Night radiology.

Abstract

Night radiology is the practice of the in-hospital radiologist from 4:00 to 11:00 p.m. His duty is to keep the interpretation of radiographs current. At the medical center described, an average of 95 radiographic examinations per day are performed during the evening and at night; 60 of these require immediate interpretation. Night radiology was instituted because of the large number of unmonitored and uninterpreted films that had to be dealt with the following morning. The night radiology duty is seven consecutive nights and is rotated among all nine staff radiologists. Night radiology provides a service that the emergency department and the private physician can rely on and can use without hesitation, delay, or resistance.