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Medical Physics Update

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Medical Physics Update

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    1. Medical Physics Update LCDR Chad Mitchell, MSC, USN

    2. PBD-712 Billet Conversions in MTF’s

    3. RSPEC Course Next course begins 15 May 2006 as part of PCS orders for new accession Location NNMC Orders endorsed through Naval Dosimetry Center More info at http://rad.usuhs.mil/radhealth/medphys.htm

    4. Surveyor Qualifications Check your quals (or expiration thereof) at http://rad.usuhs.mil/radhealth/medphys.htm Simple process for re-qualifying listed in change transmittal to NEHC manual at http://www-nehc.med.navy.mil/occmed/dxrsp.htm

    5. NAVDIRB Navy Digital Imaging and Radiotherapy Review Board (BUMEDINST 5420.19) Review radiological equipment purchases (even below the $250,000 threshold) Opportunities for RHO’s Punch MSC tickets Review packages and assist senior RHO’s More info during CDR Loscocco’s talk

    6. Mammo Qualified Physicists Opportunities for TAD and/or off-duty employment MS degree, state license (or certification), 20 hours supervised, and 10 mammo surveys Working with Army/USAF to find opportunities for new RHO’s to qualify

    7. Mammography Updates NAVDIRB is addressing emerging technologies: digital mammo, high field MRI and computer aided diagnosis.

    8. JCAHO Issues Sentinel event for ‘ …cumulative doses more than 1500 rads to a single field or any delivery of radiotherapy to wrong body region…’ http://www.jcaho.org/SentinelEvents/PolicyandProcedures/se_pp.htm

    9. Shielding Calcs Release of NCRP reports 145 and 147 Some things easier, some things a lot harder Thumbrules: A room shielded under NCRP report 49 should be overly conservative …but must be reviewed. A typical 70 kVp dental IO X-ray tube, 0.7 meters from the wall, will shield a 100% occupied office for up to 10 X-ray exams per day … but must be reviewed.

    11. Questions?

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