Bipartisan Support May Buoy Radiology Safety Bill

Despite the dwindling number of days left on the legislative calendar this year, sponsors of legislation to better protect the public against the hazards of radiological procedures to diagnose and treat disease says they’ve got a shot at getting it into the lawbooks this year.

Introduced by Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chairman Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, and the committee’s top Republican, Michael B. Enzi of Wyoming, the bill would establish minimum education and credentialing standards for personnel who perform radiation therapy and medical imaging procedures.

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