星球健康和放射学:为什么我们应该关心以及我们可以做些什么
Hayley McKee1, Maura J Brown1, Helen H R Kim1
1From the Temerty Faculty of Medicine (H.M.) and Department of Medical Imaging (H.M., H.P., K.H.), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (M.J.B.); Department of Radiology, Seattle Children's Hospital, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Wash (H.H.R.K.); University of Maryland Medical Intelligent Imaging (UM2ii) Center, Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, Md (F.X.D.); Department of Surgery and Cancer, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, England (A.G.R.); Department of Radiology, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, England (A.G.R.); Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tenn (R.A.O.); Joint Department of Medical Imaging, University Medical Imaging Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (K.H.); and Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network, University of Toronto, 1 PMB-298, 585 University Ave, Toronto, ON, Canada M5G 2N2 (K.H.).
放射学通过温室气体 (GHG) 排放为气候变化做出贡献. 在放射学中实施缓解和适应策略对于地球健康和可持续的未来至关重要.
科学领域:
- 星球健康 星球健康
- 医学中的环境可持续性
- 放射学与气候变化 放射学与气候变化
背景情况:
- 气候变化对人类和地球的福祉构成重大风险.
- 全球健康框架将环境可持续性与人类健康联系在一起.
- 放射学的运作,包括设备和供应,产生温室气体 (GHG) 排放,导致气候危机.
研究的目的:
- 审查行星健康和放射学的交叉点.
- 强调放射学中可持续性的重要性.
- 展示可行的策略,以减轻温室气体排放和适应气候变化影响的放射学.
主要方法:
- 对放射学当前对环境影响的实践进行审查.
- 确定减缓策略,以减少温室气体排放.
- 确定适应策略,以建立应对气候变化影响的适应力.
主要成果:
- 缓解策略包括采用可再生能源,翻新设备,关闭未使用的扫描仪.
- 适应战略包括教育,基础设施升级和可持续性仪表板.
- 与利益相关者协调的方法,有效的沟通和优先考虑具有高影响力的干预措施是实施变革的关键.
结论:
- 放射学必须采用可持续性实践,以应对其对气候变化的贡献.
- 缓解和适应战略对于在现场促进地球健康至关重要.
- 为了推动放射学领域的可持续变化,需要采用协调,多利益相关方的方法.
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