11. Classification of licences
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licences for medical diagnostic purposes;
licences for medical therapeutic purposes;
licences for dental diagnostic purposes;
licences for veterinary diagnostic purposes; and
licences for industrial, experimental, testing, demonstration, research, or other specified purposes.
Licences to use irradiating apparatus for medical diagnostic purposes may be granted only to diagnostic radiologists, and registered medical practitioners who, in the opinion of the Director, have special knowledge in the safe use of irradiating apparatus for the purpose of diagnosis.
irradiating apparatus
“irradiating apparatus” means any apparatus that can be used for the production of X-rays or gamma rays or for the acceleration of atomic particles in such a way that it produces a dose equivalent rate of or exceeding 0.25 millirem per hour at a point which could be reached by a living human being;
Licences to use radioactive materials for medical diagnostic purposes may be granted only to registered medical practitioners who, in the opinion of the Director, have special knowledge in the safe use or application of radioactive materials for the purpose of diagnosis.
Director
“Director” means the Director of Radiation Protection appointed under section 3;
Licences for medical therapeutic purposes may be granted only to therapeutic radiologists who, in the opinion of the Director, have sufficient experience in the treatment of the human body by means of radioactive materials or irradiating apparatus.
Licences to use irradiating apparatus for dental diagnostic purposes may be granted only to registered dentists who, in the opinion of the Director, have special knowledge in the safe use of irradiating apparatus for the purpose of diagnosis.
Licences for veterinary diagnostic purposes may be granted only to veterinary surgeons and other persons who, in the opinion of the Director, have special knowledge in the safe use or application of radioactive materials or irradiating apparatus for veterinary purposes.
Licences for industrial, experimental, testing, demonstration, research, or other specific purposes may only be granted to persons who, in the opinion of the Director, have sufficient knowledge in the safe use of radioactive materials or irradiating apparatus.
No person shall use any radioactive material or irradiating apparatus for any purpose other than that specified in his licence in respect of that material or apparatus.
radioactive material
“radioactive material” means any article containing a radioactive substance giving it a specific radioactivity exceeding 0.002 microcurie per gram and a total radioactivity exceeding 0.1 microcurie;