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CISDOC database
| Document ID (ISN) | 20541 |
| CIS number |
74-423 |
| Year |
1972 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Department of Health and Social Security, London. |
| Title |
Code of practice for the protection of persons against ionizing radiations arising from medical and dental use. |
| Bibliographic information |
H.M. Stationery Office, P.O. Box 569, London, S.E.1, United Kingdom, 1972. 138 p. Illus. 68 ref. Price: £0.60. |
| Abstract |
This revised code applies to the use of ionising radiations arising from all forms of medical and dental practice and from allied research on human subjects. Individual sections are devoted to: scope; general measures for radiological protection; protective clothing; storage and movement of radioactive substances; disposal of radioactive waste, etc. Appendices contain information on responsibility for safety arrangements, maximum permissible dosages, body burdens, TLV's, derived working limits for surface contamination, markings, tube and source housings, requirements for dose control of high energy X-rays and electrons, transportation, radiation and contamination monitoring instruments, etc. A detailed subject index is appended. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
ionizing radiation; radiation protection; dental services; health services; United Kingdom |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
sealed radioactive sources; beta ray equipment; radioactive substances; x-ray equipment; unsealed radioactive sources; gamma ray equipment; responsibilities; radiation monitoring; permissible radiation doses; medical examinations; radiotherapy; standard; radiology; disposal of radioactive waste |
| Document type |
F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards |
| Subject(s) |
Radiation
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Ionizing radiation
Health care services
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