PRIA, Government Policy, Made Personal

Summary

The Secretary must work with the Radiation Policy Council, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the EPA Administrator, state agencies, and professional groups to create federal guidelines for radiologic procedures. The guidelines must say what counts as unneeded radiation and how to cut it; stop repeat diagnostic X‑rays or scans; end screening programs that don’t help; get the best diagnostic results with the least radiation; and cover using radiation to treat disease, including nuclear medicine.

Title 42, §10007

The Public Health and Welfare, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

The Secretary shall, in conjunction with the Radiation Policy Council, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, appropriate agencies of the States, and appropriate professional organizations, promulgate Federal radiation guidelines with respect to radiologic procedures. Such guidelines shall—

(1)determine the level of radiation exposure due to radiologic procedures which is unnecessary and specify the techniques, procedures, and methods to minimize such unnecessary exposure;

(2)provide for the elimination of the need for retakes of diagnostic radiologic procedures;

(3)provide for the elimination of unproductive screening programs;

(4)provide for the optimum diagnostic information with minimum radiologic exposure; and

(5)include the therapeutic application of radiation to individuals in the treatment of disease, including nuclear medicine applications.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1991—Pub. L. 102–54 substituted “Secretary of Veterans Affairs” for “Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs” in introductory provisions.

§10007 Federal Radiation Guidelines

Summary

Title 42, §10007

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