Medical physics expert
Article 83
1. Member States shall require the medical physics expert to act or give specialist advice, as appropriate, on matters relating to radiation physics for implementing the requirements set out in Chapter VII and in point (c) of Article 22(4) of this Directive. 2. Member States shall ensure that depending on the medical radiological practice, the medical physics expert takes responsibility for dosimetry, including physical measurements for evaluation of the dose delivered to the patient and other individuals subject to medical exposure, give advice on medical radiological equipment, and contribute in particular to the following: (a) optimisation of the radiation protection of patients and other individuals subject to medical exposure, including the application and use of diagnostic reference levels; (b) the definition and performance of quality assurance of the medical radiological equipment; (c) acceptance testing of medical radiological equipment; (d) the preparation of technical specifications for medical radiological equipment and installation design; (e) the surveillance of the medical radiological installations; (f) the analysis of events involving, or potentially involving, accidental or unintended medical exposures; (g) the selection of equipment required to perform radiation protection measurements; (h) the training of practitioners and other staff in relevant aspects of radiation protection; 3. The medical physics expert shall, where appropriate, liaise with the radiation protection expert.