title: Risk assessment for a radionuclide area: structure and scope.
abstract: As with all places of employment, nuclear medicine, medical physics and research departments in the United Kingdom which use radiation are required by legislation to make risk assessments associated with their work. Many have been slow to complete these, finding little guidance as to the best approach to take for departments which handle ionizing radiation. The Royal Free Hospital has set up a project to examine the whole procedure and approach to risk assessments in departments which use ionizing radiations, and has produced a standardized approach using matched risk assessment forms for both general risks and ionizing radiation risks. A worked example is included to illustrate the methodology and the standardized risk assessment forms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Physics, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Green
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Agnew
authors.forename: I A J
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Fife
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009683:Nuclear Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000517:prevention & control; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011835:Radiation Protection / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D011868:Radioisotopes; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D012307:Risk Factors; D012308:Risk Management / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration; D017751:Safety Management / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D006113:United Kingdom
chemical_list: D011868:Radioisotopes