Section 3: Medical applications

Without prejudice to the provisions taken in application of article L. 4111-6 of the Labour Code andarticle 60 bis of the Customs Code, or to the provisions laid down in the articles of this chapter, ionising radiation may only be used on the human body for the purposes of medical diagnosis, therapeutic management, screening, prevention or biomedical research carried out under the conditions defined in Title II of Book I…

I.-Procedures using ionising radiation carried out for the purposes of medical diagnosis, therapeutic management, screening, prevention or biomedical research are subject to an obligation of quality assurance from the justification of the choice of procedure, the optimisation of doses delivered to patients and through to the delivery of the results of this procedure. II.-Professionals performing radiodiagnostic, radiotherapy or nuclear medicine procedures for the purposes of medical diagnosis, therapeutic management, screening,…

All advertising relating to the use of ionising radiation in human or veterinary medicine is prohibited, except to doctors, veterinary surgeons and pharmacists. Marketing authorisation for proprietary medicinal products containing radionuclides may only be given under the common name or scientific name of the radionuclide or radionuclides used in the composition of the said proprietary medicinal products.

Beneficiaries of registrations made or authorisations granted in application of article L. 1333-8 remain subject, where applicable, to the special regulations governing poisonous substances.