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The Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations 2000

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9.—(1) The employer shall ensure that a medical physics expert shall be involved in every medical exposure to which these Regulations apply in accordance with paragraph (2).

(2) A medical physics expert shall be—

(a)closely involved in every radiotherapeutic practice other than standardised therapeutic nuclear medicine practices;

(b)available in standardised therapeutic nuclear medicine practices and in diagnostic nuclear medicine practices;

(c)involved as appropriate for consultation on optimisation, including patient dosimetry and quality assurance, and to give advice on matters relating to radiation protection concerning medical exposure, as required, in all other radiological practices.

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