Our lead physicist and co-owner, Adam Evearitt, was featured in DotMed’s October 2021 issue talking about radiation shielding guidelines across the country. Take a look! https://www.dotmed.com/viewer/102021/#page=39.
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In August of this year (2019) the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) released a statement that turned a lot of heads. The AAPM recommends that gonadal shielding (the lead apron around the waist) no longer be used in x-ray imaging exams. It’s a bold position that goes against what nearly everyone for 100…
Our own medical physicist, Adam Evearitt, was interviewed for an article in HealthCare Business News on radiation shielding. Adam says, ““The first thing I always advise is to get the physicist involved as early as possible in the planning process.” If you are moving or building a new x-ray room or have any questions about…
Dental x-rays have always given patients such a small amount of radiation that its effects are considered almost an afterthought. Dentists and hygienists are taught the details and intricacies of radiation dose and its interactions with the human body, but the public’s knowledge is limited. To make it understandable, in practice, dental staff members often…
In Colorado, all facilities with x-ray equipment must have a radiation safety program. This often includes personal dosimetry badges for staff to wear. These devices are sometimes referred to as film badges, from a time when the dosimeters actually contained little pieces of x-ray film. These pieces of film would then be developed every few…
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