Code of practice for the protection of persons against ionizing radiations arising from medical and dental use.

  • Great Britain. Radioactive Substances Advisory Committee.
Date:
1972
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Credit: Code of practice for the protection of persons against ionizing radiations arising from medical and dental use. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    A B ~. me oe Con a = an Responsibility for radiological safety arrangements Maximum permissible doses Table B1 Maximum permissible doses for occupationally exposed persons Table B2 Dose limits for members of the public Table B3 Values of quality factor used in defining maximum permissible doses Maximum permissible body burdens and maximum permissible concentrations in air and water for radionuclides which are at present in medical and dental use Table C1 Maximum permissible body burdens and maximum permissible concentrations in air and water applicable to adults in the course of their work (40 hour week) Derived working limits for surface contamination Table D1 Transfer record for designated persons Symbol to indicate ionizing radiations Tube and source housings Report of the radiotherapy apparatus safety measures panel on requirements for dose control of high energy X-rays and electrons Patients leaving a hospital after administration of radioactive substances Table I1 Maximum activities of radionuclides for patients permitted to leave hospital Radiation hazards during the disposal of radioactive corpses Transport of radioactive substances outside hospitals Table K1 Maximum activity in a package Table K2 Classification of radionuclides into groups for transport purposes Table K3 Maximum activities for exempt substances and instruments Classification of radionuclides according to relative radiotoxicity per unit activity Definitions of terms Radiation and contamination monitoring instruments References Page 77 78 79 80 8] 82 84 89 89 91 93 95 96 101 102 105 107 108 110 111 113 118 120 121 126