This Safety Guide provides recommendations on specific safety measures to meet the requirements of IAEA Safety Standards Series No. GSR Part 3 and other relevant Safety Requirements publications on the use of X ray generators and other types of radiation sources that are used for inspection purposes and for non-medical human imaging. The recommendations provided are primarily for organizations that are authorized to use X ray generators and other types of radiation sources for such purposes, as well as for radiation protection experts, radiation protection officers and staff of regulatory bodies. The publication may also be of interest to designers and manufacturers of relevant X ray generators and sources.

• 1. INTRODUCTION
  • Background
  • Objective
  • Scope
  • Structure
• 2. THE USE OF X RAY GENERATORS AND RADIATION SOURCES FOR INSPECTION PURPOSES
  • Types of radiation source used in inspection devices
    • X ray generators
    • Gamma sources
    • Beta sources
    • Neutron sources
  • Types of inspection device
    • Post room scanners and baggage inspection systems
    • Inspection devices to detect explosives and narcotics in bottles containing liquids
    • Hand-held backscatter inspection imaging devices
    • Portable X ray radiography inspection imaging devices
    • Inspection devices for trace quantities of explosives and narcotics
    • Inspection imaging devices for scanning vehicles
    • Inspection imaging devices for scanning cargo
  • Framework for radiation protection and safety
    • Responsibilities of the government
    • Responsibilities of the government or regulatory body
    • Responsibilities of the regulatory body
    • Responsibilities of the registrant or licensee
    • Responsibilities of suppliers
    • Control of radioactive sources
    • Security of radioactive sources
    • Safety–security interfaces
  • Application of radiation protection principles
    • Justification
    • Optimization of protection and safety
    • Dose limits
  • Graded approach
  • Radiation protection and safety programme
    • Management structure and policies
    • Assignment of responsibilities for protection and safety
    • Education and training
    • Designation of controlled areas and supervised areas
    • Protection of workers
    • Protection of workers driving vehicles undergoing inspection
    • Protection of the public
    • Safety of facilities and inspection devices
    • Periodic reviews and audits of the performance of the radiation protection and safety programme
    • Records
  • Management of disused sealed radioactive sources
    • Transport of inspection devices that contain radioactive material
  • Investigation of events
  • Emergency preparedness and response
• 3. THE USE OF X RAY GENERATORS FOR NON-MEDICAL HUMAN IMAGING
  • Types of equipment used for non-medical human imaging
  • Framework for radiation protection and safety for non-medical human imaging
    • Responsibilities of the government
    • Responsibilities of the government or regulatory body
    • Responsibilities of the regulatory body
    • Responsibilities of the registrant or licensee
    • Responsibilities of suppliers
  • Application of radiation protection principles
    • Justification
    • Optimization of protection and safety
    • Dose limits
  • Radiation protection and safety programme
    • Management structure and policies
    • Assignment of responsibilities for protection and safety
    • Education and training
    • Designation of controlled areas and supervised areas
    • Protection of workers
    • Protection of persons undergoing non-medical human imaging
    • Protection of the public
    • Safety of equipment used for non-medical human imaging
    • Periodic reviews and audits of the performance of the radiation protection and safety programme
    • Records
  • Investigation of events
• Appendix
• REFERENCES
• CONTRIBUTORS TO DRAFTING AND REVIEW