this assignment explains and compare the health and safety risks, side effects and limitations of non-ionising and ionising radiation technologies.
- MRI
-ultrasounds
- X-ray
- Gamma ray
it also explains how hospitals can employ health and safety measures, when using instrumentation, for the...
HEALTH AND SAFETY IN THE
MEDICAL USE OF IONISING AND
NON-IONISING RADIATION
TECHNOLOGIES.
Unit 21 Assignment C
Medical physics applications
,Table of Contents
Explain the health and safety risks, side effects and limitations of non-ionising and ionising radiation
technologies. P5 ...................................................................................................................................... 3
Compare the health and safety risks, side effects and limitations of non-ionising and ionising
radiation technologies in medical applications to maximise the protection of operators and patients.
M3 ........................................................................................................................................................... 3
MRI ...................................................................................................................................................... 3
Health and safety ............................................................................................................................ 4
Risk .................................................................................................................................................. 4
Side effects ...................................................................................................................................... 4
Limitations....................................................................................................................................... 4
Ultrasounds ......................................................................................................................................... 4
Health and safety ............................................................................................................................ 5
Risk .................................................................................................................................................. 5
Side effects ...................................................................................................................................... 6
Limitations....................................................................................................................................... 6
X-Ray and Gamma ray......................................................................................................................... 6
X-ray .................................................................................................................................................... 7
Health and safety ............................................................................................................................ 7
Risk .................................................................................................................................................. 7
Side effects ...................................................................................................................................... 7
Limitations....................................................................................................................................... 8
Gamma imaging .................................................................................................................................. 8
Health and safety ............................................................................................................................ 8
Risk .................................................................................................................................................. 8
Side effects ...................................................................................................................................... 8
Limitations....................................................................................................................................... 8
Explain how hospitals can employ health and safety measures, when using instrumentation, for the
protection of operators and patients. P6 ............................................................................................... 9
Health and Safety Executive ............................................................................................................... 9
The Control of Electromagnetic Fields at Work Regulations 2016 ................................................. 9
The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 ............................................... 9
The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) regulations 1992 ................................................... 10
The Health and safety (Display Screen Equipment) regulations 1992.......................................... 10
The Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992 ................................................... 10
The Manual Handing Operations Regulations 1992 ..................................................................... 11
The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 ..................................................... 11
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, The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995................... 11
Radiation legal base ...................................................................................................................... 11
Safe operating procedures of non-ionising radiation ....................................................................... 12
Safe operating procedures of ionising radiation .............................................................................. 13
Discuss the consequences of poor health and safety when using non-ionising and ionising radiation
technologies and the prevention and safety measures employed. D2 ................................................ 14
Ionising radiation .............................................................................................................................. 14
Accident that happened when safety protocols were not followed ............................................ 14
Non-ionising radiation ...................................................................................................................... 15
Accident that happened when safety protocols were not followed ............................................ 16
Bibliographies........................................................................................................................................ 16
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