PATIENT X-RAY DOSE RECORDING RECOMMENDED BY IAEA

PATIENT X-RAY DOSE RECORDING RECOMMENDED BY IAEA 

• The proposal urges radiology organizations and public health service agencies in most IAEA participating countries to require human x-ray facilities to record the dose of every procedure and to provide a record to each patient on a magnetic “Smart Card.” Patients would be required to keep the dose cards and present them to any x-ray facility for added examinations. 

•  Organisations like the European Society of Radiology, the US Food and Drug Administration, the International Organization for Medical Physics, the International Society of Radiographers and Radiologic technologists, the World Health Organization and the US Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors provided endorsement of the IAEA project.