Legislation and other Useful Documentation....

Act of Parliament from 1988 and Statutory Instruments from 1987 onwards (including repealed legislation) are available from the UK Legislation website. The UK Statute Law Database gives primary legislation from 1267 onwards in ‘revised’ form where the legislation has been amended, and original versions of secondary legislation from 1991 onwards. The website of the Society of Radiation Protection includes a comprehensive list of legislation relating to radiation protection published since 1999, in order of publication date. Click here to access. Health and Safety The Ionising Radiations Regulations 1999 Work with Ionising Radiation - Ionising Radiations Regulations 1999 - Approved Code of Practice and guidance - HSE L121 (mirror) Prior Authorisation under IRR99 HSE PM77 Equipment used in Connection with Medical Exposure (3rd Edition) (superceded 1998 2nd edition) Additional Guidance on IRR99, HSE, 2007 (web)(pdf extracts) The Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations 1999 HSE - Five Steps to Risk Assessment The Public Information for Radiation Emergencies Regulations 1992 The Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposures) Regulations 2000 Guidance on the establishment and use of “Diagnostic Reference Levels” (DRLs), DH, April 2007 The Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 DoH IRMER Notes on Good Practice IRMER and DoH Notes combined by JS (PDF Document - 141.36KB) RCR - A Guide to Justification for Clinical Radiologists EU Referral Guidelines for Imaging(PDF Document - Based on RCR guidelines) NRPB Reference Doses for Dental Radiology paper Approval for research involving ionising radiation (V2, Sep 08) (mirror) A guide to understanding the implications of IRMER in Radiotherapy (2009, RCR/IPEM/CoR) (mirror) NRPB Guidance Notes for Dental Practitioners on the Safe Use of X-ray Equipment (PDF Document mirror) The Air Navigation (Cosmic Radiation) Order 2000 The Radiation (Emergency Preparedness and Public Information) Regulations 2001 (amended with regard to rail by the Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations 2007) The Justification of Practices Involving Ionising Radiation Regulations 2004 Guidance on the Justification Regulations 2004 Radioactive Substances The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010 (no 675) (Explanatory memorandum) The Radioactive Substances Act 1993 (Note, much of this Act has been revoked or amended by EPR 2010. See pages 190-193 of EPR 2010) The Radioactive Substances (Emergency Exemption) (England and Wales) Order 2006 (web) (pdf) (memo) The Radioactive Substances (Testing Instruments) (England and Wales) Exemption Order 2006 (web) (pdf) (memo) The High-activity Sealed Radioactive Sources and Orphan Sources Regulations 2005 (web) (pdf) (memo) The Radioactive Substances (Clocks and Watches) (England and Wales) Regulations 2001 (web) (pdf)   The Radioactive Substances (Basic Safety Standards) (England and Wales) Direction 2000 The Radioactive Substances (Hospitals) Exemption (Amendment) Order 1995 The Radioactive Substances (Substances of Low Activity) Exemption (Amendment) Order 1992 The Radioactive Substances (Smoke Detectors) Exemption (Amendment) Order 1991 The Radioactive Substances (Hospitals) Exemption Order 1990 The Radioactive Substances (Appeals) Regulations 1990 The Radioactive Substances (Hospitals) Exemption Order 1990 Out of print RSA93 Exemption Orders (Ionactive Consulting Ltd website)   The Special Waste Regulations 1996 DEFRA - Environmental Permitting Guidance Radioactive Substances Regulation, March 2010 (mirror) EA - Radioactive Substances Act Guidance (mirror) Transport The Radioactive Materials (Road Transport) Act 1991 The Radioactive Material (Road Transport) (Definition of Radioactive Materials) Order 2002 The Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations 2009 (Revokes and replaces CDG2007 which itself revoked and replaced RAMRoad2002, and includes amendments to REPPIR2001 regarding rail transport) European Agreement Concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR) 2009  Derogations for Member States on small quantities of certain dangerous goods, 2005 Authorisation No. 216 - To allow the carriage of certain class 7 radioactive goods either alone or with other packaged dangerous goods on a transport unit without the requirements of ADR 8.1.4 relating to fire fighting equipment. (25/8/09) (mirror) HSE guidance - Main exemptions DfT 2009: Carriage of Dangerous Goods: Approved Derogations and Transitional Provisions SQA Dangerous Goods Safety Adviser syllabus & examination Medicines The Medicines (Administration of Radioactive Substances) Amendment Regulations 2006 The Medicines (Administration of Radioactive Substances) Amendment Regulations 1995 The Medicines (Products Other Than Veterinary Drugs) (Prescription Only) Amendment Order 1996 The Medicines (Administration of Radioactive Substances) Regulations 1978 (MARS) The Administration of Radioactive Substances Advisory Committee (ARSAC) ARSAC Newsletter Environmental Protection The Radioactive Contaminated Land (Modification of Enactments) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 The Radioactive Contaminated Land (Modification of Enactments)(England) Regulations 2006 The Radioactive Contaminated Land (Enabling Powers) (England) Regulations 2005   Lasers Control of Artificial Optical Radiation at Work Regulations 2010 Explanatory Memorandum to CAOR Regs 2010 Explanatory Notes to Care Standards Act The Private and Voluntary Health Care (England) Regulations 2001 The National Care Standards Commission (Fees and Frequency of Inspections) Regulations 2001 DoH - Independent Health Care - National Minimum Standards- a statement of national minimum standards published by the Secretary of State for Health under section 23(1) of the Care Standards Act 2000 (Feb 02). EU Physical Agents (artificial optical radiation) Directive 2006 A Non-Binding Guide to the Artificial Optical Radiation Directive 2006/25/EC (HPA) (mirror) MHRA Guidance on the safe use of lasers, intense light source systems & LEDs in medical, surgical, dental & aesthetic practices The Private and Voluntary Health Care (England) Amendment Regulations 2008 ARSAC - Administration of Radioactive Substances Advisory Committee Care Quality Commission - Medical Radiation Exposure CHRE - Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence CEP - Centre for Evidence-based Purchasing Dialog online databases HPC - Health Professions Council HPA - Radiation - Health Protection Agency (specific docs) NRPB W67 - CT NRPB W4 - Radiation exposure to the UK population from Medical & Dental X-ray examinations ImPACT - UK CT Scanner Evaluation Group MHRA - Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency IRMER - DoH IRMER Notes on Good Practice KCARE - King's Centre for the Assessment of Radiological Equipment MEIGaN - Medical Electrical Installation Guidance for diagnostic imaging (including dental X-ray units) and radiotherapy rooms/suites Microsoft NHS Resource Centre MHRA - safety warnings, alerts & recalls - Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency NHSBSP - NHS Breast Screening Programme (Equipment Evaluations) NCCPM - National Coordinating Centre for the Physics of Mammography NHS Supply Chain NHS Trainee Clinical Scientist recruitment site NHS Employers - Terms & conditions for NHS staff, etc. NHS Jobs - Terms & conditions for NHS staff, etc. NEYH QARC - North-East, Yorkshire & Humberside QA Reference Centre NRES - National Research Ethics Service PASA CEP - Centre for Evidence-based Purchasing (diagnostic imaging reports) Records management: NHS code of practice (2006) Other UK Governmental Bodies CLEAPSS - Supporting science in schools and colleges (Managing Ionising Radiations & Radioactive Substances in Schools etc, L93, Sept 2008) DfT - Radioactive Materials - Department for Transport EA - Radioactive Substances - Environement Agency HSE - Nuclear - Health & Safety Executive, Nuclear Industry HSE - Radiation - Health & Safety Executive, (non-nuclear) ionising & non-ionising radiation NPL - Ionising Radiation - National Physical Laboratory RIMNET - Radioactive Incident Monitoring Network UK Resilience UK Statute Law Database - primary & secondary legislation European Guidance EU Radiation Protection page EU Radiation Protection publications European Guidelines on Quality Criteria for Computed Tomography 97: Radiation Protection following Iodine-131 therapy (exposures due to out-paitents or discharged in-patients) 100: EU Guidance for the protection of unborn children & infants irradiated due to parental medical exposure - includes typical fetal doses, p20 118: EU Referral guidelines for imaging - includes typical patient doses Sources of Further Information CT is us is created and maintained by The Advanced Medical Imaging Laboratory (AMIL); a multidisciplinary team dedicated to research, education, and the advancement of patient care using medical imaging with a focus on spiral CT and 3D imaging. ICRP -International Commission on Radiological Protection ICRP 85 - Interventional Radiology (MS PowerPoint 6.8 MB) ICRP 86 - Accidents in Radiotherapy (MS PowerPoint 5.4 MB) ICRP 87 - CT dose management (MS PowerPoint 3.6 MB)   Radiation & Pregnancy ICRP 84 - Pregnancy & Medical Radiation (MS PowerPoint 2.9 MB) NRPB Diagnostic Medical Exposures: Advice on Exposure to Ionising Radiation During Pregnancy (1998, PDF, superceded in 2009, but still useful) HPA Protection of Pregnant Patients during Diagnostic Medical Exposures to Ionising Radiation RCE 9 (2009, PDF)   Pregnancy and Work in Diagnostic Imaging Departments, 2nd Edition, RCR, 2009 (mirror) Fetal Dose from Radiotherapy with Photon Beams - AAPM Report no. 50 RCR - Royal College of Radiology Practice Guide for Clinical Radiologists, RCR, 1999 (including section 3.3 Responsibility for installation of up-to-date equipment) Retention and Storage of Images and Radiological Patient Data, RCR, 2006 Making the best use of clinical radiology services, 6th Edition, RCR, 2007 (access may be restricted to UK NHS networks) SRP - Rules of thumb   Medical Management of Radiological Casualties (US Armed Forces)   Google Scholar - search engine for peer-reviewed journals, etc. Mineralogy Database NIST Physical Reference Data - including mass attenuation coefficients, stopping powers, etc. NuDat 2.5 - interactive Chart of Nuclides Webelements - data on all the elements Journals Annals of the ICRP (Hull Uni Athens) British Journal of Radiology Health Physics (charge) Journal of the ICRU (Hull Uni Athens) Journal of Radiological Protection (largely free) Journal of the Royal Society Interface (RS cross-disciplinary publication promoting research at the interface between the physical and life sciences) Medical Physics Physics in Medicine & Biology (Hull Uni Athens) Radiation Protection Dosimetry -- >

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