title: Use and effectiveness of chest radiography and low-back radiography in screening.
abstract: One of the Food and Drug Administration's educational programs to optimize the use of medical radiation is the investigation of the efficacy of selected x-ray film examinations. The goal of this program is to provide clinical information needed to aid physicians in their judgment. The routine chest-radiograph screening examination has been studied, and recommendations for five applications of chest-radiograph screening have been published. These recommendations, plus results of FDA research on the efficacy of low-back radiography, are discussed.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008400:Mass Chest X-Ray / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000517:prevention & control; D014481:United States; D014486:United States Food and Drug Administration