Section 12 Radiation Protection
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The Radiation Safety Officer has to make sure that the provisions
of the Radiation Protection Regulations will be observed. In par-
ticular, his duties include instructing the staff on the proper han-
dling of radioactive substances.
Radioactive sources that are no longer in use or have
reached the end of their service life must be returned to the
national radioactive waste disposal center or to the manu-
facturer.
Generally, every member of staff should endeavor to minimize any
radiation exposure - even within the permissible limits - by careful
and responsible action and by observing certain safety standards.
The total sum of the radiation dose absorbed by a body is depend-
ent upon three factors. On the basis of these factors, certain fun-
damental radiation protection rules can be derived:
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