Quality assurance of industrial use of radiation

The condition of the radiation sources and the equipment is verified through periodic inspections and maintenance.

The responsible party has the obligation to verify that the radiation sources and associated equipment are in good condition and that the instructions and procedures concerning their use are appropriate. The condition of the radiation sources and the equipment is verified through periodic inspections and maintenance. In addition, the safe use of radiation sources requires defining a division of responsibility and procedures for ensuring communication in situations such as changing the place of use of a source, receiving new sources or decommissioning sources. These and other procedures and responsibilities significant to radiation safety must be described in a quality manual drawn up for the operations. The quality manual should also describe the yearly inspections of equipment.