• Specialty:

  Health / Safety / Compliance
  

• Location:

  Public Health
  

• Type:

  Environmental Study
  

• Timespan:

  2007

• Location:

  Hyannis, MA

Cape Cod Hospital

SERVICE:

Hospital Radiation Exposure Study

DESCRIPTION:

The Cape Cod Hospital was interested in better understanding radiation exposure.

Tech developed a questionnaire and survey forms, conducted meetings with nurses to review and revise the questionnaire, and created a computer data base which established a baseline. The final product resulted in a better understanding of potential worker exposure.

 

Key Points

• A hospital wanted to better understand their radiation exposure.
• Tech collected radiation data to help the Cape Cod Hospital to better understand the potential for worker exposure to radiation.