OSR, NCRS, CSPs Flashcards
what do the following stand for?
- ORS
- NCRS
- CSPs
- ORS: Office of Radiation Safety
- NCRS: National Centre for Radiation Science
- CSPs: Code of Safe Practice
Users of ionising radiation must satisfy requirements imposed by…?
“the rules”
Radiation Protection Act 1965
Radiation Protection Regulations 1982
An appropriate Code of Safe Practice
Regulatory and core government functions?
– Office of Radiation Safety, Ministry of Health.
Scientific and technical functions?
- National Centre for Radiation Science, Institute of Environmental Science and Research.
what 4 main things does the Office of Radiation Safety Ministry of Health do?
- Maintain a register of License Holders.This is the licensee for a place i.e. clinical department. Therefore will be either CHODs or some Medical Physicists
- Register of irradiation apparatus and radiation sources. Control the importation, exportation, purchasing, selling, transportation and disposal of apparatus and sources.
- Maintenance of the various Codes of Safe Practice
- Policy and Regulation of Radiation in NZ
what does the code of safe practice for radiation use stipulate?
The minimum legal requirements that must be satisfied. compliance with the codes is a condition on licences to use radioactive material or irradiating apparatus.
What are guideline notes?
practical information to assist in compliance with the requirements of radiation protection legislation and the relevant code of safe practice.
National centre for Radiation science ESR provides…
Measurement and testing
Radiation Safety Training
Personal Dosimetry Services
Calibration of radiation measuring instruments
Common Features of all the Human Related Codes of Safe Practices
JUSTIFACTON
OPTIMISING
LIMITATION
Clauses separating RADIATION PERSONNEL and NON RADIATION PERSONNEL
Clauses covering CHILDREN and PREGNANT WOMAN
Sections on EQUIPMENT, RESEARCH, and QUALITY ASSURANCE as well as PROCEDURES in the event of an incident
CSP16: Use of X-ray Security and Inspection Systems
2.3 Storage of X-ray Systems
- 3.1 The principle licensee shall store any x-ray equipment not in current use in the following manner:
a) the mains supply is disconnected from the generator, and
b) the x-ray unit is stored in a locked room with controlled access.
CSP5: X-rays in Medical Diagnosis… what does it cover?
The Code of Safe Practice sets out requirements and recommendations from radiation safety associated with the use of x- rays for medical diagnosis and on research on humans
CSP5: X-rays in Medical Diagnosis… what does NOT cover?
The code does not cover the use of x-rays for chiropractic, dental, podiatric or veterinary diagnosis
