Safety Reports Series No. 38. Appying Radiation Safety Standards in Radiotherapy

Download	Autor(es): IAEA 133,p. The International Basic Safety Standards for Protection against Ionizing Radiation and for the Safety of Radiation Sources (BSS) cover the application of ionizing radiation for all practices and interventions and are, therefore, basic and general in nature. Users of radiation sources have to apply these basic requirements to their own particular practices. This requires a degree of ‘interpretation' by the user, which can result in varying levels of regulatory compliance and inconsistencies between applications of the BSS to similar practices. There would therefore appear to be scope for producing internationally harmonized guidance.