Re: who gets badged or not

[fred_haywood@urscorp.com]

The real issue is a practical standard. Consider the relatively small cost
of dosimetry compared to the legal fees your organization will have if
someone who was denied dosimetry comes forth later with a complaint that
he/she was exposed to radiation while working at your place. One of my
beloved mentors, J.C. Hart, ORNL, was one to tell you that negative data
was priceless. Badge those people and forget it.

Fred Haywood


                                                                                                  
                                                                                                  
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>From: Cottreau Michelle <Cottreau@HHSC.CA>
>
>To all the Hospital RSO's out there.....
>
>What is your criteria for determining who gets issued a TLD badge (for
>x-rays)?
>Specifically I am looking for who do you exclude and on what basis.
>
>For example, do you issue badges to ward nurses if portable fluoro is done
>in the unit?
>What about high volume portable areas where nurses may be required to hold
>the patients such as neonatal, ICU, ER, recovery, etc...
>How do you handle OR physicians and nurses?
>
>Do you have mandatory education that goes along with the badging?
>Do you issue a badge to someone who doesn't meet your criteria but demands
>it?
>
>A lot of questions but I need to get an idea of the "industry standard"
out
>there. Any other info along those lines would be a help.
>
>Michelle
>
>> Michelle Cottreau, M.Sc.
>Medical Physicist
>Diagnostic Imaging, MUMC - 2S42
>Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation
>905-521-2100 x 75285
>905-521-1390 fax
>cottreau@hhsc.ca
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