Bio 246 chapter 1

What provides the basis for if an imaging study is justified?

• (Bert) Background Equivalent Radiation Time

• The Alliance

• Diagnostic Efficacy

• (Next) Nationwide Evaluation of X-ray Trends

Absorbed dose is measured by how much radiation is?

• Released by a material

• Deposited in a material

• Traveling through the air

• Varied in type of radiation

What did the “BERT” method help explain?

• Dose amount

• Type of radiation received

• How to reduce exposure level

• When exposure was made

What was the “Alliance’s” goal in all of their campaigns?

• Increase safety measures on equipment

• To enforce the cardinal rules of radiology

• To weigh the risks involved

• Decrease overall patient dose

The “NEXT” program serves to compare?

• Health insurance plans

• Other hospitals and institutions

• Overall employee’s productivity to one another

• Radiation rates in children across the country