Update of the federal governmental statistical surveillance form № 3-DOZ: “Data on patient doses from medical X-ray examinations”— Part 2 (FORM completion Recommendations)

Abstract

The form of federal governmental statistical surveillance №3-DOZ Data on patient doses from medical X-ray examinations has changed significantly by the order of Rosstat №880. In particular, the structure of the tables of form №3-DOZ has been adjusted and changed: studies with high doses were dedicated from the rest; the section on radionuclide diagnostics has been redesigned the information on the levels of patient exposure when using individual radionuclides and in hybrid studies have been displayed; information on the number of radiological studies and collective doses for pediatric patients have been introduced. The structure of the updated form №3-DOZ is presented within the framework of this work. In this article, recommendations for filling out №3-DOZ have been developed in order to increase the reliability of the data provided and reduce the number of procedural errors.