Radiological Protection For Medical Exposure To Ionizing Radiation: Safety Guide (safety Standards)

FOREWORD......Page 6 PREFACE......Page 8 CONTENTS......Page 10 Background (1.1–1.8)......Page 12 Objective (1.9)......Page 13 Structure (1.11–1.13)......Page 14 General aspects (2.5–2.9)......Page 15 General responsibilities (2.10–2.11)......Page 16 Regulatory control (2.12–2.22)......Page 17 Specific responsibilities of registrants and licensees (2.23–2.36)......Page 19 Specific responsibilities of medical practitioners, qualified experts and other parties (2.37)......Page 22 Specific responsibilities of manufacturers and suppliers (2.38–2.42)......Page 23 Optimization of protection for medical exposure (2.44–2.55)......Page 25 Dose constraints (2.56)......Page 28 Education, training and experience (2.63–2.71)......Page 29 Justification (3.2–3.3)......Page 32 Optimization of protection for medical exposure (3.4–3.26)......Page 33 Guidance levels (3.27–3.28)......Page 37 Training (3.31–3.33)......Page 38 Investigation of accidental medical exposures (3.34–3.35)......Page 39 Optimization of protection for medical exposures (4.3–4.18)......Page 40 Guidance levels (4.19–4.21)......Page 44 Investigation of accidental medical exposures (4.25)......Page 45 Justification (5.3–5.4)......Page 46 Optimization of protection for medical exposures (5.5–5.22)......Page 47 Training (5.23–5.25)......Page 50 Investigation of accidental medical exposures (5.26–5.28)......Page 51 REFERENCES......Page 52 BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 56 ANNEX I: 1. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS......Page 58 ANNEX II: APPENDIX II. MEDICAL EXPOSURE......Page 63 ANNEX III: SCHEDULE II. DOSE LIMITS. DOSE LIMITATION FOR COMFORTERS AND VISITORS OF PATIENTS......Page 75 ANNEX IV: SCHEDULE III. GUIDANCE LEVELS OF DOSE, DOSE RATE AND ACTIVITY FOR MEDICAL EXPOSURE......Page 76 GLOSSARY......Page 82 CONTRIBUTORS TO DRAFTING AND REVIEW......Page 84 BODIES FOR THE ENDORSEMENT OF SAFETY STANDARDS......Page 86 This Safety Guide, co-sponsored by PAHO and WHO, provides recommendations on how safety requirements may be fulfilled for the protection of patients and visitors against exposure to ionizing radiation in medical practice. Recommendations cover the establishment of guidance levels for diagnostic medical exposures, acceptance testing processes for radiation equipment, calibration of radiotherapy units and reporting of accidental medical exposures.--Publisher's description Provides recommendations on how safety requirements may be fulfilled for the protection of patients, comforters and visitors of patients against exposure to ionizing radiation in medical practice in compliance with Appendix II (Medical Exposure) of Safety Series No. 115 (1996).