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Art. 23 Assessment, notification and reporting on the use of radiation sources 9
1 In the case of investigations using radiation sources, the project leader shall assess compliance with the dose guidance value under Article 45 of the Radiological Protection Ordinance of 26 April 201710. 2 He or she shall give notify the competent ethics committee if the permitted dose guidance value within seven working days of the information coming to light. 3 The competent ethics committee may obtain technical advice from the FOPH in order to assess the dose calculation or the dose estimate and to decide what further measures are required. 4 Within a year of completing or discontinuing a research project which included investigations involving radioactive sources, the project leader shall submit to the FOPH a final report including all information of relevance for radiological protection, and in particular a retrospective dose estimation by the participants. 5 Routine nuclear medicine examinations involving authorised radiopharmaceuticals are exempt from the reporting requirement under paragraph 4. 6 Within the framework of the opinion delivered in accordance with Article 19, or on request, the FOPH may specify further exemptions from the reporting requirements. 9 Amended by Annex 11 No 5 of the Radiation Protection Ordinance of 26 Apr. 2017, in force since 1 Jan. 2018 (AS 2017 4261). |