[ RadSafe ] radiography incident -Unpardonable carelessness

[William Lipton]

You can download it at:
http://www.msg.ucsf.edu/XRayLab/DoubleEdgedSword.html

Bill


On Mon, Apr 2, 2012 at 6:09 AM, Scott Davidson <bsdnuke at gmail.com> wrote:

> Where can I gat a copy of the "Double Edged Sword"?
>
> On 4/1/12, William Lipton <doctorbill34 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I've used the graphic video, "The Double Edged Sword," very effectively
> to
> > motivate X-ray diffraction users to follow safety procedures.  This
> shows a
> > case study of a user who screwed up.  It ends with one of his children
> > asking when his finger will grow back!
> >
> > Bill Lipton
> > It's not about dose, it's about trust.
> >  On Apr 1, 2012 9:09 PM, "Dahlskog, Leif" <
> Leif.Dahlskog at health.wa.gov.au>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Dear Parthasarathy
> >>
> >> I agree with you about pictures of burns etc.  In our jurisdiction we
> >> require the ind. rad. assistants (trainee) to undergo a basic radiation
> >> safety exam.  I used to administer the exam some years ago.  After the
> >> exam, I'd show the examinee a dummy pigtail (source holder) as this
> >> would hopefully be the only time they'd ever see one, but if they did in
> >> future they'd recognise what it was.  I would also show them some
> >> graphic pictures of burns caused by ind. rad. accidents.  If they choose
> >> to work in this industry they must recognise the potential for serious
> >> injury and death and their responsibilities to safety for colleagues and
> >> the public.  The IAEA accident reports are very useful for this.
> >> Particularly 'The Radiological Accident in Yanango' which can be found
> >> in acrobat pdf format on the IAEA website.
> >>
> >> The U.S.N.R.C. had a video titled "Taking Control: Safe Procedure for
> >> Industrial Radiography" which although used the wrong units ( :-} -
> >> that's a smiley - ie humour intented for those challenged on a Monday
> >> morning), was about the best I'd seen covering basic safety for
> >> industrial radiographers. It was in VHS-NTSC format. I had it converted
> >> to PAL format and with USNRC's permission, distributed copies to all the
> >> industrial radiography companies in our jurisdiction.  An update of the
> >> video with Bq and Sv in DVD format would be great but I am not aware if
> >> it is even available any longer.
> >>
> >> regards
> >>
> >> Leif Dahlskog
> >> Senior Health Physicist
> >> Radiation Health Branch
> >>
> >> Grace Vaughan House, 227 Stubbs Terrace, Shenton Park WA 6009
> >> AUSTRALIA
> >>
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