Image quality and dose in mammography in 17 countries in Africa, Asia and Eastern Europe: results from IAEA projectsOlivera Ciraj-Bjelac
Vinca Institute of Nuclear Sciences, Belgrade, Serbia
Eur J Radiol 81:2161-8. 2012
..The objective is to study mammography practice from an optimisation point of view by assessing the impact of simple and immediately implementable corrective actions on image quality...
- Good reasons to implement quality assurance in nationwide breast cancer screening programs in Croatia and Serbia: results from a pilot study
Olivera Ciraj-Bjelac
Vinca Institute of Nuclear Sciences, Radiation Protection Laboratory, M P Alasa 12 14, Vinca, P O Box 522, 11001 Belgrade, Serbia
Eur J Radiol 78:122-8. 2011
..The applied methodology should be expanded to larger number of hospitals and applied on a regular basis...
- Mammography radiation dose: initial results from Serbia based on mean glandular dose assessment for phantoms and patients
Olivera Ciraj-Bjelac
Radiation and Environmental Protection Department, Vinca Institute of Nuclear Sciences, 12 14 M P Alasa Str, Vinca, PO Box 522, 11001 Belgrade, Serbia
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 140:75-80. 2010
..Both phantom and patient dose values indicated unnecessary high doses in facilities with an extremely high mammography workload. For these facilities, urgent dose-reduction measures and follow-up actions were recommended...
- A radiological incident with a radioactive lightning rod source found in a vehicle used by film crewmembers: a case study
Olivera Ciraj-Bjelac
Radiation and Environmental Protection Department, Vinca Institute of Nuclear Sciences, Belgrade, Serbia
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 141:309-14. 2010
..These activities would reduce the probability of occurrence of radiation incidents in Serbia...
- Radiation protection of patients in diagnostic radiology: status of practice in five Eastern-European countries, based on IAEA project
Olivera Ciraj-Bjelac
Vinca Institute of Nuclear Sciences, Belgrade, M P Alasa 12 14, Vinca, Serbia
Eur J Radiol 79:e70-3. 2011
..Information on patient doses in interventional procedures, conventional radiography, mammography and CT was collected to have baseline data and corrective measures were proposed with appropriate follow up actions taken...
- Status of radiation protection in interventional cardiology in four East European countries
O Ciraj-Bjelac
Radiation and Environmental Protection Department, Vinca Institute of Nuclear Sciences, MP Alasa 12 14, Vinca, PO Box 522, 11001 Belgrade, Serbia
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 147:62-7. 2011
..The results indicate need for optimisation and dose monitoring in complex fluoroscopically guided cardiology interventions...
- Comparison of different methods for shielding design in computed tomography
O Ciraj-Bjelac
Radiation and Environmental Department Protection, Vinca Institute of Nuclear Sciences, MP Alasa 12 14, Vinca, PO Box 522, 11001Belgrade, Serbia
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 147:133-6. 2011
..BIR-IPEM methodology-based results were comparable with values based on scattered dose measurements, while results obtained using NCRP methodology demonstrated an overestimation of the minimal required barrier thickness...
- Risk for radiation-induced cataract for staff in interventional cardiology: is there reason for concern?
Olivera Ciraj-Bjelac
Vinca Institute of Nuclear Sciences, Belgrade, Serbia
Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 76:826-34. 2010
..To examine the prevalence of radiation-associated lens opacities among interventional cardiologists and nurses and correlate with occupational radiation exposure...
