Re: A question about medical training

[Dan Marx <dmarx01@baker.edu>]

Consider the case of Cardiology fellows, we get them for their 200 hr NRC 
requirements as third year Fellows.  Now there is a eye opener when we
talk about dosimetry and the X-ray tube.

Regards

DanOn Thu, 20 Jul 2000, Gary
Isenhower wrote:

> Radiologists receive pretty extensive training including all the points you mentioned, whether they use it or remember it.  Non radiologists receive next to no training in health physics / radiation.
> 
> Gary Isenhower
> Baylor College of Medicine
> garyi@bcm.tmc.edu
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> > So my question is: what is taught currently in medical school and pre-med
> > courses about ionizing radiation?  could someone give me a summary?  How
> > much is a doctor expected to know (he sends people for x-rays, after all)?
> > Was this person just trying to see if I knew what I was talking about?
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