Re: Mammography Doses

["GOLDIN, ERIC" <goldinem@songs.sce.com>]

I am also curious about whether men get different handling from the 
technologists if the question about dose is asked by a man.
     
Looking forward to my further education,
     
Sue Dupre/Health Physicist/Princeton University


     Sue,  Regarding your question above on the dose from obviously 
     gender-specific mammography, males do run into similar problems.  
     Some years ago, a male friend of mine refused to take a chest 
     x-ray for TB (a requirement for State employment).  He said 
     unless he knew the dose to be delivered, he preferred a skin 
     test.  Rather than argue (or acquiesce), the radiology folks 
     eventually allowed him to wear a film badge during the x-ray so 
     he'd have an idea of the dose.  This process took days to iron 
     out and made for some hard feelings, but the radiology people 
     never were able to really say much about the expected exposure 
     until after the film was developed.