Posts Tagged ‘RPA’
Radiation Protection Requirements for Source Exchange in Industrial Radiography
Source Exchange is undertaken to temporarily remove and return a Source Assembly from a Gamma Source Projector to allow examination, maintenance and test to be undertaken on the projector or to allow a redundant Source Assembly (spent) to be removed and replaced with a new Source Assembly. Ideally Source Exchange should be undertaken off-site in…
Read MoreRadiation Protection Requirements for use of Desktop XRF Analysers
X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) is a non-destructive analytical technique used to determine the elemental composition of materials and can also be used to determine the thickness of coatings applied to a material. Desktop XRF Analysers contain a relatively low energy X-Ray Generator, which is a source of ionising radiation. This article highlights key radiation protection requirements…
Read MoreThe New IRR17 Consent Process
The Ionising Radiation Regulations 2017 (IRR17) brought into effect a new Graded Approach for how regulators (HSE, ONR and HSENI, we focus on HSE in this article) would authorise work with ionising radiation – the higher the radiation protection risk, the greater the requirements. A three-tier system of regulatory control, Notification, Registration and Consent was…
Read MoreRadiation Protection Requirements for Small Animal Veterinary X-Ray Radiography Diagnostics
X-Ray radiography is a commonly utilised non-invasive diagnostic tool in small animal veterinary practice using a variety of X-Ray techniques including conventional, dental, computed tomography (CT) and/or fluoroscopy. The HSE have been undertaking an on-going programme of inspections on veterinary practices against, with continued evidence of a very high level of material non-compliance to IRR17.…
Read MoreChanges in UK Airport X-Ray Screening Equipment
The United Kingdom Health Security Agency (UKHSA) have made us aware of changes in the technology that is being rolled out across UK airports and potentially international airports. The new type of X-Ray equipment, 3-D X-Ray Computed Tomography, being introduced to assist with passengers passing through security, permitting laptops and other sensitive technologies to remain…
Read MoreRadiation Protection Requirements for use of Handheld XRF Analysers
X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) is a non-destructive analytical technique used to determine the elemental composition of materials and can also be used to determine the thickness of coatings applied to a material. XRF Analysers contain a small X-Ray Generator, which is a source of ionising radiation. This article highlights key radiation protection requirements around use of…
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