During the 1980s and 1990s, many Irish hospitals utilized a RIS system developed and supported by Keogh software. This system assigned workunits to different radiologic studies. The figures used were often erroneously utilized to assess radiologist activity. In fact, the workunit allocations were originally intended to reflect radiographer workload, and were heavily weighted to reflect the hosp...

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abstractbackground: as fluoroscopy or different angiographies are usually evaluated using tl dosimeter. thismethod is a time-consuming procedure therefore, radiologists are usually worried and unawareof their exact radiation dose received during each fluoroscopy or angiography. in this study, anew trend for quick estimation of effective dose based on measuring air-absorbed dose of thescattered ...

Where do radiologists rank among medical specialties with regard to happiness? Toward the top, ahead of family physicians, general internists, and other primary care physicians who spend a high proportion of their time dealing with chronic diseases? Toward the middle of the pack, along with general surgeons and surgical specialists, who tend to work long hours? Or toward the bottom of the pecki...