[ RadSafe ] RE: Medical Radiological Technician Oversight

[A]

Of all the millions of radiological procedures performed by the many thousands of (possibly uncertified) technicians, is no one concerned that foul play is not occurring?

Imagine for a moment that one tech decided not to be upstanding and trustworthy, for whatever reason...

They could easily overdose a patient and suffer absolutely no risk of being caught or exposed.  If they are careful to keep the dose under a certain level, there would be no immediate evidence.  The harm would come many months or even years later, and even then, there would be no way to link the harm to them.  Most patients are woefully unaware of how many exposures (and of what duration) any radiologic procedure requires.  I understand that exposure records are not kept and that patient dosimetry is not required.  It is also likely that a technician see the same patient over their lifetime.  The opportunity for abuse is tremendous.

The lack of oversight of someone with a potentially undetectable lethal weapon is utterly appauling.

Arthur


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