Depends a bit on the scanner (newer ones tend to be lower dose) and, of course, where you live but that ball-park is about right.
CT TAP is approx 20-30mSv compared with 2.5-3mSv UK annual (but up to 7 in high Radon areas such as Cornwall).
To put it into a perhaps slightly better context the limit for radiation workers is 20mSv which is considered “conservative” and a CT TAP is about the highest dose tthing that you can have done, so a single scan is certainly considered “safe” - but does need to be justified.
Yes, I am - and more specifically NHS practice. I am aware of some places (not necessarily UK) where private companies offer a “walk in” scan service.
For those who are interested some notes (though now quite old) on the French situation.
Yes, PET/ CT scans are pretty heavy (comparatively) on radiation, especially if with contrast and if large areas of your body (eg whole spine), or as part of something like an angiogram. However, scintigraphie is about twice that, and not something to agree to very often.
I try to keep track of what I’ve had in terms of radiation doses, and don’t want to agree to any new scans for a year or so at least unless really something life threatening. (And for each procedure the prescription from the consultant has been passed to the chief radiographer to sign off)
Jane… if you are really fragile after surgery, there is always the possibility of medical transport. Your Doc or Specialist (whoever) would need to arrange it for the cost to be covered. If not, a taxi could well be the answer.
Limoges hospitals are served by their own very comfortable P and R scheme for patients/visitors. Probably not the only medical centre to do this… worth checking IMO
The whole point is that these taxis, sitting ambulances etc. are very expensive.
I have just seen a comparison in our local paper of the costs to Saone-et-Loire between the costs of transporting patients over 25k in a private car, taxi, siting ambulance and a full ambulance and it seems obvious that, if you are, able to travel in a private car it is saving the taxpayer a huge amount of money.
Yep, transport is not cheap. I cost me 80 euro to get back home by taxi, from Perigueux one year - having arrived there in style with the Pompiers (be still my beating heart)…
However, you will have friends who can help in an urgent situation, I am sure. We have done several hospital runs (over the years) for folks who would not have been able to manage on their own…
We do have our own car.
It would only be on perhaps certain days in summer if pollution levels are high.
Lyon is peculiar in that the main motorway actually runs through the streets of Lyon.
I presumed we were talking about going for scans, when you should be fine to travel two stops on a metro.
But for anything else if it happens to be a pollution peak day, then,ask a friend if you can borrow their car or hire a car for the day. You can then ask for a prise on charge, which is 100% if you are leaving hospital after an operation, and claim the kilometres which would probably cover the cost of car hire. The pollution controls are there for a reason.
