Regulatory Needs for Radiation Protection Devices based upon Artificial Intelligence

State task or leave unregulated?

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https://doi.org/10.59667/sjoranm.v5i1.11

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artificial intelligence, radiation protection, regulations, ensuring compliance

Abstract

Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly employed in radiation protection, encompassing both medical devices and software. These technologies are integrated with AI throughout their manufacturing and application processes. This article underscores the imperative for comprehensive regulation in the utilization of AI. Decisions regarding AI application should not solely rest with manufacturers, medical professionals, or patients. Instead, an overarching "neutral" authority must be engaged to regulate, review, and enforce adherence to established protocols. The authors contend that relying on "self-regulation" within the free market, absent clear guidelines, proves to be inadequately effective and leads to patient's radiation protection safety issues. 

Author Biographies

  • Gerd Nöldge, Department of Diagnostic, Interventional and Pediatric Radiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland, University of Bern, University Hospital of Bern

    Founding Editor & Honorary Editor
    Switzerland & Germany
    Senior Consultant Radiology, University Hospitals Heidelberg & Bern

    Prof. Dr. med. Gerd Nöldge is a renowned German radiologist and pioneer in interventional radiology. As former Senior Consultant at Heidelberg University Hospital, he made groundbreaking contributions to gastrointestinal artery embolization, for which he received the inaugural Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen Prize in 1985. He played a key role in advancing kyphoplasty techniques for osteoporotic vertebral fractures, providing long-term evidence for the efficacy and stability of calcium phosphate cement in vertebral body augmentation.

    Prof. Nöldge has also significantly contributed to the clinical development and refinement of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) procedures, improving outcomes in patients with portal hypertension. His dedication to education and international collaboration has fostered enduring partnerships, including medical exchange programs with leading institutions in China.

    As Founding Editor of the Swiss Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Prof. Nöldge played a decisive role in the establishment and early development of SJORANM. His appointment as Honorary Editor recognizes his founding contribution, his longstanding scientific commitment, and his lasting importance to the journal. 

    Former institutional affiliation: University Hospital Heidelberg – Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology
    Location: Heidelberg, Germany & Bern, Switzerland
    ROR: 013czdx64

  • Frank Mosler, Department of Diagnostic, Interventional and Pediatric Radiology, Inselspital, University Hospital of Bern, University of Bern

    Board-certified Radiologist & Neuroradiologist; Senior Consultant, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital

    Dr. med. Frank Mosler is a board-certified radiologist and neuroradiologist with more than 30 years of clinical and academic experience across major European university centers. He completed his medical education and early specialty training in radiology and neurosurgery at Charité University Hospital in Berlin. He later specialized in interventional neuroradiology at Alfried Krupp Hospital in Essen, where he also held senior leadership responsibilities.

    His professional career has included academic medicine, diagnostic and interventional radiology, neuroradiology, healthcare management, quality assurance, and scientific publishing in Germany and Switzerland. Since 2017, he has been affiliated with the Department of Diagnostic, Interventional and Pediatric Radiology (DIPR) at Inselspital, Bern University Hospital.

    As Editor-in-Chief of the Swiss Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Dr. Mosler leads the journal's editorial and scientific strategy and holds overall responsibility for editorial policy, publication standards, scientific integrity, and final editorial decision-making.

    Institutional affiliation: University Institute of Diagnostic, Interventional and Pediatric Radiology, Inselspital
    Location: Bern, Switzerland
    ROR: 01q9sj412

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Garni, S. N., Mertineit, N., Nöldge, G., Daneshvar, K., & Mosler, F. (2024). Regulatory Needs for Radiation Protection Devices based upon Artificial Intelligence: State task or leave unregulated?. Swiss Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, 5(1), 5. https://doi.org/10.59667/sjoranm.v5i1.11

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