Medical Radiology
License Radiation Applications
SCOPE:
- Single Tube X-Ray, Mobile Single Tube X-Ray, Double Tube X-Ray,
- C-Arm Scope, U-Arm Scope, O-Arm Scope,
- Mammography, Angiography, Bone Density Measurement,
- Computerized Whole Body Tomography, Computerized Brain Tomography, Microtomography,
- Microfilm, Panoramic Devices
You can reach the relevant e-Government application page by clicking on the type of process you want to apply for.
ACTION
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
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New radiation source
Handed over/purchased radiation source
Exceeding the license visa period
Relocated non-mobile device
Changing the control unit
(1), (2), (3), (4)
(1), (2), (3), (4)
(1), (2), (3), (4)
(1), (2), (3), (4), (5)
(1), (2), (3), (4), (5)
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Change of organization name
Change of radiation protection officer (RPO)
Change of address by the municipality
Change of address of mobile devices
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(3), (5)
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Selling or transferring the device
Putting the device out of use and putting it into storage
Scrapping of the device
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(5), (7)
(5), (8)
APPLICATION DOCUMENTS
(1) Radiation protection officer (RPO);
a) If it is a radiologist, a copy of the certificate of expertise
b) If he is a medical physicist, a copy of his master's diploma
c) A copy of the diploma if the radiology technician graduated from the health vocational school of radiology program
ç) A copy of the diploma if it is a radiotherapy technician who is a graduate of the Health Vocational School Radiotherapy Department.
d) If he is a physicist, physics engineer or nuclear energy engineer, a copy of the diploma and a copy of the document proving that he has been successful in the exam on "Radiation Protection in Diagnostic Radiology (RPDR)" (Footnote I).
e) If it is a health vocational high school graduate radiology technician, a diploma and a copy of the certificate proving that he has been successful in the exam on "Radiation Protection in Diagnostic Radiology (RPDR)" (Footnote I).
f) For other physicians, a copy of the certificate of success in the exam on "Radiation Protection in Diagnostic Radiology (RPDR)" (Footnote I).
g) If a nuclear medicine specialist (Footnote II), a copy of the certificate of expertise
ğ) In case of a radiotherapy physicist (Footnote III), a copy of the training document he has received and a curriculum vitae showing his clinical experience.
(2) Sketch showing the layout of the room (Footnote IV) where the device will be used, and the purpose for which adjacent areas (bottom, top and side) are used (click for sample sketch) (not required for portable devices).
(3) Those who apply for a license;
a) If it is a real person, a copy of the tax certificate
b) If it is a private company, a copy of the current trade registry gazette and tax certificate
c) If it is an association or foundation, the document showing the parent organization
(4) If the private company applying for a license for angiography devices is the Ministry of Health General Directorate of Health Services, a letter of conformity within the scope of device planning
(5) Original license certificate
(6) A copy of the document received from the municipality regarding the change of the address
(7) Petition stating the name, full address and necessary contact numbers of the organization where the device is sold or transferred
(8) A petition stating the full address of the place where the device is stored and that a license application will be made in case the device is planned to be used again.
(9) Copy of the report showing that the device was scrapped
FOOTNOTES:
(I) Click for information on radiation protection training.
(II) If the bone density measuring device is located in the nuclear medicine unit and is used for nuclear medicine patients, nuclear medicine specialists are responsible for radiation protection.
(III) Those who hold the title of physicist, physical engineer, health physicist or nuclear energy engineer and have a science specialist, graduate engineer or doctorate degree by getting education from at least one of the universities' institutes of natural sciences, health sciences or nuclear sciences;
a) Completed postgraduate education on the subject in one of the sciences/departments of nuclear physics, basic oncology, clinical oncology or radiation oncology, or
b) Persons who have completed their postgraduate education outside of the above-mentioned sciences/departments and have actually worked in a radiotherapy center for at least 1 (one) year.
(IV) More than one radiology device cannot be kept in a room.
DESCRIPTIONS:
RADIATION PROTECTION PROGRAM: Click here to access the Guidelines for Preparation of Radiation Protection Programs in Medical Radiology Practices (RSGD-KLV-14).
ROOM DIMENSIONS AND SHIELDING: Considerations in the Design of Medical Radiology Laboratories, Room Dimensions and Shielding Conditions
VENTILATION: Are Ventilation Systems Necessary in Radiology Units? How should it be?
