AERB cracks down on X-ray units in Delhi And Kolkata

Though the country has a large number of medical diagnostic X-ray facilities, many of them have not been registered with AERB. AERB has initiated a number of steps to improve compliance by the X-ray facilities to the provisions of the rules as well as the specified safety requirements in the recent times. This is important to ensure radiation safety for the persons operating these equipments as well as the patients who make use of them. In order to ease the procedures for filing of applications and obtaining the Registration/ License, AERB has launched a state-of-art e-licensing (e-LORA) on AERB website at

www.aerb.gov.in.

AERB has also started a series of outreach programs for the facilities emphasising the importance of obtaining the requisite registration and license. The program of surprise inspections and closure of the non-compliant facilities/equipment in the country is coming on the back of such efforts from AERB

AERB is further advising all those operating medical diagnostic X-ray Facilities to obtain License/ Registration through e-LORA in order to avoid regulatory actions against their facilities. At the same time the body is advising the public not to patronise the X-ray facilities which are not having a valid License/ Registration issued by AERB