Prior to requesting and performing a procedure, the doctor or dental surgeon checks that it is justified on the basis of the guide or documents mentioned in article R. 1333-47. In the event of disagreement between the applicant and the person performing the procedure, the decision rests with the latter.
No procedure involving exposure to ionising radiation may be performed without a prior written exchange of relevant clinical information between the applicant and the person performing the procedure. The applicant must specify in particular: 1° The reason ; 2° The purpose ; 3° The circumstances of the planned exposure, in particular any pregnancy; 4° Previous examinations or procedures performed; 5° Any information required to comply with the optimisation principle mentioned…
Whenever possible, the person requesting and performing a procedure involving exposure to ionising radiation should seek out relevant previous clinical information. They take this information into account to avoid unnecessary exposure.
When an exposure is not justified within the meaning of articles R. 1333-46 and R. 1333-47 but appears necessary for a patient in a particular case, the person requesting the procedure and the person performing the procedure shall mention the relevant clinical information prior to the exposure in their written exchanges and in the procedure report provided for in article R. 1333-66.
A procedure using ionising radiation on an asymptomatic person to detect a disease at an early stage may be carried out either as part of organised screening for the disease, or after specific justification has been provided by the person carrying out the procedure in conjunction with the person requesting the procedure, taking into account, where appropriate, the recommendations of the Haute Autorité de Santé. The patient is informed of…
The implementation of the optimisation principle referred to in 2° of Article L. 1333-2 aims to keep the dose of ionising radiation as low as reasonably achievable in order to obtain the medical information sought or to achieve the therapeutic objective of the exposure. Optimisation is implemented when equipment is selected and during the performance of each procedure. It includes the assessment of radiation doses or the activity of radioactive…
I. – When exposure to ionising radiation involves a woman of childbearing age, the applicant and the person carrying out the procedure must investigate whether there is any pregnancy, unless this investigation is not relevant to the planned exposure. II. – For women who are pregnant or breastfeeding, or if the possibility of pregnancy cannot be ruled out, the assessment of whether the procedure is justified takes into account the…
Information on the protection of pregnant or breast-feeding women is provided to them prior to any exposure, in particular by means of posters in reception areas and the waiting room.
Equipment, accessories and procedures are used to optimise the doses delivered to children.
I.-The person performing the procedure using ionising radiation for medical diagnosis or radioguided interventional procedures regularly assesses the doses delivered to patients and analyses the procedures performed in the light of the principle of optimisation. The results of the assessments concerning the procedures mentioned in II are communicated to the Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire. II -Diagnostic reference levels are established and updated by the French Nuclear Safety…
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