Medical Radiology and Radiation Safety. 2015. Vol. 60. No. 6. P. 5-9

RADIATION SAFETY

B.Ja. Narkevich^1,2, S.V. Shiryaev², V.V. Krylov³

Does the New Version OS PORB-99/2010 Increase Radiation Safety in Nuclear Medicine?

1. Institute of Medical Physics and Engineering, Moscow, Russia, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ; 2. N.N. Blokhin Cancer Research Center of RAMS, Moscow, Russia; 3. A.F. Tsyb Medical Radiological Research Center, Kaluga reg., Obninsk

ABSTRACT

The effect of the regulations established in the latest version of OSPORB-99/2010, edition of 2013, of the discharge of liquid radioactive waste (RW), radiation safety in radionuclide diagnostics in vivo, radionuclide diagnostics in vitro, and in radionuclide therapy was studied. It is shown that the new version of OSPORB sets much more stringent standards for liquid radioactive waste without any radiobiological or radioecological ground. New regulations lead to unnecessary economic costs and (or) reduces bandwidth of radionuclide therapy departments without increasing the level of radiation safety for the population and the environment, while decreasing radiation safety for staff. In addition, the new version of OSPORB contradicts a number of domestic regulations and international recommendations.

Key words: new version OSPORB-99/2010, nuclear medicine, radiation safety

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For citation: Narkevich BJa, Shiryaev SV, Krylov VV. Does the New Version OSPORB-99/2010 Increase Radiation Safety in Nuclear Medicine? Medical Radiology and Radiation Safety. 2015;60(6):5-9. Russian.

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