Index to Chiropractic Literature
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ID 16947
  Title X-ray dispossessed--Expedience versus standards?
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Journal Chiropr J Aust. 2004 Mar;34(1):23-29
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Abstract/Notes When licensing to use x-ray commenced in Australia in the mid-1950s, 100% of members of Australia’s first association of chiropractors qualified by recognised world standards both possessed and used x-ray equipment. Now, fewer than 22% of today’s major association of Australian chiropractors both possess and use x-ray equipment. Currently, chiropractors not possessing x-ray equipment may refer their patients to radiographers or radiologists for x-ray films. Since the introduction of x-ray use to the profession in 1910, spinography has become recognised as integral to quality spinal analysis in chiropractic practice. In Australia, chiropractors became licensed to use x-ray for spinography, as a matter of public safety and best practice, even before becoming registered health practitioners. This paper outlines the history of x-ray licensure of chiropractors in Australia and discusses its usage. The percentage of all practising chiropractors who use x-ray today is unknown, and for what purpose, is unclear. A suitably designed survey is needed to profile contemporary use of x-ray by the Australian chiropractic profession.

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