| Title |
Fitness of equipment used for medical exposure to ionising radiation. |
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| Author |
HSE |
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| Series Code |
PM |
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| Series Number |
77 |
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| Publisher |
HSE Books |
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| Date of Publication |
1998 |
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| Length |
16 pages |
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| ISBN |
0717614824 |
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| Edition |
2nd. ed. |
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| Notes |
Guidance note, plant and machinery 77. (GNPM77) (GN PM77) (GNPM 77)(GN PM 77) supersedes the earlier edition, ISBN 0118863134
WEB VERSION ONLY |
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| Abstract |
Provides guidance on the requirements of regulation 33 of the Ionising Radiations Regulations 1985 (IRR85). Aimed at employers in control of equipment used for medical exposures to ionising radiation and ancillary equipment. This includes NHS Trusts, health authorities or boards, private hospitals, clinic, surgeries and medical X-ray facilities in industry, dentists and chiropractors. Contents: Installation and maintenance of equipment; Legal requirements; Selection of equipment, selection of equipment used by dentists; Programmable electronic systems; Installation of equipment; Monitoring equipment performance; Patient dose monitoring in diagnostic radiology; Maintenance; Ageing equipment; Calibration of radiotherapy equipment; Exposures much greater than intended; Guidelines on notification; Detailed investigation of incidents; Procedures for the definitive calibration of radiotherapy equipment. |
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| Keywords |
Guidance; Health services; External-beam radiotherapy treatment machines; Radiation dose measuring equipment; External-beam radiotherapy treatment machines; Radiation dose measuring equipment; Radiologists; Radiotherapists; Clinicians; Dentists; Chiropractors; Osteopaths; Radiotherapy; Paediatrics; Nuclear medicine; Mannography; Fluoroscopy |
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