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Radiation Protection for Diagnostic Radiology in Australia & New Zealand

Regulation of Ionising Radiation


 * International
 * International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) - their work helps to prevent cancer and other diseases and effects associated with exposure to ionising radiation and to protect the environment
 * Publication 103: 2007 Recommendations of the International Commission on Radiological Protection - principles of justification of radiological procedures, optimisation of radiation protection and dose limitation
 * Publication 113: Education and Training in Radiological Protection for Diagnostic and Interventional Procedures
 * Publication 117: Radiological Protection in Fluoroscopically Guided Procedures outside the Imaging Department
 * Publication 118: ICRP Statement on Tissue Reactions / Early and Late Effects of Radiation in Normal Tissues and Organs – Threshold Doses for Tissue Reactions in a Radiation Protection Context
 * Publication 120: Radiological Protection in Cardiology
 * Publication 121: Radiological Protection in Paediatric Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology
 * Publication 129: Radiological Protection in Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT)
 * International Commission on Radiation Units & Measurement (ICRU) - develops and promulgates internationally accepted recommendations on radiation related quantities and units, terminology, measurement procedures and reference data for the safe and efficient application of ionising radiation to medical diagnosis and therapy, radiation science and technology and radiation protection of individuals and populations
 * Report 54: Medical Imaging - The Assessment of Image Quality
 * Report 70: Image Quality in Chest Radiography
 * Report 74: Patient Dosimetry for X Rays used in Medical Imaging
 * Report 79: Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) Analysis in Medical Imaging
 * Report 82: Mammography - Assessment of Image Quality
 * Report 87: Radiation Dosimetry and Image Quality Assessment in Computed Tomography
 * International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) - among many other roles, develops safety standards to protect the health and minimise the danger associated with the use of ionising radiation in medicine
 * Human Health Series No. 24: Dosimetry in Diagnostic Radiology for Paediatric Patients
 * Safety Report Series No. 71: Radiation Protection in Paediatric Radiology
 * Safety Standards Series No. GSR Part 3: Radiation Protection and Safety of Radiation Sources: International Basic Safety Standards
 * TECDOC No. 1641: Patient Dose Optimization in Fluoroscopically Guided Interventional Procedures
 * Technical Reports Series No. 457: Dosimetry in Diagnostic Radiology: An International Code of Practice
 * World Health Organization (WHO)
 * United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) - assesses global levels and effects of ionising radiation and provides scientific basis for radiation protection

Australia


 * Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Regulations (1999)
 * ACT Radiation Protection Regulation (2007)
 * NSW Radiation Control Regulation (2013)
 * NT Radiation Protection Regulations (2012)
 * Queensland Radiation Safety Regulation (2010)
 * SA Radiation Protection and Control (Ionising Radiation) Regulations (2015)
 * Tasmanian Radiation Protection Act (2005)
 * Victorian Radiation Regulations (2007)
 * WA Radiation Safety (General) Regulations (1983)

New Zealand


 * NZ Radiation Safety Regulations (2016)