Re: Children may get too much radiation in CT scan

["John Askeland" <johna@zimalco.co.za>]

----- Original Message -----
From: JOHN JACOBUS <JENDAY1@email.msn.com>
To: Multiple recipients of list <radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu>
Sent: Monday, January 29, 2001 9:03 AM
Subject: Re: Children may get too much radiation in CT scan


> Jane Bragg wrote:
>
> Check CFR 21
> Check FDA, Center for Radiological Devices, I believe they issue
guidelines.
> And there's always Part 20 ....ALARA.
>
> -------------------
> Title 21 CFR Part 1020 provides for the performance of x-ray equipment,
but
> not the dose that may result from the performance of a diagnostic test
> ordered by a physician.
>
> Title 10 CFR Part 20.1201 and  20.1301 establishes dose limits that may
> result from exposures to U.S. Nuclear Regulatory licensed material, but
not
> the dose that may result from the performance of a diagnostic test ordered
> by a physician.
>
> Title 10 CFR Part 835.202 and 835.208 establish dose limits for workers
and
> the public for DOE activities, but not the dose that may
> result from the performance of a diagnostic test ordered by a physician.
>
> Recommended procedures are provided by the American College of Radiology
at
> http://www.acr.org/   Select "Standards" then "PDF Standards Table of
> Contents" then "Diagnostic Radiology"
>
> -- John
>
> John Jacobus, MS, CHP
> Health Physicist
> 3050 Traymore Lane
> Bowie, MD 20715-2024
> jenday1@email.msn.com (H)
>
>
>
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