[Intl_DxMedPhys] Tech - less cath labs

[Douglas Pfeiffer]

Ours are all RCIS, and that has worked ok. We also have very rad safety-conscious cardiologists, which makes a huge difference.

Doug
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> On May 22, 2026, at 6:51 AM, Bob Kobistek via Intl_dxmedphys_wd_osu_list <intl_dxmedphys_wd_osu_list at lists.osu.edu> wrote:
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> Hi folks.
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> One of my sites is planning to eliminate X-ray technologists from their cath lab staff, which necessitates having the cardiologists press all the buttons. At this site, I am the IRRP (In the Ohio language, a person like the RSO, but for radiation-generating equipment and not RAM). Given that I have this responsibility, I’m concerned about cardiologists getting lazy and having the nurses press buttons, thereby resulting in a Level 1 violation. Have any of you ever worked with a cath lab that had no techs? If so, how’d that work out?
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> Thanks
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> Robert J. Kobistek, MS, FACR, DABR, MRSE(MRSC™)
> Medical Physicist
> RJK Medical Physics, Inc.
> 440-463-7879
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