Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors

Often patients appreciate receiving written information about a medical radiation procedure prescribed for them by their doctor. This part of the website has collected web pages from various recognized medical or health-related organizations and provides information about medical radiation procedures.

From this site, you may obtain information about diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, as well as nuclear medicine, ultrasound and MRI procedures. Some webpages describe how the procedures are performed, what you might expect during the procedure and how to prepare for the examination.

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is placed at each of the links as a visual reminder that you are leaving the CRCPD website. (For more information, refer to “About This Site.”)

Medical Radiation
Agency/Page Title	Web Address	Keyword
American College of Radiology - Professional Society	http://www.radiologyinfo.org	Radiology Information
American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology - Professional Society	http://www.astro.org	Patient Information
American Society of Radiologic Technologists - Professional Society	http://www.asrt.org	Radiation Protection
Food and Drug Administration- Government	http://www.fda.gov/cdrh	Consumer Information, X-ray Information,
Health Canada - Government	http://www.hcc.gc.ca/eph/ehd/catalogue/rpb.htm	Radiation Protection
Health Physics Society - Professional Society	http://www.hps.org	Health Physics Ask Experts
MedMark - Professional Organization	http://www.medmark.org	Radiology
National Radiological Protection Board - Professional Society	http://www.nrpb.org.uk
Mayo Clinic	http://www.mayoclinic.com/home	CT Scans Children Risks

Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors, Inc.
A Partnership Dedicated to Radiation Protection
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	Medical Radiation Prescreened Links
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