Bill Text: PA HR113 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced


Bill Title: Designating the month of March 2011 as "Medical Physicist Awareness and Appreciation Month" in Pennsylvania.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2011-03-08 - Adopted (198-0) [HR113 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-HR113-Introduced.html

  

 

    

PRINTER'S NO.  989

  

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

  

HOUSE RESOLUTION

 

No.

113

Session of

2011

  

  

INTRODUCED BY READSHAW, MAJOR, PRESTON, SCAVELLO, BAKER, BOBACK, K. BOYLE, BRADFORD, CALTAGIRONE, CLYMER, D. COSTA, CUTLER, DALEY, DEASY, DeLUCA, DeWEESE, DiGIROLAMO, EVERETT, GABLER, GEORGE, GINGRICH, GOODMAN, HARHART, HESS, KIRKLAND, KOTIK, MICOZZIE, MILLARD, MIRABITO, MOUL, M. O'BRIEN, O'NEILL, PAYNE, REICHLEY, SANTONI, K. SMITH, SONNEY AND VULAKOVICH, MARCH 4, 2011

  

  

INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, MARCH 4, 2011  

  

  

  

A RESOLUTION

  

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Designating the month of March 2011 as "Medical Physicist

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Awareness and Appreciation Month" in Pennsylvania.

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WHEREAS, Medical physicists calibrate, test and monitor the

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radiation emission of equipment used in diagnostic radiological

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physics, therapeutic radiological or radiation oncology physics,

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medical nuclear physics and medical health physics; and

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WHEREAS, The work of medical physicists is necessary and

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integral to ensure the safe and effective use of radiation in a

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medical context; and

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WHEREAS, Patients and the general public are typically

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unaware of the integral role medical physicists play in ensuring

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that only safe and appropriate levels of radiation are applied

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during a radiation-based medical treatment; and

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WHEREAS, This Commonwealth has an interest in recognizing and

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promoting the safe application of medical physics by qualified

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medical physicists; therefore be it

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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the

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month of March 2011 as "Medical Physicist Awareness and

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Appreciation Month" in Pennsylvania.

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