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RE: Equine Radiography
The U. S. NCRP has a draft recommendation of radiation safety in veterinary
medicine. It should still be available at http://www.ncrp.com/SC46-16.pdf
If not, let me know and I can send you a copy.
-- John
-----Original Message-----
From: alstonchris@netscape.net [mailto:alstonchris@netscape.net]
Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2002 12:29 PM
To: radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu
Subject: Equine Radiography
>Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2002 12:23:22 +0930
>From: "Crawford, Leonie (EPA)" <Leonie.Crawford@DHS.SA.GOV.AU>
>Subject: EQUINE RADIOGRAPHY
>
>The Aushorse and Thoroughbred breeders association have recently announced
>an X-ray policy for yearling sales to be held next year. The policy is
>simular to one developed by Keeneland ( USA,s biggest sales company) over
>the last 5 years. 34 X-rays are requires for each yearling and must be
taken
>within 42 days of the commencement of sale. Horses sold into Hong Kong
have
>42 films taken. Some sites are having their weanlings X-rayed to detect
>early problems that can be remedied prior to being sold as yearlings.
>Approximately 22 films are taken. All of the above does not include any
>repeats required. Recent research into how the radiography is conducted
has
>shown that: 1.All x-ray cassettes are being hand held, 2.Veterinary
surgeons
>are hand holding the portable x-ray units to do the radiography. Having
>seen the procedure in part, I can understand why they employ these
>techniques. With the new X-ray screening protocol coming into force in
>Australia, the high number of films being taken by a small pool of persons
>and the radiation doses of persons involved in the procedure will receive
>should be of concern. Does anybody have any information or knows of
surveys
>carried out to evaluate the radiation doses received by veterinary surgeons
>in the USA involved in these screening procedures for yearlings? One local
>veterinary clinic here will probably do 150 to 200 horses.
>
>
>Leonie Crawford
>Specialist Radiation Protection Officer
>Radiation Protection Branch
>Tel: 81300715
>Fax: 81300777
>Email: Leonie.Crawford@saugov.sa.gov.au
>
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