Using the DIR as Part of an Overall Program to Comply with Iowa’s Extreme CT Radiation Event Reporting Requirements

Iowa’s radiation incident reporting requirements give imaging facilities another reason to make dose monitoring a routine part of their quality program. For CT, the reporting criteria include cumulative CTDIvol exceeding 600 mGy for a pediatric procedure or 1,500 mGy for an adult procedure over an individual study at a particular anatomical location. The rule also… Read More