[ RadSafe ] Fwd: X-Ray Art: A Deeper Look at Everyday Objects

[Brennan, Mike (DOH)]

Hi, Andy.

I have seen those machines, though I don't think I ever got to play with
one.

I suspect the dose to the toes was higher than we would want, but
probably not too alarming.  On the other hand, given that the beam was
pointed up, more or less right at the gonads, I don't feel banning these
devices was too great a governmental overreach.  

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[mailto:radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu] On Behalf Of Doug Aitken
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Objects

It's kinda moot, as the specific picture people seem to be focusing on
has a rider about the change in UK regs. 

We learn, and get more prescriptive. Sometimes to excess....
BTW, As a kid, I loved going to the shoe store and look at the x-ray
image of my feet. Still have all my toes.....
Regards
Doug

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OK - hadn't seen that one. So I stand corrected. Thanks!

Andy

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[mailto:radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu] On Behalf Of Chris Alston
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Hi Andy

Many states (a good central reference point is the Suggested State Regs
of the CRCPD) do have regs such as these from the Washington
Administrative Code (WAC) Title 246-225:

(g) Persons shall not be exposed to the useful beam except for healing
arts purposes. Only a licensed practitioner of the healing arts shall
authorize an exposure to the useful beam. This requirement prohibits
deliberate exposure for the following purposes:
(i) Exposure of an individual for training, demonstration, or other
purposes unless there are also healing arts requirements and proper
prescription is provided;
(ii) Except for mammography performed by registered facilities on
self-referred patients, the exposure of an individual for the purpose of
healing arts screening without prior written approval of the state
health officer; and
(iii) Exposure of an individual for the sole purpose of satisfying a
third party's prerequisite for reimbursement under any health care plan,
except for exposure required under medicare provisions.

Cheers
cja
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From: KARAM, PHILIP <PHILIP.KARAM at nypd.org>
Date: Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 10:36 AM
Subject: Re: [ RadSafe ] X-Ray Art: A Deeper Look at Everyday Objects
To: "The International Radiation Protection (Health Physics) Mailing
List" <radsafe at health.phys.iit.edu> I agree that there SHOULD be some
sort of benefit - but I can't think of any regs that say that there MUST
be a benefit to the person being x-rayed. And, for that matter, I'm sure
there are many who would feel that producing a work of art is a net
benefit to society that would justify a very low dose to an informed
person. And, again, the person being x-rayed might indeed receive a
benefit - albeit psychological rather than medical - from having their
foot displayed in a gallery somewhere.
Personally, I think it's sort of nutty - but I don't think that it's
forbidden by the regs.
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