HomeRadiologyVol. 2, No. 5 PreviousNext EditorialA Summary Review of the Hospital Conference of the Clinical Congress of American College of SurgeonsPublished Online:May 1 1924https://doi.org/10.1148/2.5.351MoreSectionsPDF ToolsImage ViewerAdd to favoritesCiteTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked In Abstract“The essentials are [in the standard hospital]: (1) There shall be an organized staff willing to assume the obligation of teaching internes by personal instruction and by monthly clinical conferences. (2) The hospital must have a pathological department, suitable laboratories, X-ray equipment and roentgenologist, library, and proper quarters for the internes. (3) Real records of cases must be systematically taken and properly filed under the care of a librarian. (4) The work of the internes must be regulated so that they will systematically take up history-taking, clinical laboratory work, X-ray, anesthesia, maternity cases, necropsies, responsibility for the diagnosis and care of patients, surgical dressings, operations, etc.“X-ray Department. This is a very important diagnostic and therapeutic department nowadays in hospitals. It is, indeed, a rare thing to find a hospital without an X-ray service. The rapid development, however, needs more words of caution and warning lest the quality of service deteriorates. The principles of development and management are much the same as in the case of the clinical laboratory. The main speaker on this subject brought out all the facts concerning the efficient operation of this service in any hospital. Some of the more outstanding features which were referred to may be summarized as follows: The personnel of the X-ray department should consist of a radiologist who should be in charge. This should be a medical man, preferably one of clinical ability and experience. It is always advisable, if possible, to have a young physician in training as an understudy. There should be as many technicians as the work of the institution may require. The X-ray should be located adjacent to the operating room, so as to promote good teamwork between the surgeon and the radiologist. There should be sufficient floor space to provide for at least a waiting room and office, and view, operating, fluoroscopic, filing, and developing rooms. The equipment must be adequate for carrying on radiographic and fluoroscopic work, as well as doing superficial and deep therapy where deemed advisable. All interpretations must be done by a competent medical radiologist. A record of the work should be kept in the department and a duplicate copy sent up to the ward to be attached to the patient's file. Radiologists should be freely employed as consultants to the staff and should attend the staff meetings. It should be their privilege and duty to make any X-ray examination which, in their judgment, might throw light on the condition of the patient. The activities of the department, like the clinical laboratory, should be confined to the institution alone, unless it happens to be the only available X-ray in that community.”Article HistoryPublished in print: May 1924 FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsRecommended Articles RSNA Education Exhibits RSNA Case Collection Vol. 2, No. 5 Metrics Downloaded 1 times Altmetric Score PDF download