This report is intended to be of assistance to both regulators and users of radiation sources in nuclear medicine applying the International Basic Safety Standards for Protection against Ionizing Radiation and for the Safety of Radiation Sources (BSS). Regulators will find it useful for reviewing applications for authorization and for inspection. Users of radiation in nuclear medicine may follow the guidance provided in order to comply with the BSS requirements or the equivalent national requirements.

Objective and scope of the Basic Safety Standards; Conditions of exposure; System of notification, registration or licensing; System of dose limitation; Occupational exposure; Medical exposure; Exposures of the public, excluding medical exposures; Accidental and emergency exposure; Definitions and explantation of terms used; Annex I: General principles for exemptions of radioactive substances, apparatuses and sources from the requeriments of notification, registration and licensing. Annex II: Quality factor. Annex III: Annual limits on onintakes (ALIs) and derived air concentrations (DACs) of radionuclides for occupational exposure. Annex IV: Practical guidance: Biological basis, System of dose limitation, Occupational exposure, Medical exposure, Exposures of the public, excluding medical exposures; Accidental and emergency exposure; List of participants; Subject index.

Presents International Basic Safety Standards for protection against ionizing radiation and for the safety of radiation resources.

Jointly sponsored by the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, International Atomic Energy Agency, International Labour Office, International Organization for Medical Physics, Pan American Health Organization and World Health Organization

"Subject Classification: 0600-Nuclear and Radiological Safety. Responsible Officer/Officers: Mr. Trevor John Boal, NSRW. This Safety Requirements publication establishes requirements -- on the basis of the safety objective and principles established in the Fundamental Safety Principles -- for the protection of people and the environment from the harmful effects of ionizing radiation and for the safety of radiation sources. The requirements are applicable to all facilities and activities that give rise to radiation risks. They apply to three categories of radiation exposure: occupational exposure, public exposure and medical exposure. The printed book is available in English only. The companion CD-ROM includes translations of the text into Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish. The text of this Interim Edition has been submitted to potential sponsoring organizations for their approval. Following their decisions on its approval, it will be issued in a final edition as a jointly sponsored standard. This Interim Edition is reproduced directly from IAEA Board of Governors document GOV/2011/42 and has not been edited or typeset by the IAEA."--Provided by publisher.