Medical and Dental Guidance Notes : A Good Practice Guide on All Aspects of Ionising Radiation Protection in the Clinical Environment: IPEM Report 113 / edited by John Saunderson and Mohamed Metwaly ; contributors, William Mairs [and three others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Saunderson, John, editor.

Metwaly, Mohamed, editor.

Mairs, William, contributor.

Series:

IPEM-IOP series in physics and engineering in medicine and biology.

IPEM-IOP Series in Physics and Engineering in Medicine and Biology Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ionizing radiation.

Medical physics.

Medical radiology--Safety measures.

Medical radiology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (651 pages)

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Bristol, England : IOP Publishing, [2024]

Summary:

This second edition addresses the safe use of ionising radiations (e.g., radioactive substances, X-rays, protons, neutrons, and electron beams) in the UK. These notes include general best practices of the Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations (IR(ME)R) 2017. Following the instructions is optional but should be enough to comply with the law.

Contents:

Intro

Acknowledgements

Editor biographies

John Saunderson

Mohamed Metwaly

William Mairs

Philip Mayles

Lisa Rowley

Mark Worrall

IPEM working group

List of contributors

Introduction

References

Chapter General measures for radiation protection

Scope

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1.1

The employer

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

Responsibilities

Employers

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

Employees

1.10

1.11

1.12

Manufacturers and installers

1.13

1.14

1.15

The self-employed

1.16

Everyone

1.17

Culture

1.18

RSC

1.19

1.20

1.21

Communication

1.22

1.23

1.24

1.25

Radon

1.26

1.27

1.28

1.29

1.30

1.31

1.32

1.33

Notification, registration and consent

1.34

1.35

1.36

1.37

1.38

Notification

1.39

Registration

1.40

1.41

1.42

Consent

1.43

Risk assessment

1.44

1.45

1.46

1.47

1.48

1.49

1.50

1.51

1.52

1.53

1.54

Dose limits

1.55

1.56

1.57

1.58

1.59

Dose constraints

1.60

1.61

1.62

1.63

1.64

Formal investigation levels and action on dosimetry results

1.65

1.66.

1.67

1.68

1.69

1.70

1.71

Personal protective equipment

1.72

1.73

1.74

1.75

1.76

1.77

1.78

Young persons and trainees

1.79

1.80

1.81

Contingency plans

1.82

1.83

1.84

1.85

1.86

1.87

Radiation protection adviser

1.88

1.89

1.90

1.91

Information, instruction and training

1.92

1.93

1.94

1.95

1.96

1.97

1.98

1.99

1.100

1.101

1.102

1.103

Controlled areas and supervised areas

1.104

1.105

1.106

1.107

1.108

1.109

1.110

1.111

1.112

1.113

1.114

1.115

Local rules

1.116

1.117

1.118

Radiation protection supervisor

1.119

1.120

1.121

1.122

1.123

1.124

1.125

1.126

Cooperation between employers and others

1.127

1.128

1.129

A. Employers sharing the same workplace

1.130

1.131

1.132

1.133

1.134

1.135

1.136

1.137

B. Patients undergoing diagnostic or therapeutic procedures

1.138

C. Staff with multiple employers-sharing dose information

1.139

1.140

1.141

Cooperation between employers policy

1.142

Risk-based cooperation and radiation protection management

1.143

1.144

1.145

1.146

Area handover to another employer

1.147

1.148

1.149

1.150

1.151.

Cooperation of the employee

1.152

Personal monitoring for external radiation

1.153

1.154

1.155

1.156

1.157

1.158

1.159

1.160

1.161

1.162

1.163

1.164

1.165

1.166

Dosimetry systems across multiple employers

1.167

1.168

1.169

1.170

1.171

1.172

1.173

1.174

1.175

Personal monitoring for internal radiation

1.176

1.177

1.178

1.179

1.180

Area monitoring

1.181

1.182

1.183

Qualified person

1.184

1.185

1.186

1.187

Classified workers

1.188

1.189

1.190

1.191

1.192

1.193

1.194

1.195

1.196

1.197

1.198

1.199

Outside workers

1.200

1.201

1.202

1.203

1.204

1.205

Entry into designated areas

1.206

Outside workers-cooperation between employers

1.207

1.208

1.209

1.210

1.211

1.212

1.213

Practical examples putting the theory into practice

Classified outside workers

1.214

1.215

1.216

Non-classified persons

1.217

1.218

1.219

1.220

1.221

Radiation incidents

1.222

1.223

1.224

1.225

1.226

1.227

1.228

1.229

1.230

1.231

1.232

1.233

Performing an investigation

1.234

1.235

1.236

1.237

1.238

1.239

1.240

1.241

Incidents-shared learning.

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1.242

Control of radioactive substances and articles

1.243

1.244

1.245

Critical examination ('Crit Ex')

1.246

1.247

1.248

1.249

1.250

1.251

1.252

1.253

1.254

1.255

1.256

1.257

1.258

1.259

1.260

Radiation emergencies and REPPIR

1.261

1.262

1.263

1.264

1.265

Chapter Radiation protection of persons undergoing exposures

2.1

2.2

2.3

General principles of patient protection

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

2.10

2.11

2.12

2.13

2.14

The referrer

2.15

2.16

2.17

2.18

2.19

2.20

2.21

2.22

2.23

2.24

2.25

2.26

The practitioner (and justification)

2.27

2.28

2.29

2.30

2.31

2.32

2.33

2.34

Clinical radiology

2.35

2.36

2.37

Nuclear medicine

2.38

Radiotherapy

2.39

2.40

2.41

2.42

2.43

2.44

The operator

2.45

2.46

2.47

2.48

2.49

2.50

2.51

2.52

2.53

2.54

2.55

The medical physics expert (MPE)

2.56

2.57

2.58

2.59

Governance

2.60

2.61

2.62

2.63

Licencing requirements under IR(ME)R

2.64

2.65.

2.66

2.67

Employer licences

2.68

Practitioner licences

2.69

2.70

Employer's procedures

2.71

2.72

Medical radiological equipment (used for medical and non-medical exposures)

2.73

2.74

2.76

2.77

2.78

2.79

2.80

2.81

2.82

2.83

2.84

2.85

2.86

2.87

Acceptance, commissioning and routine testing

2.88

2.89

2.90

2.91

2.92

2.93

2.94

Equipment on loan

2.95

2.96

2.97

2.98

Equipment inventory

2.99

2.100

2.101

2.102

Equipment disposal

2.103

2.104

2.105

2.106

Written protocols

2.107

2.108

Training

2.109

2.110

2.111

2.112

2.113

2.114

2.115

2.116

2.117

2.118

2.119

2.120

Communicating radiation risk or 'benefit and risk'

2.121

2.122

2.123

2.124

2.125

2.126

2.127

2.128

2.129

Pregnancy and breastfeeding

2.130

2.131

2.132

Authorisation

2.133

2.134

2.135

2.136

Optimisation through a multidisciplinary team

2.137

2.138

2.139

2.140

2.141

2.142

Dose constraints under IR(ME)R

2.143

2.144

2.145.

Diagnostic reference levels.

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references.

Other Format:

Print version: Saunderson, John Medical and Dental Guidance Notes (Second Edition)

ISBN:

9780750323321

OCLC:

1455750577