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The role of radiology has expanded from diagnosis and treatment of individual patients to disease surveillance and prevention at the population level. This chapter introduces a collection of definitions of public health and then describes its link with radiology using selected evidences. Digitization of health information, especially imaging studies, is the key change of concept of radiology from an independent entity to one that is interconnected with a broad range of public health entities. Specific examples include radiological screening technologies for breast, colorectal, and lung cancers as well as infectious diseases like tuberculosis. Also discussed is the negative effect of radiology on health of the public and the importance of radiation safety.

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  1. Preventive and Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, 1873 Rama IV Road, Pathumwan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand

    Krit Pongpirul M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D.

  2. RAD-AID International, Chevy Chase, MD, USA

    Matthew P. Lungren M.D., M.P.H. (Vice President of Education, Assistant Professor of Radiology)

  3. Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA, USA

    Matthew P. Lungren M.D., M.P.H. (Vice President of Education, Assistant Professor of Radiology)

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Pongpirul, K., Lungren, M.P. (2014). Public Health and International Epidemiology for Radiology. In: Mollura, D., Lungren, M. (eds) Radiology in Global Health. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-0604-4_14

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