I chose the topic of the safety concerns in Radiology because it is a profession that I hope to be into soon. Infants, adults, and other ages in between need to be safe during any form of radiation treatment or procedure. So why are there careless mistakes of people being over exposed to radiation, when it can be so easily prevented? Unborn children are having full “babygram”, which is an x-ray of an infant’s entire body, and leaving sensitive organs exposed with no shielding (Bogdanich & Rebelo, 2011). Many other procedures that are commonly done are computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and positron emission tomography. Radiologic technicians are trained and certified to perform such procedures on delicate persons, so information
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Donal P. Frush gives his insight on how the welfare of people is so important. If medical staff cannot show professionalism in the workforce and around their peers then they need to reevaluate the situation. Radiologic technology is constantly changing and evolving as fast as medicine is (Frush, 2011, p 571). The American Board of Radiology, the American College of Radiology and the Radiological Society of North America are the organizations who regulate every radiology program. To them, professionalism is a major part of the accreditation and education. Efforts in radiation safety education have made a slide show on radiation dose and risk a part of some medical school curriculum, however one school in particular, Duke, has chosen not to (Frush, 2011, p 573). In early medical training, safety for the student and the person receiving has been a standard portion in many schools. With not every credited college following the same rules and accreditation, it can lead to radiologic technicians to be learning different methods of providing the procedure which will then lead to not providing a patient with the correct safety …show more content…
The technician is usually the only person the patient may be interacting with while they are undergoing a procedure for a CT, MRI, or PET scan. With that being said, that means the technician and technologist are the health care providers that have to deal with the concerns from the patient that they may have heard from media whether the information is correct or incorrect. Members of the ASRT Foundation’s Health Care Industry Advisory Council regularly discuss quality patient care and how to improve training and understanding equipment (Watson & Odle, 2013, p537). For the technologist to continue to provide the proper care enforced by the ASRT, issues in the work force need to be addressed. Many hospitals require staff to work longer hours in order to save on budget even though they are continuing to hire new personnel. “Studies of nurse staffing have shown that extended shifts can lean to burnout, fatigue, and most importantly, can compromise patient safety” (Watson & Odle, 2013, p538). If shifts like this are created in hospitals, then that will leave no room for the radiologist technicians to attend required training sessions. Lack in communication between the technologist will result in accidents, over exposure, bad imaging, and no constructive feedback from the radiologists. There is less communication between the technologist
Donal P. Frush gives his insight on how the welfare of people is so important. If medical staff cannot show professionalism in the workforce and around their peers then they need to reevaluate the situation. Radiologic technology is constantly changing and evolving as fast as medicine is (Frush, 2011, p 571). The American Board of Radiology, the American College of Radiology and the Radiological Society of North America are the organizations who regulate every radiology program. To them, professionalism is a major part of the accreditation and education. Efforts in radiation safety education have made a slide show on radiation dose and risk a part of some medical school curriculum, however one school in particular, Duke, has chosen not to (Frush, 2011, p 573). In early medical training, safety for the student and the person receiving has been a standard portion in many schools. With not every credited college following the same rules and accreditation, it can lead to radiologic technicians to be learning different methods of providing the procedure which will then lead to not providing a patient with the correct safety …show more content…
The technician is usually the only person the patient may be interacting with while they are undergoing a procedure for a CT, MRI, or PET scan. With that being said, that means the technician and technologist are the health care providers that have to deal with the concerns from the patient that they may have heard from media whether the information is correct or incorrect. Members of the ASRT Foundation’s Health Care Industry Advisory Council regularly discuss quality patient care and how to improve training and understanding equipment (Watson & Odle, 2013, p537). For the technologist to continue to provide the proper care enforced by the ASRT, issues in the work force need to be addressed. Many hospitals require staff to work longer hours in order to save on budget even though they are continuing to hire new personnel. “Studies of nurse staffing have shown that extended shifts can lean to burnout, fatigue, and most importantly, can compromise patient safety” (Watson & Odle, 2013, p538). If shifts like this are created in hospitals, then that will leave no room for the radiologist technicians to attend required training sessions. Lack in communication between the technologist will result in accidents, over exposure, bad imaging, and no constructive feedback from the radiologists. There is less communication between the technologist