Distinguished Professor David Bradley Set to Be a Consultant to a UNDP Supported Saudi Food and Drug Authority Project

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) works towards ending poverty, building democratic governance, rule of law, and inclusive institutions, advocating for change, also connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life.    Within the latter remit, Distinguished Professor David Bradley, Head of Sunway Research Centre for Applied Physics and Radiation Technologies (CAPRT), has recently been made a Consultant to the Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA), supporting a UNDP project on national dose reference levels (NDRLs) arising from diagnostic imaging procedures, primarily to:   • Review/update methodology and process of NDRLs for different imaging modalities. • Create guidelines for healthcare providers on applying NDRLs. • Provide training to SFDA Executive Department of Radiological Health on monitoring DRLs.    The need is for guidance on the amount of ionizing radiation used in medical imaging procedures, defining processes by which, at a local healthcare facility in routine circumstances, the amount of ionizing radiation can be evaluated for a representative sample of patients. It is all part of a very much larger international effort aimed at optimizing diagnostic procedures, optimized towards maximizing the benefit to risk ratio in imaging. The project is expected to start imminently and to be completed by the end of this year.