[ RadSafe ] X-rays and unshielded infants- article in the New York Times today

[Steven Dapra]

Feb. 28

         From this article:  "With technologists in many states 
lightly regulated, or not at all, their own professional group is 
calling for greater oversight and standards. For 12 years, the 
American Society of Radiologic Technologists has lobbied Congress to 
pass a bill that would establish minimum educational and 
certification requirements, not only for technologists, but also for 
medical physicists and people in 10 other occupations in medical 
imaging and radiation therapy."

         In this day and age when everyone and everything is 
regulated to death I find it hard to believe that rad techs are not 
regulated, licensed, taxed, etc., etc.  But:  apparently they are not 
regulated.  Hard to believe. . . .

Steven Dapra



At 06:18 AM 2/28/2011, you wrote:
>Friends,
>
>Today's New York Times published the following article
>
>
>http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/28/health/28radiation.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha23
>
>
>You may recall that Mr Walt Bogdanish wrote a few articles on 
>radiation safety
>issues in the medical applications of radiation last year. They got due
>publicity and led to world-wide discussions on related topics.
>
>Regards
>K S Parthasarathy