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Re: Lead Apron QC Guidelines

>I do not know of any written guidelines.  However, I believe that this
>comes under once per year radiation safety evaluations that used to be
>included in the JCAHO guidelines.  Some states may have their own guidance.
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>My personal feeling is that all aprons should be insepcted once per year
>using fluoroscopy, and this can be done by a technologist if properly
>trained.  Criteria?? Pinholes are acceptable, major tears are not.  We
>usually replace most aprons because of the appearance (dirty, stained with
>betadine, etc.-- as a patient would you want someone assisting you with one
>of those dirty things on?) than for flaws in the lead rubber.
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>          Joel
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>At 6:50 PM 4/1/99, Joseph F Harmon Jr wrote:
>>Greetings,
>>    I am trying to locate guidelines for QC of lead aprons. In particular,
>>I'm interested in test frequency, rejection criteria, and references
>>mandating such testing. This topic keeps coming up. Any help would be
>>appreciated...
>>
>>Joseph "Fred" Harmon, Ph.D.
>>Chief, Radiation Oncology/Medical Physics
>>Keesler Medical Center
>>Keesler AFB, MS     (YES, I work in BILOXI MS!!!)
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