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Appendixes A
Project Statement of Task
A workshop will be organized to examine the feasibility and implica-
tions of tracking radiation doses to the U.S. population from medical diag-
nostic procedures. This workshop will examine:
• The quality and availability of data on patient doses resulting from
diagnostic procedures, including individual dose estimates, dose
uncertainties, and availability of patient dose information from
different types of health care facilities.
• Possible mechanisms and supporting technologies for collecting
and evaluating data on patient doses from diagnostic procedures.
• Potential obstacles for tracking patient radiation doses from diag-
nostic procedures and strategies for addressing them. Such impedi-
ments may include, for example, technical, logistical, regulatory, as
well as achieving patient/physician acceptance.
• Prospective uses of radiation dose information obtained from track-
ing medical diagnostic exposures and the potential consequences of
collecting such data.
A report will be prepared that summarizes the workshop presentations
and discussions.
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