Imaging Pearls ❯ Practice Management ❯ Radiation Issues
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- “ The federal government has the authority, precedents, and mechanisms to address CT safety concerns through comprehensive regulatory schemes. Federal activities to date, namely imaging facility accreditation under MIPPA and increased FDA oversight, signify important steps aimed at eliminating the risk of accidental radiation overdoses.”
The Federal Government’s Oversight of CT Safety: Regulatory Possibilities
Harvey HB, Pandharipande PV
Radiology 2012; 262;391-398 - “ However, alone these measures only partially address the CT safety problem as defined by experts in Congressional testimony. Working together with states and the radiologic community, the federal government could further leverage its authority to provide more comprehensive regulatory solutions that attend to overutilization and dose optimization.”
The Federal Government’s Oversight of CT Safety: Regulatory Possibilities
Harvey HB, Pandharipande PV
Radiology 2012; 262;391-398
- Typical Comparison Approaches for Communicating Medical Radiation Risk
Comparison
Chest radiographs (0.1 mSv)
CT of the Abdomen (<10 mSv)
Equivalent to how many CXRs
1
100 Background equivalent radiation time US
12d
3.3y
Background equivalent radiation time Colorado
9d
2.5y
Number of flights NYC to Seattle
3.6
360
Fraction of occupational dose limit (50 mSv/y)
0.002
0.2
AJR 2011;196:756-761
- “ The confluence of these concepts has triggered a classic media driven social amplification of the perceived seriousness of an accident or normal clinical practice. This can result in the stigmatization of radiation in medicine, which may result in a loss of public confidence and reluctance of patients to undergo necessary examinations or treatments.”
Fears, Feelings, and Facts; Interactively Communicating Benefits and Risks of Medical Radiation with Patients
Dauer LT et al.
AJR 2011; 196:756-761 - “ The confluence of these concepts has triggered a classic media driven social amplification of the perceived seriousness of an accident or normal clinical practice.”
Fears, Feelings, and Facts; Interactively Communicating Benefits and Risks of Medical Radiation with Patients
Dauer LT et al.
AJR 2011; 196:756-761 - “ Media reports often transform scientific concerns into facts, and the sensationalized reporting of a few radiation overdoses has catalyzed public unease, regulatory scrutiny, and legislative interest.”
Fears, Feelings, and Facts; Interactively Communicating Benefits and Risks of Medical Radiation with Patients
Dauer LT et al.
AJR 2011; 196:756-761