Regional seminar on the requirements of the legislation of the Republic of Tajikistan on radiation safety in Istaravshan
According to the joint plan of the Branch of the Agency for Chemical, Biological, Nuclear and Radiation Safety of the National Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan in the Sughd Region (Branch of the Agency) with the Department of Health of the Sughd Region for 2021, a regional seminar on the requirements of the legislation of the Republic of Tajikistan on radiation safety was held on December 8 in the Istaravshan region.
23 radiologists and laboratory assistants of X-ray equipment of medical institutions in the city of Istaravshan, as well as of Shakhristan, Devashtich, Zafarobod, Spitamen and J. Rasulov districts were attended in the seminar.
The seminar was opened by the deputy chief physician of the Istaravshan Central Hospital - Marufi G. Husni. After that, the responsible officer of the Agency's Branch Adkhamov Akbar summarized the goals and objectives of the seminar, and continued with its presentation on the topic "Legislation of the Republic of Tajikistan in the field of radiation safety."
Then senior observers of the Agency Branch Boboev Begmurot and Rakhmatov Nusratullo made reports on the legal provisions and other regulatory legal acts of the Republic of Tajikistan, instructions and requirements of the Agency for Chemical, Biological, Radiation and Nuclear Safety of NAST on radiation safety, construction and operation of X-ray rooms to ensure radiation safety employees and the population, conditions and licensing requirements for certain types of activities, obtaining a license to use its radiation sources in the activities (operations) of medical institutions.
Qualified specialists of medical institutions who made interesting reports and presentations on various topics: Murtazoev Anvar - medical physicist of the radiation therapy department of the "Sogd Oncological Center", Khaitov Khudoiberdi - family doctor of the Istaravshan Central Hospital, Azizov Farukh - radiologist, employee, responsible for radiation safety of the Central Hospital of Istaravshan and Narzulloev Shokhrukh - doctor of the occupational health department of the Center for State Sanitary and Epidemiological Surveillance of Istaravshan were also attended in the regional seminar.
The main goal of the seminar was to increase the level of legal knowledge and culture of radiation safety of medical workers when carrying out X-ray (radiological) studies and methods of protection from radiation sources.
Thus, the meeting with the medical staff in the Istaravshan region was fruitful and was memorable by all the participants of the meeting. During the seminar, the participants were provided with the necessary information on ensuring the radiation safety of the population and the environment through booklets prepared by the Agency's Branch.
It should be noted that the plan for holding regional seminars in Khujand, Aini, Isfara and Istaravshan with the participation of radiologists from cities and districts of the Sughd region has been fully implemented for 2021.