Section 3: Protection of persons exposed to ionising radiation in a medical context

The provisions of this sub-section apply to radiological examinations carried out on persons with no medical indication justifying such an examination. These examinations concern in particular those carried out : 1° For preventive purposes, as part of occupational medicine or sports medicine ; 2° For the purpose of identifying objects or narcotics concealed in the human body. These examinations may only be carried out by the health professionals mentioned in…

I.-When they have already been justified in application of article R. 1333-47, radiological examinations carried out for preventive purposes in the context of occupational medicine and sports medicine take into account, where applicable, the recommendations drawn up by the High Authority for Health. II-After the justification mentioned in I, other categories of examinations are subject to authorisation issued by order of the Minister for Health. Where necessary, these orders specify…

Radiological examinations carried out without medical indication are carried out using medical devices that comply with article R. 1333-78, following the individual justification and optimisation procedures defined for medical exposure.