HIQA: 68 patients accidentally exposed to ionising radiation in Irish hospitals last year

55 of the 68 notifications reported to HIQA related to diagnostic imaging, with 46 of those pertaining to a patient being incorrectly imaged for a Computed Tomography (CT) scans. Picture: File Picture/iStock

68 people were unintentionally exposed to ionising radiation in Irish hospitals in 2019.

The Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) today published its first overview report on significant events of accidental or unintended medical exposures in 2019.