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http://dx.doi.org/10.7742/jksr.2021.15.4.481

A Scope of Work of Radiological Technologists for Ultrasound Examinations  

Lim, Chang Seon (Department of Radiological Science, Konyang University)
Jin, Gye Hwan (Department of Radiology, Nambu University)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology / v.15, no.4, 2021 , pp. 481-490 More about this Journal
Abstract
There is no qualification system for sonographers in Korea. But the MEDICAL SERVICE TECHNOLOGISTS, ETC. ACT stipulates that radiological technologists can handle ultrasound equipment. However, there is controversy about the scope of the work allowed for radiological technologists to perform ultrasound examinations. Accordingly, the authoritative interpretation of the Ministry of Health and Welfare of Korea, the adjudication of administrative judgment, and the judgment of the courts were analyzed. As a result, the authoritative interpretation expresses that when a radiological technologist performs an ultrasound examination, a diagnosis and specific guidance should be made in real time while the doctor simultaneously watches the radiological technologist's images. In the adjudication of administrative judgment, it was decided that the handling of ultrasound-related equipment was the work of the radiological technologist. The court ruled that it was illegal for a radiological technologist to make a medical judgment on ultrasound examination. In the United States, Canada, etc., the sonographer independently conducts ultrasound examination according to the doctor's prescription, prepares a summary of what they saw and this is passed on to the doctor. Therefore, in Korea, there is a need for institutional improvement so that radiological technologists can perform ultrasound examinations according to doctors' prescriptions without real-time guidance.
Keywords
Ultrasound Examinations; Radiological Technologists; Scope of the Work;
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