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(iii) Awareness program for Service Agencies of theme of the program was to sensitize the
Diagnostic X-ray Equipment Service Agencies towards their proposed
compliance with requirements of ISO/IEC
Diagnostic Radiology practice has an 17025: 2017. Experts from NABL, BARC and
immense stake in health sector, AERB issues AERB delivered talks on various technical
licence for operation of these facilities owing topics. About 108 participants from
to the utilisation of ionising radiation. approved Service Agencies and medical
Moreover, in order to reap diagnostic institutions across the country participated
information from these procedures to its in the program.
fullest extent, while keeping the patient
exposure to the lowest possible, an Quality (iv) Awareness Program for Manufacturers /
Assurance (QA) programme is of utmost Suppliers of Nuclear Medicine Imaging
importance which is ensured by laying Equipment
down the same as regulatory requirements.
At the same time, acknowledging the AERB recently developed a Quality
limitations faced by the end users in Assurance (QA) protocol for Nuclear
complying with these requirements, the Medicine (NM) imaging equipment, which
Regulatory Body also approves QA service ensures the optimal performance for all NM
providers to cater to these needs. imaging equipment. AERB organized a one-
day awareness program on the
National Accreditation Board for implementation of QA Test protocols for the
Calibration and Testing Laboratories manufacturers/suppliers of NM imaging
(NABL) is the national body for equipment on March 04, 2020 at Mumbai.
accreditation of radiological calibration and The objective of the programme was to
testing laboratories in India. During its apprise the manufacturers/suppliers of
endeavour of transferring the activities of equipment with the requirements of QA of
accreditation of such laboratories to NABL, NM imaging equipment and to obtain their
AERB also took up the initiative of feedback on its implementation as they are
transferring the activities of approval of QA involved in installation and commissioning
Service providers which is currently under of the NM imaging equipment. Total
consideration. On the same note, at the 12 delegates (Service Engineers) from
behest of NABL, a one-day awareness different Manufacturers/Suppliers in India
program for Service Agencies of Diagnostic participated in the program. Talks were
X-ray equipment was organized by NABL in delivered by AERB ofcers on related topics
coordination with AERB at Niyamak and feedback session was conducted during
Bhavan, Mumbai on March 03, 2020. The the programme.

Shri. D. K. Shukla, Executive Director, AERB, Dr. Avijit Das, Director, NABL, Faculty,
Delegates and Participants of the Awareness Program

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