Telangana and AP governments dilly-dally on body to inspect X-Ray machines
Deccan ChronicleVisakhapatnam: The governments of AP and Telangana are yet to set up Directorates of Radiation Safety to inspect the X-ray equipment used for diagnosis and treatment at hospitals and diagnostic laboratories. For the establishment of a DRS, the department of health and family welfare of a state has to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the AERB for the regulatory inspection of medical diagnostic X-ray equipment. Keeping the number of X-ray facilities in mind, the AERB has initiated steps for the formation of a DRS under the department of health and family welfare department in every state. The AERB is ready to provide the technical support, but states have to indicate their interest, as it is a joint effort.” In the two-day inspection exercise conducted in the city by officers of the AERB, 14 X-ray centres, including some located within hospitals, were found flouting the regulations of the Board.
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