Open AccessThe HPCSA and radiology
Author(s) -
JP van Niekerk
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
sa journal of radiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.18
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 2078-6778
pISSN - 1027-202X
DOI - 10.4102/sajr.v14i2.428
Subject(s) - medicine , psychological intervention , subcutaneous port , referral , medical physics , intensive care medicine , radiology , family medicine , nursing , radiation therapy , stereotactic radiotherapy , radiosurgery
There is general agreement that adequate radiation control is essential. But in my opinion there are more important issues that were not in the remit of the committee, namely the proliferation of many diagnostic and therapeutic interventions that are reliant on expensive equipment. Such equipment is often acquired because of its potential revenue generation and that often results in self-referral – a sure way of driving up medical costs through unnecessary procedures