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THE STATE OF NUCLEAR SAFETY AND RADIATION PROTECTION
IN 2015 IN THE BOURGOGNE AND FRANCHE-COMTÉ
REGIONS REGULATED BY
THE DIJON DIVISION
The Dijon division regulates nuclear safety and radiation protection
in the eight
départements
of the Bourgogne and Franche-Comté regions.
As at 31st December the workforce of the Dijon division stood at
6 officers: 1 regional division head, 4 inspectors and 1 administrative
officer, under the authority of a regional representative.
The activities and installations to regulate comprise:
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8 external-beam radiotherapy departments
(19 accelerators, 2 contact radiotherapy devices);
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4 brachytherapy departments;
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14 nuclear medicine departments;
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41 medical centres carrying out
interventional practices;
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48 computed tomography scanners;
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about 800 medical diagnostic radiology devices;
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about 2,000 dental diagnostic radiology devices;
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174 veterinary practices;
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380 industrial and research establishments, including
one cyclotron accelerator used for research and the
production of radioisotopes for medical imaging.
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n 2015,
ASN carried out 52 inspections in the Bourgogne and Franche-Comté regions,
comprising 32 inspections in the medical sector, 15 inspections in the industrial sector, one
oversight inspection of an agency approved for radiation protection controls, one inspection
of a site contaminated by radioactive substances and 3 inspections concerning the transport of
radioactive substances.
Twenty-three significant events were notified to the Dijon division and analysed to draw lessons
from them. 22 of the events occurred in the medical field and one during the clean-up of a site
contaminated by radioactive substances. Among the events notified, one event concerning the
environment was rated level 1 on the INES scale and 3 events concerning radiotherapy patients
were rated level 1 on the ASN-SFRO scale.
DIJON DIVISION
1. ASSESSMENT BY DOMAIN
1.1 Radiation protection
in the medical field
Radiotherapy
In 2015, two-thirds of the radiotherapy or brachytherapy
departments in the Bourgogne and Franche-Comté
regions had their licenses renewed or modified, half of
them on account of significant organisational changes.
The five inspections carried out in these departments
showed that they have now all complied with the ASN
resolution requiring a specific organisation to ensure
treatment safety and quality. The implementation of
this organisation nevertheless varies from one centre
to another. The inspections performed in 2015 found
that the George-François Leclerc centre in Dijon is still
one of the most advanced in analysing the risks run
by patients.
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REGIONAL OVERVIEW OF NUCLEAR SAFETY AND RADIATION PROTECTION
ASN report on the state of nuclear safety and radiation protection in France in 2015