Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, UC San Francisco, 505 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco California, 94117 (S.A.W., A.B., A.J.M.).
Department of Radiology, UC Los Angeles, Los Angeles California (C.J.K.).
Acad Radiol. 2023 Apr;30(4):625-630. doi: 10.1016/j.acra.2022.10.021. Epub 2022 Nov 16.
The healthcare sector generates approximately 10% of the total carbon emissions in the United States. Radiology is thought to be a top contributor to the healthcare carbon footprint due to high energy-consuming devices and waste from interventional procedures. In this article, we provide a background on Radiology's environmental impact, describe why hospitals should add sustainability as a quality measure, and give a framework for radiologists to reduce the carbon footprint through quality improvement and collaboration.
医疗保健部门产生的碳排放量约占美国总量的 10%。由于高能耗设备和介入性手术产生的废物，放射科被认为是医疗保健碳足迹的主要贡献者。本文介绍了放射科对环境的影响，阐述了为何医院应将可持续性作为一项质量衡量标准，并为放射科医生通过质量改进和协作来减少碳足迹提供了一个框架。
