Consenting Process for Radiation Facilities - Atomic Energy ...

The accelerator shall be housed in a room with adequate shielding and access
control. The Site and Layout Plan of the therapy room should be approved
by AERB prior to its construction.
The format for application for site and layout plan approval for medical linear
accelerator is given in Annexure 20.
3.5.2.3 Construction
The construction of the medical linear accelerator facility can be started after
obtaining layout plan approval and no separate regulatory approval is required
for construction. QA manual for construction should be prepared and
implemented so that the requirements as per approved layout plan by AERB
shall be ensured during construction with respect to material, density and
thicknesses.
3.5.2.4 Procurement of Medical Linear Accelerator
In order to carry out radiation therapy procedures using medical linear
accelerator, the applicant should first submit an application to obtain consent
for procurement of Medical Linear Accelerator. The consentee should ensure
before procurement that the Medical Linear Accelerator is type approved. In
case the Medical Linear Accelerator is not type approved, the local
manufacturer/local supplier should submit the documents to AERB
demonstrating the compliance with the applicable national/international
standards and the Type Approval procedures as per subsection 3.18.1 shall
be followed.
Prior to the procurement of the source or equipment with source the applicant
should have the following:
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)
Radiological safety officer (RSO)
Personnel monitoring devices
Protection level dosimeters
Radiation protection manual/Emergency preparedness plans and
procedures (EPP)
Room constructed as per AERB approved layout plan.
Based on review of the application, AERB may issue Consent for the
procurement of Medical Linear Accelerator (radiation generating equipment).
The Application format for obtaining Consent for procurement/import of
Medical Linear Accelerator is given in Annexure 21.
In case of medical linear accelerator containing depleted uranium, details
regarding the same also need to be furnished as given in Annexure 21.
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