Radiation Protection Performance in Nuclear Medicine: Trends and Guidance

Every year, the CNSC tracks performance data for our licensees to identify trends and inform our regulatory efforts. In recent years, the nuclear medicine subsector has shown a significant decline in performance in the Radiation Protection Safety and Control area. This presentation will give an overview of nuclear medicine compliance data in Canada. It will describe the most common non-compliances and provide guidance on how to improve compliance in these areas. There will be a specific focus on instrumentation including the selection, calibration and use. It will also cover the best practices seen at some of the highest performing licensees.