Radiation licence for medical use

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To hold a radiation licence for medical diagnostic and therapeutic use of radiation, you need to register with the appropriate health professional board such as the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).

There are also specific safety prerequisites for radiation licences in the medical field.

They are listed in the table below.

Occupation	Apparatus	Prerequisites
Bone Mineral Density Operators	Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) apparatus	Training, knowledge and or experience in radiation safety with respect to bone mineral density apparatus.
Chiropractors	Chiropractic general X-ray unit	Must be registered as a chiropractor with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). Training, knowledge and or experience in the safe use of x-ray apparatus for the chiropractic examinations.
Dermatologists	Superficial orthovoltage radiotherapy X-ray unit	Must be registered as a medical practitioner with a specialty in dermatology with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). Training, knowledge and or experience in the safe use of superficial orthovoltage x-ray unit.
Nuclear medicine specialists	Unsealed radioactive material used in nuclear medicine	Must be registered as a specialist nuclear medicine physician with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). Must have successfully undertaken advanced training in nuclear medicine as overseen by the Joint Specialist Advisory Committee in Nuclear Medicine (JSAC).
Nuclear medicine specialists and radiologists	Unsealed radioactive material used in nuclear medicine Medical diagnostic imaging units	Must be registered as a medical practitioner with a specialty in radiology with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). Must have successfully undertaken advanced training in nuclear medicine as overseen by the Joint Specialist Advisory Committee in Nuclear Medicine (JSAC).
Nuclear medicine technologists	Unsealed radioactive material used in nuclear medicine	Must be registered as a nuclear medicine technologist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
	Computed tomography (CT) scanner used for nuclear medicine technology including SPECT/CT PET.	Must be registered as a nuclear medicine technologist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) Training, knowledge and or experience in the use of diagnostic CT for nuclear medicine.
	Computed tomography (CT) scanner used for diagnostic radiography and nuclear medicine technology.	Must be registered as a nuclear medicine technologist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) Training, knowledge and or experience in the use of diagnostic CT.
Ophthalmologists	Ophthalmic strontium 90 applicator	Must be registered as a medical practitioner with a specialty in ophthalmology with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). Training, knowledge and or experience in the safe use of Sr-90 applicators.
Pathologists	Blood Irradiator	Must have successfully completed in-house training in the use of blood irradiation equipment.
Radiation oncologists	Medical therapeutic radiation sources	Must be registered as a medical practitioner with a specialty in radiation oncology with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
Radiation therapists	Medical therapeutic radiation sources	Must be registered as a radiation therapist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
Radiographers	Medical diagnostic imaging units	Must be registered as a as a diagnostic radiographer with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
Radiologists	Medical diagnostic imaging units	Must be registered as a medical practitioner with a specialty in radiology with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
Medical specialists including cardiologist, vascular surgeon, orthopaedic surgeon, urologist	Medical fluoroscopic X-ray unit	Must be registered as a medical specialist with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). Training, knowledge and or experience in radiation safety with respect to fluoroscopic X-ray equipment.

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