§ Dr. Roger Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what savings would be made if skull radiology were limited to a single lateral film per patient, instead of the present practice of taking multiple films per patient.
§ Sir George YoungThe requirements of a radiological examination of the skull vary from case to case and the number of films taken is a matter for professional judgment. A survey by the National Radiological Protection Board showed that in 1977 an average of 3.2 films was used for each of 1,663,700 examinations in Great Britain. The estimated cost of an examination, based on radiographers' time and film costs only, was then about £2.10.