DEP Urges Medical Facilities to Take Proper Precautions with X-Ray Equipment to Avoid Health Hazards
From the PA Dept of Environmental Protection:
Environmental Protection Secretary John Hanger today encouraged medical facilities to eliminate potential radiological hazards by reviewing and evaluating their practices and properly calibrating medical diagnostic or therapeutic X-ray devices.
In addition, Hanger reminded facilities of the requirement to report all medical events that may cause unintended harm to patients.
Recent media reports have highlighted serious medical incidents nationally involving diagnostic computed tomography (CT) and radiation therapy procedures.
Hanger said these incidents underscore the importance of medical professionals verifying proper patient referral and radiation protection protocols throughout all phases of medical treatment.
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