First FRCR Examination in Clinical Radiology Statutory Requirements and Non-Statutory Recommendations (c) Other relevant legislation John Saunderson Radiation Protection Adviser 05/12/2017

Other relevant legislation Medicines (Administration of Radioactive Substances) Regulations 1978 (see www.arsac.org.uk) Environmental Permitting Regulations 2010 The Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations 2009. 05/12/2017

Medicines (Administration of Radioactive Substances) Regs 1978 (“MARS”) “No person shall administer to a human being (otherwise than to himself) any radioactive medicinal product unless he is doctor or dentist holding a certificate issued by the Health Minister for the purposes of section 60 of the Act in respect of radioactive medicinal products (hereinafter referred to as a “certificate”) or a person acting in accordance with the directions of such a doctor or dentist.” . 05/12/2017

Medicines (Administration of Radioactive Substances) Regs 1978 (“ARSAC”) “No person shall administer to a human being (otherwise than to himself) any radioactive medicinal product unless he is doctor or dentist holding a certificate issued by the Health Minister for the purposes of section 60 of the Act in respect of radioactive medicinal products (hereinafter referred to as a “certificate”) or a person acting in accordance with the directions of such a doctor or dentist.” . 05/12/2017

Covers Nuclear medicine scanning Nuclear medicine therapy Some pathology test, e.g. C-14 urea breath test Brachytherapy interstitial intracavity surface applicators neutron activation. 05/12/2017

Certificates are specific to Practitioner Site (i.e. hospital) Radio-pharmaceutical and proposed use Valid for 5 years (or maybe less for research) Information must be provided on equipment facilities scientific support Applicants assessed against “core curriculum”.

Environmental Permitting Regulations 2010 “EPR10” Unless exempt, must have PERMIT to keep or use radioactive material dispose of radioactive waste accumulate radioactive waste Permits are issued by the Environment Agency. 05/12/2017

Source Registration Limits activity and number of sources Requires supervision labelling security report losses to Police & EA Records . 05/12/2017

Waste Authorisation Limits activities, disposal routes, accumulation times Requires security report losses to Police & EA Records & annual summaries to EA Disposal routes may be aqueous to drain incinerate solid transfer solid to others gaseous discharge.

Part Exemptions e.g. < 10,000 MBq Tc-99m in human excreta to drains per year Approximately equivalent to 166 bone scans a year. 05/12/2017

The Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations 2009 “It does what it says on the packet” Controls transport of radioactive materials (and other dangerous goods) driver training packaging 05/12/2017

Typical packages 05/12/2017

The Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations 2009 Controls transport of radioactive materials by road driver training Packaging labelling - packages and vehicles consignment notes QA. 05/12/2017

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