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Radiation protection associated with well women breast cancer screening

Integrated Radiological Services Ltd, Unit 188, Centuary Building, 102 Tower Street, Liverpool L3 4BJ

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We wish to raise a number of issues concerning radiation protection aspects associated with well women breast cancer screening programmes now established throughout the UK.

Does irradiation of well women for screening purposes constitute a medical exposure and, therefore, fall within the terms of the 1988 Ionizing Radiation (Protection of Persons Undergoing Medical Examination or Treatment) Regulations? If so, then according to section 4 part 3, persons physically directing a medical exposure shall select procedures such as to ensure a dose of ionizing radiation to the "patient" as low as reasonably parcticable in order to achieve the required diagnostic or therapeutic purpose.

Received for publication January 29, 1992. Accepted for publication April 8, 1992.