MB09 - Practical Aspects of Radiation Protection – Legislation

LEARNING OUTCOMES

1. Understanding the regulatory framework and radiation protection regulations.
2. Learning the classification of workspaces and exposed personnel.
3. Training in incident reporting and documentation, types of significant incidents, reporting criteria, and incident investigation and analysis.
4. Learning the process of exposure optimization.
5. Understanding emergency response management and radiological contamination.
6. Understanding and describing restrictions related to Medical Records – Medical Confidentiality – Privacy – Protection of Personal Data.

COURSE CONTENT

Regulatory Framework and Radiation Protection Regulations

• Regulatory framework and radiation protection regulations.
• Role of the Greek Atomic Energy Commission.
• Historical development of regulatory frameworks and legislative changes.
• Regulations for occupationally exposed workers.
• National radiation protection database.
• Justification principle, optimization principle, and dose limits principle.
• Occupational dose limits for special categories of workers.
• Potential exceedance of dose limits and regulatory oversight.
• Licensing procedures and compliance inspections.

Regulatory Inspections, Responsibilities, and Incident Management

• Regulatory inspections, penalties, and organizational responsibilities.
• Responsibilities of organizations regarding occupational exposure and medical exposure (justification, optimization).
• Responsibilities concerning public exposure and population dose assessment.
• Requirements and mechanisms for risk identification.
• Responsibilities related to staff education, training, and public awareness.
• Workplace classification and categorization of exposed workers.
• Medical records management, accidental and unintentional exposure incidents.
• Reporting and documentation of significant incidents.
• Types of incidents and reporting criteria.
• Incident investigation and analysis procedures.
• Optimization of radiation exposure management.

Medical Records – Medical Confidentiality – Privacy – Protection of Personal Data

• Bioethical concerns regarding access to and circulation of medical information.
• Data anonymization and responsible handling of personal health data.
• Breach of personal data regulations, biometric data management, and patient consent.
• Legal and administrative penalties for personal data violations.
• Accountability of data controllers and compliance with confidentiality regulations.
• Medical confidentiality in psychiatric care and correctional facilities.
• Legal implications of breaching professional secrecy.
• Protection of deceased patients’ privacy.
• Legal exceptions to medical confidentiality and privacy violations.
• Patient consent for physician testimony in criminal court.
• Physicians as expert witnesses or health inspectors.
• Lifting medical confidentiality for public or private interest reasons.
• Photography and medical confidentiality regulations.
• Mandatory medical documentation and symbolic representation in patient records.
• Characteristics and differences between electronic vs. handwritten medical records.