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Prof. Dr. Joana Santos, obtained a Post-Doc in Health Sciences at University of Coimbra (UC) in 2023, PhD. in Diagnostic Imaging at University College Dublin (UCD) in 2014, a Master in Biomedical Engineering - Instrumentation Signal and Medical Imaging in 2008, a Bachelor Hons. in Radiography (2003/4). She obtained Habilitation on Health Sciences at UC in 2024 and a Professional Certificate in Radiation Safety at UCD in 2018. Started her professional activity in 2003 in clinical practice, is currently Professor in the Department of Medical Imaging and Radiotherapy at Health School of Polytechnic Institute Coimbra, Portugal, since 2006. She is the Head of World Health Organisation Collaborative Centre of Radiation Protection and Health. She collaborates in activities promoted by World Health Organization (WHO), Eurosafe Imaging and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and was considered Radiation Protection expert by the ATARP-Portuguese Radiographer Society and European Federation of Radiographer Societies (EFRS). Joana was the EFRS Working Group Chair for Radiation Protection Officer Role Descriptors, and past President of the Portuguese Radiographer’s Society (2016-2018). Actually, is a member of the EFRS Educational Wing Management Team (since 2022) and Vice President of EURAMED – European Alliance for Medical Radiation Protection Research (since 2021). She is a researcher of the Centre for Nuclear Sciences and Technologies (C2TN) Instituto Superior Técnico of the University of Lisbon and of the Polytechnic Institute Coimbra. Joana was involved on the European projects: (Rocc-on-rool - EURopeAn MEDical application and Radiation prOteCtion Concept), MEDIRAD (Implications of Medical Low Dose Radiation Exposure) and P3 Stroke - EIT Health: Predictive Prevention and Personalized Interventional Stroke Therapy. Presently involved on i-violin, Implementing verifiable oncological imaging by quality assurance and optimization, EU4Health Programme 2021-2027. Her research interest areas are focused on diagnostic imaging radiation protection, dosimetry, optimisation quality control, image quality analyses and radiation protection education and training. She performed the first approach to Portuguese Computed Tomography Diagnostic Reference Levels. Joana is author and co-author of a large number of scientific oral communications, conference abstracts and papers in radiation protection and optimisation.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Joana Rodrigues dos Santos

Citation names

  • Santos, Joana

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
9D1D-1B94-9FF5

Email addresses

  • joanasantos@estescoimbra.pt (Professional)
Education
Degree Classification
2024/05/08 - 2024/05/08
Concluded
 Ciências da Saúde (Título de Agregado)
Major in Ciências da Saúde
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2023 - 2023/07/26
Concluded
 Pós-Doutoramento em Ciências da Saúde (Pós-doutoramento)
Major in Biomedicina
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2018/07/05
Concluded
 Professional Certificate in Radiation Safety (Postgraduate Certificate)
Major in Diagnostic Imaging
University College Dublin, Ireland
2014
Concluded
 Diagnostic Imaging (Doutoramento)
University College Dublin, Ireland
"An investigation into the optimisation of paediatric Portuguese Computed Tomography practice" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2008
Concluded
 Mestrado em Engenharia Biomédica (Mestrado)
Major in Ramo de Instrumentação Sinal e Imagem Médica
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
"Diagnóstico Assistido por Computador em Mamografia" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2007/06/03
Concluded
 Curso de Formação Especializada em TC Multicorte (Diploma de especialização)
Major in Pós-Processamento Avançado em Aplicações de TC Multicorte
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2004
Concluded
 Licenciatura em Radiologia (Licenciatura)
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Coimbra, Portugal
"Relação entre o tipo e a localização de metástases ósseas com o carcinoma existente " (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2003
Concluded
 Bacharelato em Radiologia (Bacharelato)
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Coimbra, Portugal
"n/a" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2018/01/26 - Current Researcher (Research) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
Centro de Ciências e Tecnologias Nucleares (C2TN), Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2021/09/20 - Current Teacher Coordinator (Polytechnic Teacher) Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra, Portugal
2010/05/02 - 2021/09/19 Adjunct Teacher (Polytechnic Teacher) Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Coimbra, Portugal
2013 - 2016 Adjunct Teacher (Polytechnic Teacher) Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Coimbra, Portugal
2006/09/15 - 2010/04/30 Assistant (Polytechnic Teacher) Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Coimbra, Portugal

Positions / Appointments

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2016 - Current Coordenação ou direção de centro de investigação, departamento ou equivalente Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra, Portugal
2018/06/11 - 2021/07/15 Provedor do Estudante Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra, Portugal
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra, Portugal
2016 - 2018 Conselho científico/técnico-científico ou orgão correspondente Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra, Portugal
2013/06/03 - 2017/05/30 Diretor de Departamento Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Coimbra, Portugal
2013 - 2016 Conselho científico/técnico-científico ou orgão correspondente Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Coimbra, Portugal
2013 - 2016 Coordenação ou direção de centro de investigação, departamento ou equivalente Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Coimbra, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2018/03/02 - Current EFRS Expert Network - Radiation Protection Expert European Federation of Radiographer Societies, Ireland
2015/07/09 - 2017/06/15 Presidente da ATARP ATARP - Associação Portuguesa de Técnicos de Radiologia, Radioterapia e Medicina Nuclear , Portugal
2003/12/03 - 2006/09/14 Técnica de Radiologia Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra EPE, Portugal
2003/07/14 - 2003/09/15 Técnica de Radiologia Administração Regional de Saúde do Algarve IP, Portugal
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2022/09/01 - 2024/08/31 i-violin, Implementing verifiable oncological imaging by quality assurance and optimization
101056832
Researcher
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Coimbra, Portugal
Ongoing
2020/09/01 - 2023/08/31 EURopeAn MEDical application and Radiation prOteCtion Concept: strategic research agenda aNd ROadmap interLinking to heaLth and digitisation aspects
899995
10.3030/899995
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Coimbra, Portugal
 European Commission
Concluded
2017/06/01 - 2022/02/28 MEDIRAD - Implications of Medical Low Dose Radiation Exposure
755523
Researcher
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Coimbra, Portugal
 EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Euratom
Ongoing
2015/02/02 - 2019/12/30 P3 Stroke - EIT Health: Predictive Prevention and Personalized Interventional Stroke Therapy
P3 Stroke - EIT Health
Researcher
European Commission
Concluded
2017/09/18 - 2019/09/19 AGA - Abordagem Geriátrica Ampla na promoção de um envelhecimento ativo e saudável - implementação de um programa de intervenção integrado e multidisciplinar
SAICT-POL/23369/2016
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra, Portugal

Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco, Portugal

Instituto Politécnico de Tomar, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Santos, Joana. "Capitulo 25.2 Tomografia Computorizada". In Imagem em Oncologia Médica. Portugal: Lidel, 2017.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Tobias, Eugénio; P Teles; Santos, Joana. "Níveis de referencia de diagnostico locais para tomografia computorizada". Paper presented in Jornadas Nacionais de Saúde- Instituto Nacional de Saúde, Maputo, 2024.
    Accepted
Edited book
  1. Santos, Joana. Comunicar os riscos da radiação em imagiologia pediátrica. Portugal: Organização Mundial de Saúde e Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde do Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra. 2018.
    Published • Editor
  2. Santos, Joana. An Investigation into the optimisation of paediatric Portuguese Computed Tomography practice. Coimbra, Portugal: Coimbra Health School. 2016.
Journal article
  1. Rogério Lopes; Pedro Teles; Joana Santos. "A systematic review of the effectiveness of leaded glasses for ensuring safety among healthcare professionals in fluoroscopy". Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences (2025): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmir.2024.101848.
    10.1016/j.jmir.2024.101848
  2. Rogério Lopes; Pedro Teles; Joana Santos. "Diagnostic reference levels in interventional neuroradiology procedures – a systematic review". Neuroradiology (2024): https://doi.org/10.1007/s00234-024-03445-5.
    10.1007/s00234-024-03445-5
  3. Jorg, Tobias; Halfmann, Moritz C.; Müller, Lukas; Stoehr, Fabian; Mildenberger, Peter; Hierath, Monika; Paulo, Graciano; et al. "Implementing verifiable oncological imaging by quality assurance and optimization (i-Violin)". Die Radiologie (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00117-024-01389-8.
    10.1007/s00117-024-01389-8
  4. R. Guisantes; J. Santos; A.J. Ferreira. "Characterisation of Portuguese radiotherapy departments: Organisation, occupational exposure values and diagnostic reference levels for breast and prostate computed tomography planning". Radiography (2024): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2024.04.007.
    10.1016/j.radi.2024.04.007
  5. Andrea Pimenta; Luís Azevedo; Isabel Ramos; Joana Santos. "Establishment of Diagnostic Reference Levels in Portuguese Interventional Radiology departments". European Journal of Radiology (2024): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrad.2024.111377.
    10.1016/j.ejrad.2024.111377
  6. A. Pimenta; L. Azevedo; I. Ramos; J. Santos. "Radiation protection measures used in Portuguese interventional radiology departments: A national survey". Radiography (2023): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2023.04.001.
    10.1016/j.radi.2023.04.001
  7. Joana Santos; Shane Foley; Jonas Andersson; João Paulo Figueiredo; Christoph Hoeschen; John Damilakis; Guy Frija; et al. "Education and training in radiation protection in Europe: results from the EURAMED Rocc-n-Roll project survey". Insights into Imaging (2023): https://doi.org/10.1186/s13244-023-01398-6.
    10.1186/s13244-023-01398-6
  8. Bockhold, Sophie; Foley, Shane J.; Rainford, Louise A.; Corridori, Riccardo; Eberstein, Annika; Hoeschen, Christoph; Konijnenberg, Mark W.; et al. "Exploring the translational challenge for medical applications of ionising radiation and corresponding radiation protection research". (2022): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/40240.
    10.1186/s12967-022-03344-4
  9. Rainford, Louise; Santos, Joana; Alves, Francisco; Figueiredo, João; Hoeschen, Christoph; Damilakis, John; Frija, Guy; et al. "Education and training in radiation protection in Europe: an analysis from the EURAMED rocc-n-roll project". (2022): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/41861.
    10.1186/s13244-022-01271-y
  10. Teles, P.; Trincão, M.; Alves, F.; Antunes, V.; Calado, D.; Cantinho, G.; Carvalho, A.L.; et al. "Evaluation of the Portuguese population exposure to ionizing radiation due to x-ray and nuclear medicine procedures from 2013 to 2017". Radiation Physics and Chemistry 172 (2020): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85079345764&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.radphyschem.2020.108762
  11. Santos, Joana. "Parâmetros de exposição com a aparente qualidade de imagem radiológica digital". RevSALUS - Revista Científica da Rede Académica das Ciências da Saúde da Lusofonia 2 (2019): https://revsalus.racslusofonia.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/RevSALUS-Volume-2.pdf.
    Published
  12. Baptista, M.; Di Maria, S.; Vieira, S.; Santos, J.; Pereira, J.; Pereira, M.; Vaz, P.. "Dosimetric assessment of the exposure of radiotherapy patients due to cone-beam CT procedures". Radiation and Environmental Biophysics 58 1 (2019): 21-37. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85056002107&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s00411-018-0760-7
  13. Santos, Joana; Teles, P.M.; Sousa, M.C.; Paulo, Graciano; Venâncio, J.; Alves, F. Caseiro; Figueira, A.; Rosário, P.; Vaz, P.. "Portuguese diagnostic reference levels national survey". (2019): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/32912.
    10.1186/s13244-019-0713-y
  14. de Oliveira, M.V.L.; Santos, A.C.; Paulo, G.; Campos, P.S.F.; Santos, J.. "Application of a newly developed software program for image quality assessment in conebeam computed tomography". Imaging Science in Dentistry 47 2 (2017): 75-86. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85021358153&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.5624/isd.2017.47.2.75
  15. Santos, Joana. "Boas Práticas num Laboratório de Hemodinâmica". 10 anos a premiar Boas Práticas em Saúde (2015): http://www.boaspraticasemsaude.com/publicacao10anos.
  16. Santos, J.; Foley, S.; Paulo, G.; McEntee, M.F.; Rainford, L.. "The impact of pediatric-specific dose modulation curves on radiation dose and image quality in head computed tomography". Pediatric Radiology 45 12 (2015): 1814-1822. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84945489498&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s00247-015-3398-5
  17. Santos, J.; do Carmo Batista, M.; Foley, S.; Paulo, G.; McEntee, M.F.; Rainford, L.. "Paediatric CT optimisation utilising Catphanw 600 and age-specific anthropomorphic phantoms". Radiation Protection Dosimetry 162 4 (2014): 586-596. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84927780973&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1093/rpd/ncu018
  18. Santos, J.; Foley, S.; Paulo, G.; McEntee, M.F.; Rainford, L.. "The establishmentof computed tomography diagnostic reference levels in Portugal". Radiation Protection Dosimetry 158 3 (2014): 307-317. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84893589372&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1093/rpd/nct226
  19. Teles, P.; Vaz, P.; de Sousa, M.C.; Paulo, G.; Santos, J.; Pascoal, A.; Santos, A.I.; et al. "Estimation of the collective dose in the portuguese population due to medical procedures in 2010". Radiation Protection Dosimetry 154 4 (2013): 446-458. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84883016353&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1093/rpd/ncs258
  20. Figueira, C.; Becker, F.; Blunck, C.; Dimaria, S.; Baptista, M.; Esteves, B.; Paulo, G.; et al. "Medical staff extremity dosimetry in CT fluoroscopy: An anthropomorphic hand voxel phantom study". Physics in Medicine and Biology 58 16 (2013): 5433-5448. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84881426701&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1088/0031-9155/58/16/5433
  21. Santos, Joana. "Avaliação da Dose no cristalino em hemodinamistas". Revista Ciência Saúde e Inovação, Série Investigação Aplicada em Radiologia IV (2011):
  22. Paulo, G.; Santos, J.; Moreira, A.; Figueiredo, F.. "Transition from screen-film to computed radiography in a paediatric hospital: The missing link towards optimisation". Radiation Protection Dosimetry 147 1-2 (2011): 164-167. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-81255166939&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1093/rpd/ncr355
Newspaper article
  1. Chiara Martini, MSc. "COVID-19 outbreak impact on health professionals: a survey on the Italian radiographer experience", 2022
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmir.2022.02.006
Report
  1. Santos, Joana. 2012. Relatório sobre os resultados do projecto Dose Datamed 2 Portugal. http://www.ctn.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/projs/ddm2-portugal/Relatorio_Dose_Datamed2_Portugal.pdf.
Activities

Consulting

Activity description Institution / Organization
2017/04/28 - Current WHO Collaborative Centre of Radiation Protection and Health