15/05/20151 First FRCR Examination in Clinical Radiology Statutory Requirements and Non-Statutory Recommendations (c) Other relevant legislation John Saunderson Radiation Protection Adviser

15/05/20152 Other relevant legislation Medicines (Administration of Radioactive Substances) Regulations 1978 (see Environmental Permitting Regulations 2010 The Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations 2009.

15/05/20153 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.”.

15/05/20154 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.”.

15/05/20155 Covers Nuclear medicine scanning Nuclear medicine therapy Some pathology test, e.g. –C-14 urea breath test –Co-57 Schilling test Brachytherapy –interstitial –intracavity –surface applicators –neutron activation.

Certificates are specific to 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”.

15/05/20157 Environmental Permitting Regulations 2010 “EPR10 ” Replaces Radioactive Substances Act 1993 “RSA93” 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.

15/05/20158 Source Registration Limits activity and number of sources Requires –supervision –labelling –security –report losses to Police & EA –Records.

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.

15/05/ Part Exemptions Revised 2012 –e.g. < 1,000 MBq Tc-99m in human excreta to drains –approx equivalent to 16 bone scans.

15/05/ 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

15/05/ Typical packages

15/05/ 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.

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