A Study on Activities of Diagnostic X-ray Examination(II)

X선진단(X線診斷) 부문(部門)에 있어서 업무량(業務量)에 관(關)한 조사연구(調査硏究)(II)

This study was carried out with statistical materials during the last two years of period from Jan. 1975 to Dec. 1976 which presented at radiologic department of 5 hospitals in Seoul City. The primary purpose of this study was to obtained more detailed informations related to the activities of radiologic technologists in diagnostic X-Ray examinations part and to provide some basic materials for managements in activities of then and manpower managements of their organization and practice. From the results of this study, the following conclusions were obtained [1] During two year from the January of 1975 to the December of 1976, total number of case in X-ray examinations were 464,830 case and 22,029 case in 1975 and 24,461 in 1976. And ratio of icreased in X-Ray examinations by year was 11.09 per cent. [2] Regarding the examined portion of X-Ray examination, a great propotion was chest examination as 56.88 per cent. [3] An average, the required time per case in X-Ray exam. was 9.28 minutes and make used of 1.94 sheets of X-Ray film per case in radiography. [4] An average, ratio of increased in X-Ray film by year was 12.71 per cent and ratio of failed film in it was 2.23 per cent. [5] The frequency rate of film size showed the highest distribution of $8"{\times}10"$(28.17%) and the highest distribution of X-Ray film by month was July(8.93%). [6] An average, the amount of activities per a diagnostic X-Ray equipment was 34.92 case and make used of 67.81 sheets of X-Ray film in a day. [7] The mean number of case in X-Ray examinations by radiologic technologists was 29.29 cases and make used of 56.87 sheets of X-Ray film in a day. Also, the average number of case was reading by radiologists was 32.42 case and 62.97 sheets of X-Ray film in a day.