Ionizing Radiation Protection Act Article 17

Institutional Standards for Medical ExposureParagraph 17.1In order to improve the quality of radiological diagnosis and treatment and to reduce the radiation exposure received by patients, whenever health care organizations use(1)radioactive material,(2)equipment capable of producing ionizing radiation, or(3)related facilities that the Competent Authority has announced as requiring a medical exposure quality assurance program, health care organizations shall not use any of them until(1)a medical exposure quality assurance plan is drawn up based on the Standards for Medical Exposure Quality Assurance and(2)the plan is approved by the Competent Authority.Paragraph 17.2Based on their size and nature, when implementing the provisions of the medical exposure quality assurance plan in Paragraph 17.1, health care organizations shall(1)establish medical exposure quality assurance teams,(2)assign specialists, or(3)commission the job to a relevant organization.Paragraph 17.3The Standards for Medical Exposure Quality Assurance in Paragraph 17.1 and the regulations governing (1)the establishment of a medical exposure quality assurance team,(2)the assignment of specialists, and(3)the commissioning of jobs to relevant organizations,are to be laid down by the Competent Authority in collaboration with central government health authorities.