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What if ppl just bought the equipment and did the scans at home?

by ogogmad 1y ago

ceejayoz 1y ago
Have you priced out a CT scanner and MRI? Will you be able to source a radioactive source for your x-rays?
- ogogmad 1y ago
  Fair. But what if ppl instead got scans in "radiology shops" without waiting for a specialist? Specialists are expensive.
  - SketchySeaBeast 1y ago
    Isn't that 90% of going to get scan is right now? You'll still need the "shop" to provide the equipment and the tech with the training to know what/where to scan, but you might get the results a bit faster? Are the radiologists the chokepoint now, or is it the techs?
  - eitally 1y ago
    That's the way it already works in many cases, just like with outpatient surgery clinics and other outpatient specialist practices. There is a critical difference, though, because radiology also has sub-specialities and someone focused on orthopedics probably isn't the one you'd want reading your cardiology images, nor would you want your ophthalmologic radiologist trying to diagnose a brain CT.
- lostlogin 1y ago
  The X-Ray source is the X-ray machine. You may be referring to nuclear medicine which injects radioactive stuff, or radiation therapy. DIY radiation therapy would be a whole new level.
  - ceejayoz 1y ago
    > The X-Ray source is the X-ray machine. Healthcare-grade x-ray tubes to put in your (expensive) x-ray machine are not something you easily can obtain without a license.
    - lostlogin 1y ago
      Here in New Zealand you get a licence after purchasing the equipment, and require the machine spec, date of manufacture and serial number to get the licence. It does require a radiologist name on the paperwork as they are the one with the radiation licence. However it is possible to get one if not a radiologist (dentists do, and radiographers have). Being licensed to use the equipment is the hard bit, as insurance companies require accreditation which is hard to get.
mikestew 1y ago
So the question is, “what if people bought an x-ray machine (affordably available on Amazon)and started using it without training on radiological safety”?
- SketchySeaBeast 1y ago
  I assume followed shortly by "what is this weird red splotch on my skin?"

What if ppl just bought the equipment and did the scans at home?

ceejayoz 1y ago

Have you priced out a CT scanner and MRI? Will you be able to source a radioactive source for your x-rays?

ogogmad 1y ago
Fair. But what if ppl instead got scans in "radiology shops" without waiting for a specialist? Specialists are expensive.
- SketchySeaBeast 1y ago
  Isn't that 90% of going to get scan is right now? You'll still need the "shop" to provide the equipment and the tech with the training to know what/where to scan, but you might get the results a bit faster? Are the radiologists the chokepoint now, or is it the techs?
- eitally 1y ago
  That's the way it already works in many cases, just like with outpatient surgery clinics and other outpatient specialist practices. There is a critical difference, though, because radiology also has sub-specialities and someone focused on orthopedics probably isn't the one you'd want reading your cardiology images, nor would you want your ophthalmologic radiologist trying to diagnose a brain CT.
lostlogin 1y ago
The X-Ray source is the X-ray machine. You may be referring to nuclear medicine which injects radioactive stuff, or radiation therapy. DIY radiation therapy would be a whole new level.
- ceejayoz 1y ago
  > The X-Ray source is the X-ray machine. Healthcare-grade x-ray tubes to put in your (expensive) x-ray machine are not something you easily can obtain without a license.
  - lostlogin 1y ago
    Here in New Zealand you get a licence after purchasing the equipment, and require the machine spec, date of manufacture and serial number to get the licence. It does require a radiologist name on the paperwork as they are the one with the radiation licence. However it is possible to get one if not a radiologist (dentists do, and radiographers have). Being licensed to use the equipment is the hard bit, as insurance companies require accreditation which is hard to get.

mikestew 1y ago

So the question is, “what if people bought an x-ray machine (affordably available on Amazon)and started using it without training on radiological safety”?

SketchySeaBeast 1y ago
I assume followed shortly by "what is this weird red splotch on my skin?"