RADIATION PROTECTION IN CANADA: VII. THE ROLE OF INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE IN THE FIELD OF RADIATION PROTECTION.
The main emphasis of a provincial radiation protection program is on ionizing radiation produced by machines, although assistance is given to the Federal Radiation Protection Division in its program relating to radioactive substances. The basis for the Saskatchewan program of radiation protection is the Radiological Health Act 1961. An important provision of the Act is annual registration of radiation equipment. The design of the registration form encourages a "do-it-yourself" radiation and electrical safety inspection.Installations are inspected every two years by a radiation health officer. Two hundred and twenty-one deficiencies were found during inspection of 224 items of radiation equipment, the commonest being failure to use personal film badges. Insufficient filtration of the beam, inadequate limitation of the beam, and unnecessary exposure of operators were other common faults.Physicians have a responsibility to weigh the potential advantages against the hazards when requesting radiographic or fluoroscopic procedures.
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CANADA; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; LEGISLATION, MEDICAL; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOGRAPHY