Consenting Process for Radiation Facilities - Atomic Energy ...

3.5.2.5 Commissioning and Operation
Before the grant of commissioning and operation licence, the Applicant is
required to
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
Evaluate the performance of the type-approved telegamma unit and
prepare acceptance test report and submit to AERB.
Prepare and implement the quality assurance programme
Prepare and implement the Radiation Protection Manual as per
Appendix 7E.
These documents would be reviewed by AERB prior to grant of Licence for
commissioning and operation.
The application format for obtaining consent for commissioning and operation
of the medical linear accelerator is given in Annexure 22
In case the medical linear accelerator is not type approved, AERB considers
for type approval of the medical linear accelerator unit separately as explained
in subsection 3.18.1.
Prior to seeking Regulatory approval for commissioning and operation, the
Consentee should have:
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
Qualified and trained manpower - radiation oncologist, medical
physicist, RSO, and radiation therapy technologist;
Personnel monitoring devices for all workers
Protection level and therapy level dosimeters
Dosimetry accessories including radiation field analyser.
It is also advisable that a treatment planning system and a treatment simulator
are available for proper treatment planning and for treatment simulation.
The Consentee should ensure that
(i)
(ii)
calibration of radiation beam output, dosimetry for all field sizes
and depths for all beam energies, and
measurement of radiation levels at all occupied locations
are carried out at the time of commissioning and periodically or whenever
repairs are carried out that is likely to affect the dosimetric and radiation
safety performance of the unit.
The Consentee is required to submit annual safety status report to AERB at
the end of each calendar year. Unusual occurrences should be promptly
reported within 24 hours and this should be followed by a detailed report.
AERB may conduct inspection for the radiation facility as and when required.
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