"Food and medicine" monitors radiation leaks in 5 hospitals

The failure of the quality test results was observed in nine other

The Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) has detected a radiation leak in X-ray rooms of five different hospitals during the year 2019 due to a defect in the shielding of these rooms, which allows a radiation leak outside the room or its control rooms. Around these rooms

Abdulrahman Al-Sultan, Executive Director in charge of Communication and Outreach, said the Authority had halted work on devices detecting a radiation leak and that a follow-up had been carried out with the institutions for develop a correction plan and avoid irregularities. Three facilities fully protected the affected parts of the room. The results confirmed the safe use of the parts and the absence of higher than normal radiation readings.

The "sultan" who "food and medicine" continues to follow the other two correction plans of its own: ensure the safety of the rays before allowing them to use the devices.

He pointed out that the Commission had overseen the failure of the quality test results of X-ray machines performed in nine different hospitals, which affected the quality and efficiency of the work of these devices, as well as the quality of the equipment. Failure of these tests in three other hospitals, and that Commission specialists had repaired the imbalance of these devices with the facilities and devices of five hospitals were able to pass the tests and prove the effectiveness of their work, while a follow-up is underway in the remaining four hospitals.

Three hospitals performed device tests in their radiology departments and were successful in proving their effectiveness and safety at work.