TY - JOUR
AU - Jones, W. E.
AB - GUEST EDITORIAL Radiation Safety tor of the journal, to publish an editorial acknowledging an The cover photograph ofa recent issue ofthe Journal of’Equine error in judgment in using the photograph and a promise to Vc.tcrinary Science (Volume 6, No. 6, 1986) showed a race- pay more attention to proper procedure. track veterinarian radiographing the carpus of a horse with a In a recent phone call with Dr. Jones, it became apparent to portable x-ray unit. Unfortunately, the photograph depicted me that a sizeable number of complaint letters were sent to him many violations ofradiation safety and protection. None ofthe by equine practitioners. This suggests that we are successful in four people in the picture was wearing protective aprons or getting the message of radiation safety across to the profession gloves. One person, a young woman, was hand-holding the through our contact with students and practitioners. But we all cassette and had her hands and legs within the primary x-ray know, as this photo demonstrates, that we still have much beam. The radiographer was hand-holding the x-ray machine, further to go. Perhaps this incident can be a blessing in disguise, balancing it on his leg, and holding the unit close 
TI - X‐RAY TECHNIQUE
JF - Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound
DO - 10.1111/j.1740-8261.1987.tb01729.x
DA - 1987-05-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/wiley/x-ray-technique-cWphUI0lT4
SP - 75
EP - 75
VL - 28
IS - 3
DP - DeepDyve
ER -