In accordance with Article 33t (1) of the Act of 29 November 2000 – Atomic Law  (consolidated text, Dz. U. of 2021, item 1941), committees for procedures and external clinical audits are responsible for elaborating diagnostic radiology protocols for standard medical exposures.

In accordance with Article 33c (3) of the Act, a detailed diagnostic radiology procedure referred to in Article 33f (1) that is compliant with diagnostic radiology procedure for standard medical exposures referred to in Article 33t (1), is equivalent of the justification referred to in para. 1. In this case a justification is not required.

In the light of Article 30 (1) and (2) of the Act of 13 June 2019 amending the Act – Atomic Law and the Act on fire protection (Dz. U. of 2019, item 1593), on the day when the above amendments enter into force:

• diagnostic radiology protocols for justified medical exposures that are considered standard, elaborated by the committees for procedures and external clinical audits on the basis of existing regulations become diagnostic radiology procedures referred to in Article 33t (1) of the amended Act – Atomic Law (Article30 (1),
• lists of diagnostic radiology protocols for justified medical exposures that are considered standard, published by the minister responsible for health on the basis of existing regulations become lists of protocols referred to in Article33t (3)(1) of the amended Act – Atomic Law (Article30 (2)).

Lists of protocols published (as announcements) by the Minister of Health:

Radiology – diagnostic imaging and interventional radiology

Announcement of the Minister of Health of 10 November 2015 announcing the list of radiology protocols: diagnostic imaging and interventional radiology (Dz. Urz. of the Ministry of Health of 2015, item 78).
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Nuclear medicine

Announcement of the Minister of Health of 22 December 2014 announcing the list of radiology protocols in nuclear medicine (Dz. Urz. of the Ministry of Health of 2014, item 82).

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Radiotherapy

Announcement of the Minister of Health of 22 December 2014 announcing the list of radiology protocols in radiotherapy (Dz. Urz. of the Ministry of Health of 2014, item 81).
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Sources of information about procedures

Information and explanations of the protocols can be obtained from committees for protocols and external clinical audits. Questions concerning specific subjects should be addressed to:

– in x-ray diagnostics and interventional radiology: procedury.rtg@nullkcor.gov.pl,

– in nuclear medicine: procedury.mn@nullkcor.gov.pl,

– in radiotherapy: procedury.rt@nullkcor.gov.pl.