Radiation - Technical Reports and Publications

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• Radon
• Safety Codes
• Tanning Equipment

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• Guidance Document for Cabinet X-Ray Equipment: Guide-001
• Laser Hair Removal - Safety Guidelines for Facility Owners and Operators (FPTRPC)
• Summary of Port Hope Health Studies
• An Inexpensive Medical X-Ray Image Quality Control Test Tool
• Canadian Guidelines for Intervention During a Nuclear Emergency - November 2003
• Canadian Mammography Quality Guidelines
• Depleted Uranium
• Diagnostic X-Ray Imaging Quality Assurance: An Overview - October 1996
• Diagnostic X-Ray Imaging Quality Assurance: An Overview - October 1996: PART II. Hospital Diagnostic Imaging Quality Assurance Program Review - Survey Worksheets
• Guidelines for the Safe Use of Diagnostic Ultrasound
• Guidelines for the Safe Use of Ultrasound: Part I - Medical and Paramedical Applications (excerpt from Safety Code 23, 1989)
• National Survey of Canadian Mammographic Facilities
• Radiation Leakage of Before-Sale and Used Microwave Ovens
• Radiofrequency in Five Vancouver Schools: Exposure Standards Not Exceeded
• Report on: Measurement of Cellular Base-station Emissions Using a Newly Developed RF Field Mapping System
• Selling Ultrasound Therapy Devices in Canada: What You Need to Know
• X-ray and Gamma Photon Bone Densitometry in Clinical Diagnosis - A Review

Radon

• Cross-Canada Survey of Radon Concentrations in Homes - Final Report
• Guide for Radon Measurements in Public Buildings (Schools, Hospitals, Care Facilities, Detention Centres)
• Guide for Radon Measurements in Residential Dwellings (Homes)
• Radon: A Guide for Canadian Homeowners
• Radon: is it in your home?
• Radon: is it in your home? Information for Health Professionals
• Radon - What you need to know (brochure)
• Reducing Radon Levels in Existing Homes: A Canadian Guide for Professional Contractors

Safety Codes

• Health Canada's Radiofrequency Exposure Guidelines
  • Limits of Human Exposure to Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Energy in the Frequency Range from 3 kHz to 300 GHz - Safety Code 6 (2009)
  • Technical Guide for Interpretation and Compliance Assessment of Health Canada's Radiofrequency Exposure Guidelines
• Safety Code 20A. X-Ray Equipment in Medical Diagnosis Part A: Recommended Safety Procedures for Installation and Use, 1980, 101 p.
• Safety Code 24. Guidelines for the Safe Use of Ultrasound: Part II - Industrial and Commercial Applications, 1991, 44 p.
• Safety Code 25. Short-Wave Diathermy Guidelines for Limited Radiofrequency Exposure, 1983, 19 p.
• Safety Code 26. Guidelines on Exposure to Electromagnetic Fields from Magnetic Resonance Clinical Systems, 1987, 20 p.
• Safety Code 28. Radiation Protection in Veterinary Medicine, 1991, 38 p.
• Safety Code 29. Requirements for the Safe Use of Baggage X-Ray Inspection Systems, 1993, 25 p.
• Safety Code 30. Radiation Protection in Dentistry, 1999, 81 p.
• Safety Code 32. Safety Requirements and Guidance or Analytical X-ray Equipment, 1994, 33p.
• Safety Code - 33. Radiation Protection in Mammography: Recommended Safety Procedures for the Use of Mammographic X-Ray Equipment, 1995, 44 p.
• Safety Code 34. Radiation Protection and Safety for Industrial X-ray Equipment, 2003, 55 p.
• Safety Code 35: Safety Procedures for the Installation, Use and Control of X-ray Equipment in Large Medical Radiological Facilities

Tanning Equipment

• Guidelines For Tanning Salon Owners, Operators And Users
• Tanning Equipment - Warning Signs
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• Frequently Asked Questions on the Radiation Emitting Devices Regulations (Tanning Equipment)