The Dubai Health Authority has started implementing an advanced system to monitor the radiation doses that patients are exposed to during therapeutic diagnosis in its various health facilities, as the first health institution in the country, with the aim of achieving the highest levels of health and safety for patients during their treatment journey.
The head of the radiology department at Rashid Hospital, Dr. Osama Al Bastaki, stressed the importance and safety of the system, which is characterized by its ability to determine the appropriate dose for the patient, with the feature of warning the radiology technician when the dose exceeds the permissible limit, which contributes to adjusting the dose or writing the scientific and medical justification for this increase.
Al Bastaki explained that the new system, which is unique to the authority’s hospitals, prepares a comprehensive report on each x-ray examination conducted in the authority’s facilities, in addition to weekly and monthly reports on all radiology tests, with the aim of studying the possibility of continuous development of this service.
He said that the design of the system and its mechanism of action came based on the statistical information of patients, comparing them with other cases, and knowing the status of the case compared to other cases, which may help in the future to improve and reduce the dose, while giving a diagnostic x-ray with high standards and quality.
He explained that the new system includes a feature to monitor and follow up the work of the radiology technician, the level of performance, the extent to which he adheres to the diagnostic criteria during the imaging process, and how the patient is positioned during the diagnosis, because the wrong position during imaging may take an excessive dose of radiation.
The system also acquaints the doctor or radiology technician with the accumulated doses obtained by the patient during previous diagnostic processes, so that these accumulated doses do not pose a threat to the health and safety of the patient.
The Dubai Health Authority has started implementing an advanced system to monitor the radiation doses that patients are exposed to during therapeutic diagnosis in its various health facilities, as the first health institution in the country, with the aim of achieving the highest levels of health and safety for patients during their treatment journey.
The head of the radiology department at Rashid Hospital, Dr. Osama Al Bastaki, stressed the importance and safety of the system, which is characterized by its ability to determine the appropriate dose for the patient, with the feature of warning the radiology technician when the dose exceeds the permissible limit, which contributes to adjusting the dose or writing the scientific and medical justification for this increase.
Al Bastaki explained that the new system, which is unique to the authority’s hospitals, prepares a comprehensive report on each x-ray examination conducted in the authority’s facilities, in addition to weekly and monthly reports on all radiology tests, with the aim of studying the possibility of continuous development of this service.
He said that the design of the system and its mechanism of action came based on the statistical information of patients, comparing them with other cases, and knowing the status of the case compared to other cases, which may help in the future to improve and reduce the dose, while giving a diagnostic x-ray with high standards and quality.
He explained that the new system includes a feature to monitor and follow up the work of the radiology technician, the level of performance, the extent to which he adheres to the diagnostic criteria during the imaging process, and how the patient is positioned during the diagnosis, because the wrong position during imaging may take an excessive dose of radiation.
The system also acquaints the doctor or radiology technician with the accumulated doses obtained by the patient during previous diagnostic processes, so that these accumulated doses do not pose a threat to the health and safety of the patient.
The Dubai Health Authority has started implementing an advanced system to monitor the radiation doses that patients are exposed to during therapeutic diagnosis in its various health facilities, as the first health institution in the country, with the aim of achieving the highest levels of health and safety for patients during their treatment journey.
The head of the radiology department at Rashid Hospital, Dr. Osama Al Bastaki, stressed the importance and safety of the system, which is characterized by its ability to determine the appropriate dose for the patient, with the feature of warning the radiology technician when the dose exceeds the permissible limit, which contributes to adjusting the dose or writing the scientific and medical justification for this increase.
Al Bastaki explained that the new system, which is unique to the authority’s hospitals, prepares a comprehensive report on each x-ray examination conducted in the authority’s facilities, in addition to weekly and monthly reports on all radiology tests, with the aim of studying the possibility of continuous development of this service.
He said that the design of the system and its mechanism of action came based on the statistical information of patients, comparing them with other cases, and knowing the status of the case compared to other cases, which may help in the future to improve and reduce the dose, while giving a diagnostic x-ray with high standards and quality.
He explained that the new system includes a feature to monitor and follow up the work of the radiology technician, the level of performance, the extent to which he adheres to the diagnostic criteria during the imaging process, and how the patient is positioned during the diagnosis, because the wrong position during imaging may take an excessive dose of radiation.
The system also acquaints the doctor or radiology technician with the accumulated doses obtained by the patient during previous diagnostic processes, so that these accumulated doses do not pose a threat to the health and safety of the patient.
The Dubai Health Authority has started implementing an advanced system to monitor the radiation doses that patients are exposed to during therapeutic diagnosis in its various health facilities, as the first health institution in the country, with the aim of achieving the highest levels of health and safety for patients during their treatment journey.
The head of the radiology department at Rashid Hospital, Dr. Osama Al Bastaki, stressed the importance and safety of the system, which is characterized by its ability to determine the appropriate dose for the patient, with the feature of warning the radiology technician when the dose exceeds the permissible limit, which contributes to adjusting the dose or writing the scientific and medical justification for this increase.
Al Bastaki explained that the new system, which is unique to the authority’s hospitals, prepares a comprehensive report on each x-ray examination conducted in the authority’s facilities, in addition to weekly and monthly reports on all radiology tests, with the aim of studying the possibility of continuous development of this service.
He said that the design of the system and its mechanism of action came based on the statistical information of patients, comparing them with other cases, and knowing the status of the case compared to other cases, which may help in the future to improve and reduce the dose, while giving a diagnostic x-ray with high standards and quality.
He explained that the new system includes a feature to monitor and follow up the work of the radiology technician, the level of performance, the extent to which he adheres to the diagnostic criteria during the imaging process, and how the patient is positioned during the diagnosis, because the wrong position during imaging may take an excessive dose of radiation.
The system also acquaints the doctor or radiology technician with the accumulated doses obtained by the patient during previous diagnostic processes, so that these accumulated doses do not pose a threat to the health and safety of the patient.