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Radiation protection in dental radiology – Recent advances and future directions by Tsapaki, V.

“…•Diagnostic reference levels must be defined in cone beam Computed Tomography (CBCT).•Use of lead apron for gonadal and foetal protection is not…”
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Evaluation of image quality and patient exposure in fluoroscopy using a phantom: Is there any clinical relevance? by Tsalafoutas, I.A., Tsapaki, V., Triantopoulou, I.

“…•Modern X-ray systems have numerous X-ray preset protocols; some are a “black box”.•X-ray system manufacturers offer more radiation optimization tools than in…”
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Education and training of medical physicists in Europe by Tsapaki, V

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Dose management software implementation in mammography by Samara, E.T., Tsapaki, V., Sramek, D.

“…•Dose management software (DMS) facilitated analysis of clinical and technical parameters.•DMS facilitated evaluation of radiographers’ performance.•DMS…”
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The International Atomic Energy Agency action plan on radiation protection of patients and staff in interventional procedures: Achieving change in practice by Tsapaki, V., Balter, S., Cousins, C., Holmberg, O., Miller, D.L., Miranda, P., Rehani, M., Vano, E.

“…•Manufacturers play an important role in making patients safer.•Automatic patient dose (skin dose maps) reporting are essential for optimization.•More studies…”
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CONE BEAM CT IN DENTAL IMPLANT PLANNING: HOW CLOSE ARE PATIENT DOSIMETRY RESULTS WITH DATA FROM PHANTOM STUDIES FOUND IN LITERATURE? by Kottou, S, Zapros, A, Stefanopoulou, N, Krompas, N, Tsapaki, V

“…Advantages of Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) include high-quality 3D imaging and reduced radiation exposure with relatively low cost. In this study,…”
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Radiation protection in digestive endoscopy: European Society of Digestive Endoscopy (ESGE) guideline by Dumonceau, J-M, Garcia-Fernandez, F J, Verdun, F R, Carinou, E, Donadille, L, Damilakis, J, Mouzas, I, Paraskeva, K, Ruiz-Lopez, N, Struelens, L, Tsapaki, V, Vanhavere, F, Valatas, V, Sans-Merce, M

“…This article expresses the current view of the European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) about radiation protection for endoscopic procedures, in…”
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Towards the definition of Institutional diagnostic reference levels in paediatric interventional cardiology procedures in Greece by Kottou, S., Kollaros, N., Plemmenos, C., Mastorakou, I., Apostolopoulou, S.C., Tsapaki, V.

“…•The aim was to evaluate paediatric radiation doses in a dedicated cardiac hospital.•The large range of patient dose data observed mainly depends on procedure…”
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Does clinical indication play a role in CT radiation dose in pediatric patients? by Tsapaki, V, Triantopoulou, S

“…Introduction There are many types of medical imaging procedures that are applied on children. Imaging has to take into account the dynamics of a growing body,…”
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Leadership and mentoring in medical physics: The experience of a medical physics international mentoring program by Santos, J.C., Goulart, L.F., Giansante, L., Lin, Y.H., Sirico, A.C.A., Ng, A.H., Tsapaki, V., Bezak, E., Ng, K.H.

“…•Online mentoring is useful to support young professionals in developing countries.•The impact of a global mentoring program on career development of young…”
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Management of difficult bile duct stones and indeterminate bile duct structures: Reduced ERCP radiation exposure with adjunct use of digital single-operator cholangioscopy by Tsapaki, V., Papastergiou, V., Giannakopoulos, A., Angelogiannopoulou, P., Delatolas, V., Triantopoulou, S., Theocharis, S., Paraskeva, K.

“…•Digital cholangioscopy (DA) with ERCP is associated with much shorter fluoro time.•DA with ERCP is associated with substantially lower radiation dose.•DA with…”
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THE IMPACT OF X-RAY UNIT TYPE USED FOR ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY PROCEDURES ON PATIENT DOSES by Tsapaki, V, Paraskeva, K D, Tsalafoutas, I A, Paspatis, G, Scotiniotis, H, Georgopoulos, P, Finou, P, Karagianis, J A

“…To investigate whether the X-ray unit type used for interventional endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) procedures may affect patient…”
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Dual-energy contrast-enhanced digital mammography: patient radiation dose estimation using a Monte Carlo code by Yakoumakis, E, Tzamicha, E, Dimitriadis, A, Georgiou, E, Tsapaki, V, Chalazonitis, A

“…Mammography is a standard procedure that facilitates breast cancer detection. Initial results of contrast-enhanced digital mammography (CEDM) are promising…”
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Measuring skin dose in CT examinations under complex geometries: Instruments, methods and considerations by Tsalafoutas, I.A, Epistatou, A, Nikoletopoulos, S, Tsapaki, V

“…Highlights • Skin dose can be high in CT procedures where multiple scans are performed. • Skin dose within gantry is gradually reduced when moving away from…”
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Patient radiation doses in various fluoroscopically guided orthopaedic procedures by Tsapaki, V, Tsalafoutas, I A, Fagkrezos, D, Lazaretos, I, Nikolaou, V S, Efstathopoulos, N

“…All orthopaedic fluoroscopic procedures performed using C-arm guidance were monitored for 1 y. The type of procedure, fluoroscopy time (T), kerma-area product…”
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Paediatric multi detector computed tomography radiation doses in a dedicated paediatric hospital in Greece by Akrividou, D, Douskas, G, Stratigopoulou, A, Evlogias, N, Tsapaki, V

“…Introduction Multi detector CT (MDCT) X-ray systems provide high quality paediatric imaging. However, the last years, concern has been expressed on radiation…”
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Cone beam CT radiation dose in dental implant surgery by Stefanopoulou, N, Fotos, N, Tsapaki, V, Kouratiadis, G, Krompas, N

“…Introduction New applications of CT are still shown, the most prominent example of which is the development of Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) for dental…”
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Preliminary reference levels in interventional cardiology by Neofotistou, V, Vano, E, Padovani, R, Kotre, J, Dowling, A, Toivonen, M, Kottou, S, Tsapaki, V, Willis, S, Bernardi, G, Faulkner, K

“…This article describes the European DIMOND approach to defining reference levels (RLs) for radiation doses delivered to patients during two types of invasive…”
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Reference levels at European level for cardiac interventional procedures by Padovani, R., Vano, E., Trianni, A., Bokou, C., Bosmans, H., Bor, D., Jankowski, J., Torbica, P., Kepler, K., Dowling, A., Milu, C., Tsapaki, V., Salat, D., Vassileva, J., Faulkner, K.

“…In interventional cardiology, a wide variation in patient dose for the same type of procedure has been recognised by different studies. Variation is almost due…”
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EUTEMPE-RX, an EC supported FP7 project for the training and education of medical physics experts in radiology by Bosmans, H, Bliznakova, K, Padovani, R, Christofides, S, Van Peteghem, N, Tsapaki, V, Caruana, C J, Vassileva, J

“…The core activity of the medical physics expert (MPE) is to ensure optimal use of ionising radiation in healthcare. It is essential that these healthcare…”
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