Specific Considerations And Guidance For The Establishment Of Ionizing Radiation Facilities

Author : IAEA
Publisher : International Atomic Energy Agency
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2023-04-17
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789201474223

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Specific Considerations and Guidance for the Establishment of Ionizing Radiation Facilities by IAEA Pdf

Various nuclear techniques have led to opportunities to enhance quality of life through services offered by ionizing radiation facilities (IRFs). National nuclear institutions, universities, medical centres, and private companies have established and used IRFs not only for research and development purposes but also for the provision of commercial services and goods. This publication provides guidance for organizations and institutions working on IRF projects to enable them to undertake them in a well-organized manner. It includes considerations for a feasibility study, provides detailed methodologies on how to assess the status of the necessary infrastructure, and aims to help Member States as well as their respective organizations to understand their commitments and obligations associated with an IRF project. It is intended to be used by managers, staff, decision makers at the national level and other stakeholders at institutions that are seeking or supporting the establishment of an IRF.

Author : International Atomic Energy Agency
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2023-05-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9201472226

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Specific Considerations and Guidance for the Establishment of Ionizing Radiation Facilities by International Atomic Energy Agency Pdf

Various nuclear techniques have led to opportunities to enhance quality of life through services offered by ionizing radiation facilities (IRFs). National nuclear institutions, universities, medical centres, and private companies have established and used IRFs not only for research and development purposes but also for the provision of commercial services and goods. This publication provides guidance for organizations and institutions working on IRF projects to enable them to undertake them in a well-organized manner. It includes considerations for a feasibility study, provides detailed methodologies on how to assess the status of the necessary infrastructure, and aims to help Member States as well as their respective organizations to understand their commitments and obligations associated with an IRF project. It is intended to be used by managers, staff, decision makers at the national level and other stakeholders at institutions that are seeking or supporting the establishment of an IRF.

Author : International Atomic Energy Agency
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2019-02-04
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9201017170

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Radiation Protection and Safety in Medical Uses of Ionizing Radiation by International Atomic Energy Agency Pdf

This Safety Guide provides recommendations and guidance on fulfilling the requirements of IAEA Safety Standards Series No. GSR Part 3 for ensuring radiation protection and safety of radiation sources in medical uses of ionizing radiation with regard to patients, workers, carers and comforters, volunteers in biomedical research, and the public. It covers radiological procedures in diagnostic radiology (including dentistry), image guided interventional procedures, nuclear medicine, and radiotherapy. Recommendations and guidance are provided on applying a systematic approach to ensure that there is a balance between being able to utilize the benefits from medical uses of ionizing radiation and minimizing the risk of radiation effects to people.

Author : Committee for Review and Evaluation of the Medical Use Program of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission,Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1996-04-08
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309588751

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Radiation in Medicine by Committee for Review and Evaluation of the Medical Use Program of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission,Institute of Medicine Pdf

Does radiation medicine need more regulation or simply better-coordinated regulation? This book addresses this and other questions of critical importance to public health and safety. The issues involved are high on the nation's agenda: the impact of radiation on public safety, the balance between federal and state authority, and the cost-benefit ratio of regulation. Although incidents of misadministration are rare, a case in Pennsylvania resulting in the death of a patient and the inadvertent exposure of others to a high dose of radiation drew attention to issues concerning the regulation of ionizing radiation in medicine and the need to examine current regulatory practices. Written at the request from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Radiation in Medicine reviews the regulation of ionizing radiation in medicine, focusing on the NRC's Medical Use Program, which governs the use of reactor-generated byproduct materials. The committee recommends immediate action on enforcement and provides longer term proposals for reform of the regulatory system. The volume covers Sources of radiation and their use in medicine. Levels of risk to patients, workers, and the public. Current roles of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, other federal agencies, and states. Criticisms from the regulated community. The committee explores alternative regulatory structures for radiation medicine and explains the rationale for the option it recommends in this volume. Based on extensive research, input from the regulated community, and the collaborative efforts of experts from a range of disciplines, Radiation in Medicine will be an important resource for federal and state policymakers and regulators, health professionals involved in radiation treatment, developers and producers of radiation equipment, insurance providers, and concerned laypersons.

Author : International Atomic Energy Agency
Publisher : IAEA Safety Standards
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9201353103

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Radiation Protection and Safety of Radiation Sources by International Atomic Energy Agency Pdf

This publication is the new edition of the International Basic Safety Standards. The edition is co-sponsored by seven other international organizations European Commission (EC/Euratom), FAO, ILO, OECD/NEA, PAHO, UNEP and WHO. It replaces the interim edition that was published in November 2011 and the previous edition of the International Basic Safety Standards which was published in 1996. It has been extensively revised and updated to take account of the latest finding of the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation, and the latest recommendations of the International Commission on Radiological Protection. The publication details the requirements for the protection of people and the environment from harmful effects of ionizing radiation and for the safety of radiation sources. All circumstances of radiation exposure are considered.

Author : IAEA
Publisher : International Atomic Energy Agency
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2020-08-18
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789201057228

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Radiation Safety of Accelerator Based Radioisotope Production Facilities by IAEA Pdf

Radioisotopes are used worldwide in a range of medical, industrial, research and academic applications. A large proportion of these radioisotopes are produced in particle accelerators, and the number of institutions that operate linear accelerators or cyclotrons and manufacture and distribute radiopharmaceuticals, for example, is significant and increasing. The production of radioisotopes using particle accelerators poses significant radiation hazards to workers, members of the public, and the environment when accelerators are operated without adequate radiation safety measures. This Safety Guide provides practical guidance for implementing radiation protection and safety measures in such facilities involved in the production and use of radioisotopes.

Author : IAEA
Publisher : International Atomic Energy Agency
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2020-08-18
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789201056221

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Radiation Safety in Well Logging by IAEA Pdf

This Safety Guide provides recommendations on the use of radioactive sources and radiation generators in well logging, including in the manufacture, calibration and maintenance of well logging tools. It provides recommendations on radiation protection and safety for the storage, use and transport of such radiation sources. The guidance in this publication is aimed primarily at operating organizations that are authorized to undertake well logging with radiation sources, as well as their employees and radiation protection officers. The guidance will also be of interest to regulatory bodies, and to designers, manufacturers, suppliers, and maintenance and servicing organizations of well logging equipment that contains radiation sources.

Author : International Atomic Energy Agency
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 920121510X

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Safety of Nuclear Power Plants by International Atomic Energy Agency Pdf

On the basis of the principles included in the Fundamental Safety Principles, IAEA Safety Standards Series No. SF-1, this Safety Requirements publication establishes requirements applicable to the design of nuclear power plants. It covers the design phase and provides input for the safe operation of the power plant. It elaborates on the safety objective, safety principles and concepts that provide the basis for deriving the safety requirements that must be met for the design of a nuclear power plant. Contents: 1. Introduction; 2. Applying the safety principles and concepts; 3. Management of safety in design; 4. Principal technical requirements; 5. General plant design; 6. Design of specific plant systems.

Author : Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 78 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1997-10-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309058957

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An Evaluation of Radiation Exposure Guidance for Military Operations by Institute of Medicine Pdf

Author : International Atomic Energy Agency
Publisher : IAEA Radiation Technology
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Science
ISBN : 9201357109

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Guidelines for the Development, Validation and Routine Control of Industrial Radiation Processes by International Atomic Energy Agency Pdf

Quality assurance is vital for the success of radiation technologies and requires the development of standardized procedures and the harmonization of process validation and control. The guidelines in this publication have been developed based on requests from Member States to provide guidance on fulfilling the requirements of the International Standard for Development, Validation and Routine Control for a Radiation Process, published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). While the ISO standard was developed for the sterilization of healthcare products, the present guidelines are generalized and are therefore relevant to any radiation process. This is possible since the principles involved in regulating a radiation process for achieving quality products are generally the same for any product or application. In several places, additional information has been included to provide insight into the radiation process that could help irradiator operators and their quality managers to provide better service to their customers.

Author : International Atomic Energy Agency
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9201015178

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Establishing the Infrastructure for Radiation Safety by International Atomic Energy Agency Pdf

The objective of this Safety Guide is to provide guidance on the establishment of the national radiation safety infrastructure that meets the IAEA safety standards. It provides recommendations, in the form of actions, on meeting the relevant Safety Requirements in an effective and integrated manner while taking specific national circumstances into full consideration. This Safety Guide does not diminish the application of, or provide a synopsis of or a substitute for, the IAEA Safety Fundamentals and Safety Requirements publications or other associated Safety Guides. Rather it sets out a holistic approach to the establishment of the national radiation safety infrastructure and provides advice for the application of IAEA safety standards for both, States having essentially no elements of the radiation safety infrastructure in place, and those that already have some.

Author : Veterans Administration Hospital (Omaha, Neb.). Special Laboratory of Nuclear Medicine and Biology
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1966
Category : Radiation
ISBN : SRLF:D0004248951

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Radiation Safety Manual by Veterans Administration Hospital (Omaha, Neb.). Special Laboratory of Nuclear Medicine and Biology Pdf

Author : National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Life Sciences,Committee on Evaluation of EPA Guidelines for Exposure to Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1999-02-25
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780309062978

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Evaluation of Guidelines for Exposures to Technologically Enhanced Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials by National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Life Sciences,Committee on Evaluation of EPA Guidelines for Exposure to Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials Pdf

Naturally occurring radionuclides are found throughout the earth's crust, and they form part of the natural background of radiation to which all humans are exposed. Many human activities-such as mining and milling of ores, extraction of petroleum products, use of groundwater for domestic purposes, and living in houses-alter the natural background of radiation either by moving naturally occurring radionuclides from inaccessible locations to locations where humans are present or by concentrating the radionuclides in the exposure environment. Such alterations of the natural environment can increase, sometimes substantially, radiation exposures of the public. Exposures of the public to naturally occurring radioactive materials (NORM) that result from human activities that alter the natural environment can be subjected to regulatory control, at least to some degree. The regulation of public exposures to such technologically enhanced naturally occurring radioactive materials (TENORM) by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and other regulatory and advisory organizations is the subject of this study by the National Research Council's Committee on the Evaluation of EPA Guidelines for Exposures to Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials.

Author : International Atomic Energy Agency
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Science
ISBN : 9201025173

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Radiation Protection of the Public and the Environment by International Atomic Energy Agency Pdf

This Safety Guide provides guidance on the implementation of the requirements in the International Basic Safety Standards, IAEA Safety Standards Series No. GSR Part 3, in relation to protection of the public and the environment against radiation risks. It provides generic guidance on the application of the radiation protection principles of justification, of optimization of protection and safety, and of dose limits. The publication covers the protection of the public and the environment in all exposure situations -- planned, emergency and existing.

Author : Royal College of Physicians
Publisher : Royal College of Physicians
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Cancer
ISBN : 9781860163272

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Effects of Cancer Treatment on Reproductive Functions by Royal College of Physicians Pdf

This guidance sets out the effects of a range of cancer treatments on reproductive functions and provides clear standards for management.