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1.3 Scope. This Safety Code applies specifically to industrial x-ray equipment operating at energies up to 6 MeV for use in industrial radiography and in material melting-and-bonding applications. It therefore covers x-ray tube based equipment, electron beam welders and low energy (≤ 6 MV) accelerators.
Medical and dental X-ray. Safety Code 30: Radiation protection in dentistry - Recommended safety procedures for the use of dental X-ray equipment (2022) Safety Code 35: Safety Procedures for the Installation, Use and Control of X-ray Equipment in Large Medical Radiological Facilities (2024) Safety Code 36: Radiation protection and quality ...
For these facilities refer to Health Canada publications Safety Code 30: Radiation Protection in Dentistry – Recommended safety procedures for the use of dental X-ray equipment, and Safety Code 36: Radiation Protection and Quality Standards in Mammography - Safety Procedures for the Installation, Use and Control of Mammographic X-ray Equipment. Portions of this safety code may also be used ...
The information and guidance provided in this Safety Code would be of interest to regulatory authorities, industrial x-ray equip-ment manufacturers, owners, operators, organizations or radiographers carrying out industrial radiography, and clients re-sponsible for hiring such organizations. This Safety Code may be adopted for use elsewhere.
Ten main actions are identified as being essential for the strengthening of radiation protection in medicine over the next decade. The actions are not listed in order of importance: Action 1: Enhance the implementation of the principle of justification. Action 2: Enhance the implementation of the principle of optimization of protection and safety.
View safety-code-35-safety-procedures-installation-use-control-equipment-large-medical-radiological-facilities-safety-code.html (HTML, N/A). Note(s) Issued also in French under title: Procédures de sécurité pour l'installation, l'utilisation et le contrôle des appareils à rayons X dans les grands établissements radiologiques médicaux : Code de sécurité 35 (2024).
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Radiation Protection and Safety for Industrial X-Ray Equipment Safety Code 34. Radiation Protection and Safety for Industrial X-Ray Equipment Industrial radiography to date is an established practice that provides benefits concurrent with radiation risks.
