Medical Practice in Radiation Accidents.

Medical Management of Radiation Accidents: Management of the Acute Radiation Syndrome

Reimbursement versus effort in medical physics practice in radiation oncology

The changes in health care reimbursement have the potential to affect the availability of quality medical physicist service in patient care. A survey was conducted by the AAPM Professional Council and the ACMP to collect cost information for special medical physics consultation, CPT4-77370 and continuing medical physics, CPT4-77336. The data collected from the survey was compared to current rei...

Road Accidents - Medical Aid

ROAD ACCIDENTS MEDICAL AID. By Hans Pacy. (Pp. 136; figs. 30. £1.00). Edinburgh and London: E. & S. Livingstone, 1971. IT is commonplace to observe that the increasing numbers of deaths and disabling injuries due to accidents on our roads are the cause of concern to the public and the profession, and while much has been written on the subject of such injuries, and their treatment, in wellequipp...

Medical physics aspects in accreditation of radiation oncology practice

Diagnosis of cancer is usually a life‑changing experience for patients and their loved ones. As they seek treatment for their disease, cancer patients need to know that they are receiving safe and appropriate care. When the cancer patient receives radiation treatment at an accredited radiation oncology facility, he can rest assured that his treatment will be done at a facility that has met the ...

Lessons from Major Radiation Accidents

Lessons have been learned from investigations into a relatively large number of accidents that have occurred in three major practices, namely: industrial radiography, gamma irradiators and electron accelerators used in industry and research, and radiotherapy. This paper provides an overview of the lessons learned and specifically considers the human actions and omissions that have resulted in a...