HP250 - ISOTOPE PROCEDURES

1. This diagram shows the classes relevant to departments carrying out isotope procedures, shown on the diagram as ISOTOPE PROCEDURE DEPARTMENTS.

2. Isotope procedures may be carried out in a nuclear medicine department, a medical physics department, RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT or other department. A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER may have one or more ISOTOPE PROCEDURE DEPARTMENTS managed by a CONSULTANT or scientist of equivalent standing.

3. The workload of an ISOTOPE PROCEDURE DEPARTMENT, as a SERVICE POINT, is measured by the number of REQUESTS FOR DIAGNOSTIC TEST received. These requests are REQUESTS FOR ISOTOPE PROCEDURE.

4. The LOCATION from which REQUESTS FOR DIAGNOSTIC TEST are sent must be recorded. The LOCATION could be a different HOSPITAL SITE and even from a different HEALTH CARE PROVIDER.

5. REQUESTS FOR DIAGNOSTIC TEST may be identifiable to a TREATMENT FUNCTION (includes GENERAL PRACTITIONERS acting as CONSULTANTS).

6. IMAGING OR RADIODIAGNOSTIC EVENT captures the count of actual radiodiagnostic events rather than of requests. IMAGING MODALITY classifies the type of equipment used for an IMAGING OR RADIODIAGNOSTIC EVENT.