- Accidents. --- Radiation injuries -- Japan. --- Atomic energy industries --- Atomic energy --- Atomic power --- Energy, Atomic --- Energy, Nuclear --- Nuclear power --- Power, Atomic --- Power, Nuclear --- Chemistry. --- Energy policy. --- Energy and state. --- Nuclear chemistry. --- Radiation protection. --- Radiation --- Nuclear Chemistry. --- Effects of Radiation/Radiation Protection. --- Energy Policy, Economics and Management. --- Nuclear Energy. --- Safety measures. --- Force and energy --- Nuclear physics --- Power resources --- Nuclear engineering --- Nuclear facilities --- Nuclear power plants --- Energy and state --- State and energy --- Industrial policy --- Energy conservation --- Physical sciences --- Radiation monitoring --- Radiation protection --- Chemistry, Nuclear --- Chemistry, Physical and theoretical --- Government policy --- Atomic industry --- Atomic power industry --- Nuclear energy industry --- Nuclear power industry --- Energy industries --- Nuclear energy --- Environmental protection. --- Environmental quality management --- Protection of environment --- Environmental sciences --- Applied ecology --- Environmental engineering --- Environmental policy --- Environmental quality --- Radiation—Safety measures. --- Radioactive substances. --- Radioactive substances --- Radioactive pollution.

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This book provides comprehensive research findings related to the environmental monitoring of radiation, levels of radioactive nuclides in various environments, and dose estimation in residents after the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident caused severe environmental contamination with radioactive nuclides. At the beginning of the book, a technical review written by a leading researcher of nuclear reactor technology explains what happened at the power plant. The review is followed by a commentary from a former member of the International Commission on Radiological Protection, providing the reader with easily understandable information about the concept of radiation dosage. In the main part of the book, a series of scientific reports presents valuable data on the radiation surveys of the environment, environmental radioactivity, transfer models and parameters of radioactive nuclides, and dose assessment among residents. These reports present a wide range of findings from the research carried out in a variety of activities by large governmental organizations as well as by small private groups and individuals. The reader thus will find a large collection of valuable and interesting data related to the environmental contamination by radioactive nuclides after the Fukushima accident. Although earlier reports on this issue have been made public, this book is the only publication to fully depict the actual situation by providing comprehensive data obtained by diverse organizations and individuals.

Risk Management --- Environmental Monitoring --- Radiologic Health --- Air Pollution --- Safety --- Water Pollution --- Radiometry --- Organization and Administration --- Radiation --- Environmental Pollution --- Health Services Administration --- Public Health --- Accident Prevention --- Electromagnetic Phenomena --- Public Health Practice --- Investigative Techniques --- Health Care --- Environment and Public Health --- Accidents --- Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment --- Physical Phenomena --- Phenomena and Processes --- Radiation Monitoring --- Safety Management --- Water Pollution, Radioactive --- Radiation Dosage --- Air Pollution, Radioactive --- Physics --- Earth & Environmental Sciences --- Physical Sciences & Mathematics --- Environmental Sciences --- Nuclear Physics --- Nuclear reactors --- Radioactive pollution --- Measurement. --- Safety measures. --- Physiological effect --- Environmental radioactivity --- Nuclear pollution --- Radioactivity, Environmental --- Radiation monitoring --- Environment. --- Nuclear energy. --- Nuclear chemistry. --- Radiation protection. --- Environmental health. --- Water pollution. --- Effects of Radiation/Radiation Protection. --- Environmental Health. --- Nuclear Energy. --- Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution. --- Nuclear Chemistry. --- Aquatic pollution --- Fresh water --- Fresh water pollution --- Freshwater pollution --- Inland water pollution --- Lake pollution --- Lakes --- Reservoirs --- River pollution --- Rivers --- Stream pollution --- Water contamination --- Water pollutants --- Water pollution --- Pollution --- Waste disposal in rivers, lakes, etc. --- Environmental quality --- Health --- Health ecology --- Public health --- Environmental engineering --- Health risk assessment --- Radiation protection --- Chemistry, Nuclear --- Chemistry, Physical and theoretical --- Atomic energy --- Atomic power --- Energy, Atomic --- Energy, Nuclear --- Nuclear power --- Power, Atomic --- Power, Nuclear --- Force and energy --- Nuclear physics --- Power resources --- Nuclear engineering --- Nuclear facilities --- Nuclear power plants --- Health aspects --- Environmental aspects --- Radioactive substances --- Radioecology --- Radioactive waste disposal --- Electromagnetic measurements --- Environmental protection. --- Environmental Medicine. --- Environmental pollution. --- Chemical pollution --- Chemicals --- Contamination of environment --- Environmental pollution --- Contamination (Technology) --- Asbestos abatement --- Bioremediation --- Factory and trade waste --- Hazardous waste site remediation --- Hazardous wastes --- In situ remediation --- Lead abatement --- Pollutants --- Refuse and refuse disposal --- Environmental quality management --- Protection of environment --- Environmental sciences --- Applied ecology --- Environmental policy --- Fukushima Nuclear Disaster, Japan, 2011. --- Radiation dosimetry. --- Dosimetry --- Nuclear counters --- Fukushima I Nuclear Disaster, Japan, 2011 --- Fukushima II Nuclear Disaster, Japan, 2011 --- Fukushima Accident, Japan, 2011 --- Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster, Japan, 2011 --- Fukushima Daini Nuclear Disaster, Japan, 2011 --- Fukushima Disaster, Japan, 2011 --- Fukushima Nuclear Accident, Japan, 2011 --- Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami, Japan, 2011 --- Dosage --- Measurement --- Radiation—Safety measures. --- Natural resources. --- Urban ecology (Biology). --- Industrial management—Environmental aspects. --- Sustainable development. --- Natural Resources. --- Urban Ecology. --- Sustainability Management. --- Sustainable Development. --- Water --- Pollution.