CONTENTS Radiation protection and medical uses of ionising radiation 1.1 The different activity categories 1.2 Exposure situations in the medical sector 1.2.1 Exposure of health professionals 1.2.2 Exposure of patients 1.2.3 Exposure of the public 1.2.4 The environmental impact 1.3 Regulations 1.3.1 General regulations 1.3.2 Radiopharmaceutical drugs and medical devices 1.3.3 Administrative system 1.3.4 The particularities of radiation protection of patients 1.4 The risks and oversight priorities 1.5 Significant radiation protection events Nuclear-based medical activities 2.1 External-beam radiotherapy 2.1.1 Description of the techniques 2.1.2 Technical rules applicable to external-beam radiotherapy facilities 2.1.3 Radiation protection situation in external-beam radiotherapy 2.2 Brachytherapy 2.2.1 Description of the techniques 2.2.2 Technical rules applicable to brachytherapy facilities 2.2.3 Radiation protection situation in brachytherapy 2.3 Nuclear medicine 2.3.1 Description of the techniques 2.3.2 Technical rules applicable to nuclear medicine facilities 2.3.3 Radiation protection situation in nuclear medicine 2.4 Fluoroscopy-guided interventional practices 2.4.1 Description of the techniques 2.4.2 Technical rules for the fitting out of medical rooms 2.4.3 Radiation protection situation in fluoroscopy-guided interventional practices 2.5 Medical and dental radiodiagnosis 2.5.1 Overview of the equipment 2.5.2 Technical layout rules for medical and dental radiodiagnosis facilities 2.5.3 Radiation protection situation: focus on the computed tomography scanner 2.5.4 Significant events reported in medical and dental radiodiagnosis 2.6 Human body product irradiators 2.6.1 Description 2.6.2 Technical rules applicable to facilities 2.7 Significant radiation protection events Synthesis and prospects 1 p. 206 2p. 212 3p. 238
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