ARPANSA - Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency

This Safety Guide is one of three guides that support the application of the Code of Practice for Radiation Protection in the Medical Applications of Ionizing Radiation (RPS14). While the Code establishes the regulatory requirements for the use of ionization radiation in medicine, this Safety Guide gives practitioners in nuclear medicine a best practice approach to their day-to-day clinical work. The Safety Guide should also assist in providing practical means to meet the mandatory requirements of the Code.

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Safety Guide for Radiation Protection in Nuclear Medicine (2008) (PDF 585k)

Printed Copies

Printed copies of this Safety Guide are available for purchase directly from ARPANSA at a cost of $16.50 per copy (includes GST and postage).

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Public Consultation Documents

The Draft Safety Guide was released for industry consultation in May 2007, then for broader public consultation in August 2007. During the consultation period, ARPANSA held a National Conference on Radiation Protection in Medicine to provide the stakeholders a forum to discuss the Code and Safety Guides.

Many submissions received incorporated comments on the Code of Practice of Radiation Protection in Medicine, and the three related Safety Guides (covering Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Radiotherapy modalities), all released for comment together. Comments and responses on the Code and each of the Safety Guides are published together with the final documents. Submissions referring specifically to the Safety Guide for Radiation Protection in Nuclear Medicine appear below.

Consultation Draft Safety Guide for Radiation Protection in Nuclear Medicine (PDF 274k) - (August 2007)

Consultation Draft - Summary of Submissions and Responses (PDF 214k)

 

 

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