Radiation Protection Act 2005
9Diagnostic or therapeutic procedures
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9 Diagnostic or therapeutic procedures
If a person uses a radiation source to carry out a diagnostic or therapeutic procedure involving the irradiation of a treated person, that person must ensure –
(a) that any person involved in carrying out the procedure (including that person) does not receive a dose of radiation that would result in the person receiving during a particular period doses of radiation that, when added together, are higher than the prescribed dose limit for that period; and
(b) that the treated person does not receive a dose of radiation from the carrying out of the procedure in an amount or a way that does not comply with the request for the diagnostic procedure or the prescription for the therapeutic procedure.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 1 000 penalty units.