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Answer to Question #354 Submitted to "Ask the Experts"Category: Medical and Dental Patient Issues — Diagnostic X Ray and CT The following question was answered by an expert in the appropriate field: Q
I work in the Imaging Department of a community hospital. Do you know of a source that can provide us with basic radiation risk information that's suitable for patient education (including pregnant patients) prior to their undergoing diagnostic imaging?
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Our medical procedures expert, Kelly Classic, Certified Medical Health Physicist at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, uses a brochure published by the Mayo Clinic, Information about Radiation Exposure in X-Ray Examinations.
She sent me a copy of the brochure. It has basic radiation information in it and is easy to read. It also includes a few statements for pregnant or potentially pregnant patients. If you would like a copy please email me your address and I will send it to you.
Gen Roessler, Editor
HPS Web Site
Answer posted on 29 July 2000. The information and material posted on this Web site is intended as general reference information only. Specific facts and circumstances may alter the concepts and applications of materials and information described herein. The information provided is not a substitute for professional advice and should not be relied upon in the absence of such professional advice specific to whatever facts and circumstances are presented in any given situation. Answers are correct at the time they are posted on the Web site. Be advised that over time, some requirements could change, new data could be made available, or Internet links could change. For answers that have been posted for several months or longer, please check the current status of the posted information prior to using the responses for specific applications.
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