Consenting Process for Radiation Facilities - Atomic Energy ...

(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)
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
Radiation zone monitor.
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 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
investigation report. AERB may conduct inspection for the radiation facility
as and when required.
The Consentee shall arrange to constitute a Local Safety Committee with the
Head of the institution as Chairman and the RSO as Member Secretary to
review the safety status of all the radiation facilities in the institution. The
Committee may also include the service engineer as a member. The minutes
of the meetings and the action taken reports shall be available for inspection
by AERB.
3.8.6 Decommissioning/Disposal
Consent from AERB for decommissioning of remote afterloading (RAL)
brachytherapy unit if no longer to be used. In case of decommissioning of
remote afterloading (RAL) brachytherapy unit the Consentee should arrange
to remove the radioactive source and depleted uranium, if present, and return
them to the supplier for safe disposal. For the above, the Consentee should
obtain an Authorisation from AERB for transfer/disposal of radioactive waste
to the authorised waste management agency. The application format for
obtaining the said Authorisation for safe disposal of radioactive waste is given
in Annexure 50. If no contamination or radioactivity is present in the source
head, decommissioning may include dismantling. If activity is present, the
active component should be disposed off separately.
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