CHAPTER VIIMEDICAL EXPOSURES
Article 58Procedures
Member States shall ensure that:
- (a)
written protocols for every type of standard medical radiological procedure are established for each equipment for relevant categories of patients;
- (b)
information relating to patient exposure forms part of the report of the medical radiological procedure;
- (c)
referral guidelines for medical imaging, taking into account the radiation doses, are available to the referrers;
- (d)
in medical radiological practices, a medical physics expert is appropriately involved, the level of involvement being commensurate with the radiological risk posed by the practice. In particular:
- (i)
in radiotherapeutic practices other than standardised therapeutic nuclear medicine practices, a medical physics expert shall be closely involved;
- (ii)
in standardised therapeutical nuclear medicine practices as well as in radiodiagnostic and interventional radiology practices, involving high doses as referred to in point (c) of Article 61(1), a medical physics expert shall be involved;
- (iii)
X1for other medical radiological practices not covered by points (i) and (ii), a medical physics expert shall be involved, as appropriate, for consultation and advice on matters relating to radiation protection concerning medical exposure.
- (i)
- (e)
clinical audits are carried out in accordance with national procedures;
- (f)
appropriate local reviews are undertaken whenever diagnostic reference levels are consistently exceeded and that appropriate corrective action is taken without undue delay.