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Now superseded

This compliance guide was superseded on 1 December 2024 when new provisions for testing frequencies were introduced in the Code of Practice for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology: ORS C1 2024  and the Code of Practice for Dental Radiology: ORS C4 2024

The information set out in this compliance guide no longer applies and should not be used as a basis for achieving radiation protection, safety or security or as a means of complying with the relevant codes of practice. Please refer instead to the relevant code of practice. 

Please contact [email protected] if you require a copy of the superseded compliance guide. 

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Citation

Ministry of Health. 2021. Diagnostic X-ray Testing Frequency Guidelines. Wellington: Ministry of Health.

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