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HOW TO COMPLY WITH CBCT RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS IN A RADIATION PRACTICE
Background Meeting the legislative requirements (licensing, procedures, and compliance) for a radiation practice can be daunting, not to mention a frustrating process. There isn’t clear ‘road signs’ or directions to help guide what to do. Indeed, one can waste substantial time understanding these legal requirements, let alone applying them to practice. Of course, you still require plenty of time and energy to run your business/practice. All practices with a radiation machine (intra oral, extra oral, CBCT, laser) must comply with the local radiation health regulatory requirements for radiation safety. The core purpose is to ensure the safety of everyone, not only for the people operating the radiation machine but also for people within proximity of the radiation machine/exposure. As you know, radiation energy is invisible yet can impact health and wellbeing if not used correctly.
Each state and territory of Australia have their radiation safety guidelines and requirements. They differ both in applications and implications. Below are the relevant legislation and regulation governing the radiation requirements across Australia: Queensland – Radiation Safety Act 1999 & Radiation Safety Regulation 2021 New South Wales - Radiation Control Act 1990 &
Radiation Control Regulation 2013 Victoria – Radiation Act 2005 & Radiation
Regulations 2007 Western Australia – Radiation Safety Act 1975 &
Radiation Safety (General) Regulations 1983 South Australia – Radiation Protection and
Control Act 1982 & Radiation Protection and Control (Ionising Radiation) Regulations 2015 Tasmania – Radiation Protection Act 2005 &
Radiation Protection Regulations 2016 Australia Capital Territory – Radiation Protection
Act 2006 & Radiation Protection Regulation 2007 Northern Territory – Radiation Protection Act
2004 & Radiation Protection Regulations 2007 It is beyond the scope of this article to go through the legislative requirements of each state/territory in detail. However, the above indicates the challenges of expanding your radiation practice into different states/territories. With every new branch you open, you must be familiar with the specific legislation and regulation for that state/territory.
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