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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/ionising-radiation-medical-exposure-regulations-2017/schedule-3/paragraph-1",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2017/1322",
  "legislation_title": "The Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations 2017",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/ionising-radiation-medical-exposure-regulations-2017",
  "path": "schedule/3/paragraph/1",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "Practitioners and operators must have successfully completed training, including theoretical knowledge and practical experience, in—\n(a) such of the subjects detailed in Table 1 as are relevant to their functions as practitioner or operator; and\n(b) such of the subjects detailed in Table 2 as are relevant to their specific area of practice.\nTable 1\nRadiation production, radiation protection and statutory obligations relating to ionising radiations\nFundamental Physics of Radiation\nProperties of Radiation\nExcitation and ionisation\nAttenuation of ionising radiation\nScattering and absorption\nRadiation Hazards and Dosimetry\nBiological effects of radiation - stochastic and deterministic\nRisks and benefits of radiation\nAbsorbed dose, equivalent dose, effective dose, other dose indicators and their units\nManagement and Radiation Protection of the individual being exposed\nSpecial Attention Areas\nPregnancy and potential pregnancy\nAsymptomatic individuals\nBreastfeeding\nInfants and children\nMedical and biomedical research\nHealth screening\nNon-medical imaging\nCarers and comforters\nHigh dose techniques\nJustification and authorisation\nJustification of the individual exposure\nUse of existing appropriate radiological information\nAlternative techniques\nRadiation Protection\nDiagnostic reference levels\nDose reference levels\nDose Constraints\nDose Optimisation\nDose reduction devices and techniques\nDose recording and dose audit\nGeneral radiation protection\nQuality Assurance for written procedures and written protocols\nQuality Control for the routine inspection and testing of equipment\nRisk communication\nUse of radiation protection devices\nStatutory Requirements, Non-Statutory Guidance and other documents\nRegulations\nNon-statutory guidance\nLocal procedures and protocols\nIndividual responsibilities relating to exposures\nResponsibility for radiation safety\nProactive use of clinical audit\nAnalysis of events involving accidental or unintended exposures\nStudy of risk of accidental or unintended exposures\nTable 2\nDiagnostic radiology, radiotherapy and nuclear medicine\nAll Modalities\nGeneral\nFundamentals of radiological anatomy\nFactors affecting radiation dose\nDosimetry\nFundamentals of clinical evaluation\nIdentification of the individual being exposed\nEquipment specification\nContrast Media\nUse and preparation\nContraindications\nUse of contrast injection systems\nDiagnostic radiology\nGeneral\nPrinciples of radiological techniques\nProduction of X-rays\nSpecialised Techniques\nComputed Tomography\nInterventional procedures\nHybrid imaging\nPractical aspects for diagnostic radiology\nPatient positioning\nEquipment selection and use\nProtocol selection\nOptimisation of image quality and radiation dose\nDose assessment and recording\nImage acquisition, artefacts, processing, display and storage\nRadiotherapy\nGeneral\nProduction of ionising radiation\nTreatment of malignant disease\nTreatment of benign disease\nPrinciples of external beam radiotherapy\nSpecialised techniques\nBrachytherapy\nIntra-operative radiotherapy\nProton therapy\nMagnetic Resonance Linac therapy\nComputed Tomography: applications limited to radiotherapy\nAdvanced techniques\nRadiobiological Aspects for Radiotherapy\nFractionation\nDose rate\nRadiosensitisation\nTarget volumes\nOrgans at risk\nThe Radiobiological effect of gaps in treatment\nThe Radiobiology of re-treatment\nPractical Aspects for Radiotherapy\nPatient positioning\nEquipment selection and use\nPrinciples of localisation techniques\nPrinciples of planning techniques\nPrinciples of dose calculation and verification techniques\nPrinciples of treatment techniques\nPrinciples of on-treatment imaging\nOptimisation of image quality and radiation dose\nRadiation Protection Specific to Radiotherapy\nSide effects—early and late\nToxicity\nAssessment of efficacy\nNuclear Medicine\nGeneral\nAtomic structure and radioactivity\nRadioactive decay\nPrinciples of molecular imaging and non-imaging exposures\nPrinciples of molecular radiotherapy\nMolecular Radiotherapy\nDose rate\nFractionation\nRadiobiology aspects\nRadiosensitisation\nSpecialised techniques\nQuantitative imaging—advanced applications\nHybrid imaging—advanced applications\nSelective Internal Radiation Therapy\nRadiopharmaceuticals\nCalibration\nWorking practices in the radiopharmacy\nPreparation of individual doses\nPractical aspects for nuclear medicine\nPatient positioning\nEquipment selection and use\nProtocol selection\nOptimisation of image quality and radiation dose\nDose assessment and recording\nImage acquisition, artefacts, processing, display and storage\nRadiation Protection Specific to Nuclear Medicine\nConception, pregnancy and breastfeeding\nRadiation protection arrangements for radioactive individuals",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 3 Table 1 substituted (1.10.2024) by The Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/896), regs. 1(2), 18(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Sch. 3 Table 2 substituted (1.10.2024) by The Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/896), regs. 1(2), 18(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 3 para. 1 in force at 6.2.2018, see reg. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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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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