Image Wisely is a joint initiative of the American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America, American Society of Radiological Technologists and American Association of Physicists in Medicine.
Diagnostic Reference Levels for Adult Patients in the United States
This Radiation Sensibilities article provides a brief explanation of diagnostic reference levels (DRL) and how they can be used to compare local patient doses with national benchmarks.
Image Wisely encourages practitioners to optimize the amount of radiation used in
medically necessary imaging studies and to eliminate unnecessary procedures