The German Commission on Radiological Protection has worked out guidance
on radiological and nuclear medical examinations in Germany, on behalf of the
Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety in
2006. The Recommendations are continuously being adjusted to the actual state of
medical science and technology, taking into account the constructive proposals for
amendments and improvements, contributed by physicians, scientific organizations
and working groups. We have obtained the permission and translated into Greek the
updated version of this guidance and we have combined it with the Greek translation
of the WHO ICD-10 and the Greek DRGs-alike “KEN” Codification. The resulting in
system constitutes a convenient Medical Imaging referral-tool for every Clinician,
nevertheless, particularly helpful for the primary- care Practitioners. The developed
tool supports, first, referral decision-making support based on collectively and
thoroughly peer-reviewed Recommendations, second, appropriate selection of the
imaging-technique ranking and sequencing, with regard to diagnostic efficiency,
combined with patient-safety and finally, acquaintance of the medical personnel with
the inevitable, in contemporary medical practice, employment of established
codifications and classifications of diagnostic procedures and the associated costs for
the Greek National Health System.