Proposed new radiation rules in Michigan

[Lurie,Alan G.]

 <<INS Enrollment Letter 2-03>>
Saiful,

The letter is attached.  I have a signed, hard copy on institutional
stationary in my office for you to pick up at your convenience.

Alan G. Lurie, D.D.S., Ph.D.
Professor and Head, Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology
Director, Skeletal, Craniofacial and Oral Biology Training Program
Telephone:  (860) 679-4049 (0ffice) or -2579 (clinic)
Telefax:       (860) 679-4760
Email:          lurie at nso.uchc.edu


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> From:         Sharon Brooks
> Reply To:     Oral Radiology Discussion Group
> Sent:         Tuesday, February 25, 2003 5:21 PM
> To:   ORADLIST at listserv.ucla.edu
> Subject:      Proposed new radiation rules in Michigan
>
> I thought some of you might find this interesting. We are in the
> middle of our every 5-year xray machine inspection from the State of
> Michigan and the health physicist who is checking things out told me
> that the state is looking at revising its radiation rules (I was on a
> committee to do that several years ago when our former governor
> reorganized state government and disbanded the committee, but we have
> a new governor now.)
>
> Some suggestions that have been made include REQUIRING rectangular
> collimation and the use of beam-guiding instruments, based on
> long-standing recommendations by a number of national organizations.
> That might upset a few dentists in the community - even though we
> have been using rectangular collimation for a long time here at the
> dental school.
>
> Sharon
> --
> *******************************************************************
> Sharon L. Brooks, DDS, MS (slbrooks at umich.edu)
> Diplomate, American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology
>
> University of Michigan, School of Dentistry, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1078
> Phone: 734-764-1595     FAX: 734-764-2469
>
>
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