Radiation protection standards for health services using ionising radiation Jurisdiction Chile Year 1981 Published in Spanish Original/other title [Spanish] Normas de protección radiológica para los servicios de salud que utilizan radiaciones ionizantes Source Ministerio de Salud, Santiago, Chile, 1981. 32p. 6 ref. Descriptors [Primary] Chile, ionizing radiation, radiation protection, radiological services, x-ray equipment [Secondary] legislation, limitation of exposure, permissible radiation doses, standard, x-rays Subject category Physical hazards Abstract These standards specify the permissible exposure limits to ionising radiation applicable to health workers in Chile using such radiation professionally. The usual dose limits are: 100 millirems per week, 400 millirems per month and 5,000 millirems per year. Technical protection standards for equipment and for rooms housing the equipment are given. The original text of the applicable legislation in Chile (1974) is presented. CIS No. 84-1278 Database ID 42282