Radiation safety requirements for training of users of diagnostic Xray equipment in South Africa

• Váldodahkkit: B van der Merwe (Dahkki), S Kruger (Dahkki), M Nel (Dahkki)
• Materiálatiipa: Girji
• Almmustuhtton: South African Medical Association, 2017-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Fáttát: article
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Background. Globally, the aim of requirements regarding the use and ownership of diagnostic medical X-ray equipment is to limit radiation by abiding by the ‘as low as reasonably achievable’ (ALARA) principle. The ignorance of radiographers with regard to radiation safety requirements, however,...