What is the purpose of the facility radiation safety committee or officer role?

• A. To approve only budget for imaging equipment.
• B. To oversee radiation safety programs, ensure compliance with regulations, and promote protection of patients and staff.
• C. To supervise non-radiology staff.
• D. To manage radiologist on-call schedule.

Answer: (B)

The main idea is that the facility radiation safety committee or officer exists to establish and oversee the radiation safety program, ensure compliance with regulations, and promote protection of patients and staff from unnecessary exposure. This role involves creating and enforcing policies for the safe use of imaging equipment, ensuring shielding and facility design meet standards, conducting equipment quality control and dose monitoring, providing training for staff, and investigating any incidents or deviations. It also coordinates with administration and clinical departments to prepare for regulatory inspections and to uphold ALARA—keeping exposures as low as reasonably achievable. The other options miss this overarching governance and protection focus: budgeting for equipment is a financial task, supervising non-radiology staff is not the safety program’s purpose, and managing on-call schedules is clinical staffing rather than safety governance.