Key Words
Abbreviations:
ACR (American College of Radiology), CT (Computed tomography), EPA (Environmental Protective Agency), EPD (Environmental product declaration), HVAC (Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning), IOM (Institute of Medicine), LCA (Life cycle analysis), MRI (Magnetic resonance imaging), QI (Quality improvement)INTRODUCTION
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- Zhai P
- Pörtner D
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- Masson-Delmotte V
- Zhai P
- Pörtner D
- et al.
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RADIOLOGY ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
Interventional Radiology Waste
Diagnostic Imaging Waste
Radiology Conferences
Life Cycle Analysis
United States Environmental Protective Agency. Design for the environment life cycle assessments. Available at: https://archive.epa.gov/epa/saferchoice/design-environment-life-cycle-assessments.html. Accessed September 9, 2022.
Siemens Healthineers. Magnetom vida: environmental product declaration. 2019. Available at:https://cdn0.scrvt.com/39b415fb07de4d9656c7b516d8e2d907/47d32e8791d823d1/c1abb25d9ea5/SH-MR_MAGNETOM_Vida_EPD_Update_2019_07.pdf#:∼:text=MAGNETOM%20Vida%20%7C%20Environmental%20Product%20Declaration%20Environmental%20management,in%20Environmental%20Protection%2C%20Health%20Management%20and%20Safety%20%28EHS%29. Accessed on September 9, 2022.
PERFORMING SUSTAINING IMPROVEMENT
Establishing Sustainability as a Quality Measure
Quality Improvement Methods
Institute for Healthcare Improvement. How to improve. Available at:https://www.ihi.org/resources/Pages/HowtoImprove/default.aspx. Accessed September 9, 2022.
Establishing a Standard Sustainability Measure
United States Environmental Protective Agency. Energy and the Environment: greenhouse gas equivalencies calculator. Available at:https://www.epa.gov/energy/greenhouse-gas-equivalencies-calculator#:∼:text=Carbon%20is%20often%20used%20as,carbon%20dioxide%2C%20multiply%20by%203.67. Accessed September 9, 2022.
United States Environmental Protective Agency. Policy and program impact estimator: a materials recovery greenhouse gas (GHG) calculator for communities. Available at:https://www.epa.gov/warm/policy-and-program-impact-estimator-materials-recovery-greenhouse-gas-ghg-calculator. Accessed September 9, 2022.
Stake Holder Engagement
COLLABORATION TO DRIVE THE FUTURE
Slanetz PJ, Schoen JH, Maturen KE, et al. Green is rad: engaging radiologists in building more sustainable radiology practices. 2022; S1546-1440(22)00259-9. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35397228/.
CONCLUSION
DECLARATION OF INTERESTS
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