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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/ionising-radiation-medical-exposure-regulations-2000/schedule-2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2000/1059",
  "legislation_title": "The Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/ionising-radiation-medical-exposure-regulations-2000",
  "path": "schedule/2",
  "kind": "schedule",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Adequate Training",
  "text": "Practitioners and operators shall have successfully completed training, including theoretical knowledge and practical experience, in—\n(i) such of the subjects detailed in section A as are relevant to their functions as practitioner or operator; and\n(ii) such of the subjects detailed in section B as are relevant to their specific area of practice.\nA. Radiation production, radiation protection and statutory obligations relating to ionising radiations\n1. Fundamental Physics of Radiation\n1.1 Properties of radiation\nAttenuation of ionising radiation\nScattering and absorption\n1.2 Radiation hazards and dosimetry\nBiological effects of radiation\nRisks/benefits of radiation\nDose optimisation\nAbsorbed dose, dose equivalent, effective dose and their units\n1.3 Special attention areas\nPregnancy and potential pregnancy\nInfants and children\nMedical and biomedical research\nHealth screening\nHigh dose techniques\n2. Management and Radiation Protection of the Patient\n2.1 Patient selection\nJustification of the individual exposure\nPatient identification and consent\nUse of existing appropriate radiological information\nAlternative techniques\nClinical evaluation of outcome\nMedico-legal issues\n2.2 Radiation protection\nGeneral radiation protection\nUse of radiation protection devices\npatient\npersonal\nProcedures for untoward incidents involving overexposure to ionising radiation\n3. Statutory Requirements and Advisory Aspects\n3.1 Statutory requirements and non-statutory recommendations\nRegulations\nLocal rules and procedures\nIndividual responsibilities relating to medical exposures\nResponsibility for radiation safety\nRoutine inspection and testing of equipment\nNotification of faults and DH hazard warnings\nClinical Audit\nB. Diagnostic Radiology, Radiotherapy and Nuclear Medicine\n4. Diagnostic Radiology\n4.1. General\nFundamentals of radiological anatomy\nFundamentals of radiological techniques\nProduction of X-rays\nEquipment selection and use\nFactors affecting radiation dose\nDosimetry\nQuality assurance and quality control\n4.2. Specialised techniques\nImage intensification/fluoroscopy\nDigital fluoroscopy\nComputerised Tomography scanning\nInterventional procedures\nVascular imaging\n4.3. Fundamentals of Image Acquisition etc\nImage quality v. radiation dose\nConventional film processing\nAdditional image formats, acquisition, storage and display\n4.4. Contrast Media\nNon-ionic and ionic\nUse and preparation\nContra-indications to the use of contrast media\nUse of automatic injection devices\n5. Radiotherapy\n5.1. General\nProduction of ionising radiation\nUse of radiotherapy —\nbenign disease\nmalignant disease\nexternal beam\nbrachytherapy\n5.2. Radiobiological Aspects for Radiotherapy\nFractionation\nDose rate\nRadiosensitisation\nTarget volumes\n5.3. Practical aspects for radiotherapy\nEquipment\nTreatment planning\n5.4. Radiation Protection Specific to Radiotherapy\nSide effects — early and late\nToxicity\nAssessment of efficacy\n6. Nuclear Medicine\n6.1. General\nAtomic structure and radioactivity\nRadioactive decay\nThe tracer principle\nFundamentals of diagnostic use\nFundamentals of therapeutic use\ndose rate\nfractionation\nradiobiology aspects\n6.2. Principles of Radiation Detection, Instrumentation and Equipment\nTypes of systems\nImage acquisition, storage and display\nQuality assurance and quality control\n6.3. Radiopharmaceuticals\nCalibration\nWorking practices in the radiopharmacy\nPreparation of individual doses\nDocumentation\n6.4. Radiation Protection Specific to Nuclear Medicine\nConception, pregnancy and breastfeeding\nArrangements for radioactive patients\nDisposal procedures for radioactive waste",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/1059/schedule/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:12:30.103247+00:00"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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