Overradiation from CT scans and other medical treatments can cause serious even life threatening personal injuries to patients and injury victims.  Recent reports of radiation treatments gone wrong and patients suffering serious injuries as a result have caused many consumer groups to call for new rules and even legislation regulating such treatments and devices.

But now the leading medical organization concerning radiation has made its position clear.

According to the New York Times, the American Society for Radiation Oncology, known as Astro, has released a six-point position statement on the administration of radiation by health care providers.

The six-point plan calls for stronger accreditation programs, better and expanded training for technicians and health care providers dealing with radiation, and a better program to deal with potential product defect issues with the various technologies and machinery involved in radiation delivery.

The group is also calling for legislation to set national standards for radiation treatments and better measures to evaluate safety measures.  According to the Times, the group has stated that it is committed to protecting patients and even establishing a national data base to track errors involving radiation use and treatments.

Tags: San Francisco Injury attorney BRett A. Burlison comments on new rules for radiation treatments.

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