Radiation Protection In Veterinary Medicine - Recommended Safety Procedures For Installation And Use Of Veterinary X-ray Equipment - Safety Code 28

2. Principal Aims and Scope of the Code

This safety code is concerned with the protection of all individuals who may be exposed to radiation emitted by X-ray equipment used in the practice of veterinary radiology.

2.1 Principal Aims

The principal aims of this code are:

1. to provide radiation safety information for the protection of personnel operating or servicing X-ray equipment; and
2. to provide radiation safety information for the protection of other workers and the general public in the vicinity of areas where X-ray equipment is in operation.

2.2 Scope

To assist personnel in achieving these objectives, this safety code:

1. sets out the relative responsibilities of the owner, responsible user, operator and other personnel;
2. provides information for designing shielding and determining its effectiveness and adequacy in attenuating primary and stray radiation, and
3. presents recommendations for minimizing irradiation to the operators and ensuring that veterinary X-ray equipment is used in a safe manner.