Table 1 Summary of ESR questionnaire results on implementation of EU-BSS Articles 63 and 96, definition of “significant events”, reporting criteria in diagnostic and interventional radiology and to whom to report. The results include 19 of 28 (68%) responding EU MS
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Implementation of Articles 63 and 96 into national law | 10/19 (53%) |
Definition of “significant event” | 8/19 (42%) |
Reporting of significant event to: | |
- National authorities | 14/19 (74%) |
- Local or no answer | 4/19 (21%) |
Reporting criteria in diagnostic radiology: | |
- PKA, CTDIvol, DLP, ESAK, AGD | 7/19 (37%) |
- Effective dose | 2/19 (11%) |
- Others (text based) | 8/19 (42%) |
Reporting criteria in interventional radiology: | |
- PKA, CTDIvol, DLP, ESAK | 9/19 (47%) |
- Effective dose | 1/19 (5%) |
- Others (text based) | 7/19 (37%) |
Reporting of near misses or wrong patient or wrong body part | |
- Near misses local, exposed patients national | 5/19 (26%) |
- All national | 4/19 (21%) |
- All local | 2/19 (11%) |
- No definition or requirement | 7/19 (37%) |