Main Title |
Recommendations on guidance for diagnostic x-ray studies in Federal health care facilities : [background] report / |
CORP Author |
United States. Interagency Working Group on Medical Radiation. Subcommittee on Prescription of Exposure to X rays. |
Publisher |
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Interagency Working Group on Medical Radiation, Subcommittee on Prescription of Exposure to X rays, |
Year Published |
1976 |
Report Number |
EPA/520/4-76/002 |
Stock Number |
PB-258 167 |
OCLC Number |
05177161 |
ISBN |
pbk. |
Subjects |
Radiology, Medical--Practice--United States ;
Hospitals--United States--Radiological services ;
Health facilities--United States ;
X-rays--Study and teaching ;
Radiography--standards ;
Radiography, Dental ;
Hospitals--Radiological services ;
Health physics ;
Radiation dosage ;
Diagnostic agents ;
Exposure ;
Medical examination ;
Recommendations ;
Control ;
Health care facilities ;
Federal facilities
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Additional Subjects |
Radiology ;
X rays ;
Health physics ;
Radiography ;
Radiation dosage ;
Diagnostic agents ;
Exposure ;
Medical examination ;
Recommendations ;
Control ;
Health care facilities ;
Federal facilities
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EJBD |
EPA 520-4-76-002 |
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Headquarters Library/Washington,DC |
08/26/2014 |
ELBD ARCHIVE |
EPA 520-4-76-002 |
Received from HQ |
AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
10/04/2023 |
ERAD |
EPA 520/4-76-002 |
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Region 9 Library/San Francisco,CA |
07/16/2012 |
NTIS |
PB-258 167 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
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07/26/2022 |
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Collation |
iii, 33 p. ; 28 cm. |
Abstract |
One of the most significant aspects of good medical care is the use of x-rays to diagnose and define the extent of disease or physical injury. The per capita use of x-rays in medicine and dentistry has expanded rapidly in the United States due to wider availability of services, new equipment, and an increase in sophisticated diagnostic examinations. Although many procedures now produce less exposure per film, the increased number of procedures has increased the radiation exposure to the population. The most important factor in reducing radiation exposure is to eliminate clinically unproductive procedures. The factors involved in accomplishing this goal were examined by the Subcommittee on Prescription of Exposure to X-rays which was made up of physicians, dentists, and physicists from the three military services, the Veterans Administration, and the Environmental Protection Agency. |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 32-33). |