[Legal duty to maintain safety in radiological practice].

BACKGROUND

Radiological practices are highly specialized medical facilities that care for patients with special requirements on a daily basis. Many patients are elderly, have limited mobility, or are under the influence of medication. At the same time, technical equipment such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) systems pose special risks.

OBJECTIVE

The following article shows typical sources of danger, deals with the legal framework for avoiding health impairments for patients before, during, and after radiological treatment and examination, and gives the owners of radiological practices appropriate recommendations for risk and liability management.

RESULTS

In radiology practices, there are a large number of liability risks, which can be minimized by a consistently implemented quality management system, structured standard operating procedures (SOPs), preventive measures and, among other things, with a pronounced safety culture.