Radiation Protection (Ionising Radiation) Regulations 2023 · As enacted · Part 17 · Radiation Accidents
73. Radiation accident in medical application
Feedback & supportWhen any radiation accident occurs in a medical application of ionising radiation or radioactive material, the licensee or radiation safety officer must inform the Director‑General of the occurrence of the accident by means of a preliminary oral report within 24 hours after the accident, which is to be confirmed in writing within 48 hours and a final full written report within 10 days after the accident.
The preliminary written report must contain the following details to the extent possible and the final full written report must contain all the following details:
the time, place and nature of the accident and the details of the patient involved;
the calculated or estimated doses received and their distribution within the patient;
the corrective measures taken to prevent recurrence of a similar accident.
Subregulation 1
When any radiation accident occurs in a medical application of ionising radiation or radioactive material, the licensee or radiation safety officer must inform the Director‑General of the occurrence of the accident by means of a preliminary oral report within 24 hours after the accident, which is to be confirmed in writing within 48 hours and a final full written report within 10 days after the accident.
Subregulation 2
The preliminary written report must contain the following details to the extent possible and the final full written report must contain all the following details:
the time, place and nature of the accident and the details of the patient involved;
the calculated or estimated doses received and their distribution within the patient;
the corrective measures taken to prevent recurrence of a similar accident.