RE: question concerning stress tests

[John Jacobus <crispy_bird@YAHOO.COM>]

Let me ask you this, if a technician or medical

technologist worked for you, what would you accept as

acceptable standards?



--- garyi@trinityphysics.com wrote:



> I agree that they should not give inaccurate

> information, and that doing so is 

> unprofessional.

> 

> For that reason, they should refer the patient to

> the physician.  The Dr.  won't know 

> either (95 times out of 100) for similar reasons -

> only a minuscule fraction of patients 

> could understand the answer and wouldn't ask to

> begin with.  The Dr's responsibility in 

> this regard is to ensure that X mCi of Y

> radiopharmacuetical administered to a patient is 

> "safe" or at least of such benefit as to outweigh

> any potiential harm.  After that its a 

> waste of time keep up with what dose is received,

> because if that answer is really 

> required an HP is just a phone call away.

> 

> We drive a car every day, Right?  What are we

> breathing on the road, specifically?  

> Chemical names and quantities, please!  While you're

> at it, please tell me the "dose" 

> from my round trip to work.

> 

> Not that I'll understand the answer. . . even though

> I drive every day.

> 

> -Gary Isenhower

> 

> On 12 Jan 2005 at 15:16, John Jacobus

> <crispy_bird@yahoo.com> wrote:

> 

> I usually do.  But they are given radiation safety

> training and should be more professional in what

> they

> tell patients.  Of course, the responsibilities

> belong

> with the licensee.

> 

> --- garyi@trinityphysics.com wrote:

> 

> > 

> > I want to put in a word for the nuclear medicine

> > technologists.  Its not their job to know 

> > the dose from typical procedures.  The physician

> or

> > the physicist is the person paid to 

> > know such things.

> > 

> > Even if the technologist could give such answers,

> > what would it mean to 99% of the 

> > patients?  So please cut these folks some slack.

> > 

> > -Gary Isenhower 

> >

>

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