Standards relating to the installation and operation of X-ray generating equipment Jurisdiction Argentina Year 1979 Published in Spanish Original/other title [Spanish] Normas relativas a la instalación y funcionamiento de equipos generadores de rayos X Source Ministerio de Bienestar Social, Secretaría de Estado de Salud Pública, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1979. 31p. Descriptors [Primary] Argentina, ionizing radiation, radiation protection, x-ray equipment [Secondary] compendium, law, permissible radiation doses, permits-to-work, radiation monitoring Subject category Physical hazards Abstract Compendium of Argentinian laws relating to the safety of X-ray equipment. Law No.17.557/67 (Law on X-rays) lays down the principles of the safe operation of X-ray equipment, and specifies the scope of regulations to be issued on the subject. Decree No.6.320/68 specifies the kinds of X-ray equipment used for medical, industrial and research purposes, the qualifications required of personnel operating them, and the authorisations necessary for their installation or modification. It also deals with safety requirements and personal dosimetry. Decree No.1.648/70 modifies the previous decree concerning the length of experience necessary for accreditation of establishments employing X-ray equipment. Resolution no.2.680/68 (Basic standards of radiographic safety) provides basic safety standards for the operation of X-ray equipment, including maximum exposure limits (5rem/yr for uniform exposure of the whole body, 75rem/yr for exposure of the extremities and 15rem/yr for localised exposure of other organs), supervision and dosimetry. CIS No. 92-732 Database ID 58002