ƒÆ’‚ ƒ”š‚¶ƒ”š‚¶ƒÆ’‚ ƒ”š‚¶ƒ”š‚½ƒÆ’‚ ƒ”š‚¶ƒ”š‚´ƒÆ’‚ ƒ”š‚¶ƒ”š‚­ƒÆ’‚ ƒ”š‚·ƒ…‚ ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”š‚ƒÆ’‚ ƒ”š‚¶ƒ”š‚» ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’‚ ƒ”š‚¶ƒ”š‚»ƒÆ’‚ ƒ”š‚·ƒ¢¢”š¬…¾ƒÆ’‚ ƒ”š‚·’ƒÆ’‚ ƒ”š‚¶ƒ”š‚­ X ƒÆ’‚ ƒ”š‚¶ƒ…‚¡ƒÆ’‚ ƒ”š‚·’ƒÆ’‚ ƒ”š‚¶ƒ”š‚»ƒÆ’‚ ƒ”š‚¶ƒ”š‚« ƒÆ’‚ ƒ”š‚¶ƒ”š‚ºƒÆ’‚ ƒ”š‚¶ƒ”š‚±ƒÆ’‚ ƒ”š‚·ƒ…‚ ƒÆ’‚ ƒ”š‚¶ƒ”š‚­ƒÆ’‚ ƒ”š‚·ƒ…‚ ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”š‚ƒÆ’‚ ƒ”š‚¶ƒ”š‚» ƒÆ’‚ ƒ”š‚¶ƒ”š‚·ƒÆ’‚ ƒ”š‚·ƒ”š‚ƒÆ’‚ ƒ”š‚·ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒÆ’‚ ƒ”š‚·’ƒÆ’‚ ƒ”š‚¶ƒ”š‚­ƒÆ’‚ ƒ”š‚¶ƒ”š‚ºƒÆ’‚ ƒ”š‚¶ƒ”š‚§ ƒÆ’‚ ƒ”š‚¶ƒ”š‚¯ƒÆ’‚ ƒ”š‚·ƒ”š‚ƒÆ’‚ ƒ”š‚¶ƒ”š‚©ƒÆ’‚ ƒ”š‚·’ ƒÆ’‚ ƒ”š‚¶ƒ”š‚¯ƒÆ’‚ ƒ”š‚¶ƒ”š‚©ƒÆ’‚ ƒ”š‚·ƒ¢¢”š¬‚ƒÆ’‚ ƒ”š‚·ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒÆ’‚ ƒ”š‚¶ƒ”š‚¸ƒÆ’‚ ƒ”š‚·ƒ…‚ . ƒÆ’‚ ƒ”š‚¶ƒ”š‚ºƒÆ’‚ ƒ”š‚¶ƒ”š‚±ƒÆ’‚ ƒ”š‚·ƒ…‚ ƒÆ’‚ ƒ”š‚¶ƒ”š‚­ƒÆ’‚ ƒ”š‚·ƒ…‚ ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”š‚ƒÆ’‚ ƒ”š‚¶ƒ”š‚»ƒÆ’‚ ƒ”š‚·ƒ” -â„¢ƒÆ’‚ ƒ”š‚·ƒ¢¢”š¬-ƒÆ’‚ ƒ”š‚¶ƒ”š‚­ƒÆ’‚ ƒ”š‚·ƒ…‚ ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”š‚ƒÆ’‚ ƒ”š‚¶ƒ”š‚» ƒÆ’‚ ƒ”š‚¶ƒ”š‚»ƒÆ’‚ ƒ”š‚·ƒ”š‚ƒÆ’‚ ƒ”š‚¶ƒ”š‚¢ƒÆ’‚ ƒ”š‚·ƒ” -â„¢ƒÆ’‚ ƒ”š‚¶ƒ”š‚±ƒÆ’‚ ƒ”š‚·ƒ…‚ ƒÆ’‚ ƒ”š‚¶ƒ”š‚­ƒÆ’‚ ƒ”š‚¶ƒ…‚¡ƒÆ’‚ ƒ”š‚¶ƒ”š‚ºƒÆ’‚ ƒ”š‚·’.

Be Cautious of Unauthorized X ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢¢”š¬…” Ray installations!

It is an offenses to operate an unauthorized X ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢¢”š¬…” ray installation which does not have a license issued by the Atomic Energy Authority (AEA) and public must be aware not to get their X-Ray images from such institutes. Recently information regarding such organizations have been received by the Authority and the AEA will not hesitate to take legal action against the owners of such institutions.

ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ The Radiation Protection officers of the AEA examine an X ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢¢”š¬…”ray machine as well as the room where it is located, to find whether the installation is working properly without a radiation leakage and if they are satisfied only, a license will be issued. A notice is also provided with the license which has to be displayed on the door of the X ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢¢”š¬…” Ray room or at a prominent place where the public could see. The date on which the license expires is indicated in this notice. It is hazardous even to enter an X ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢¢”š¬…” Ray Room where this notice is not clearly shown.

ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ A radiation leakage may occur from an X ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢¢”š¬…”ray machine which is not working properly and the X ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢¢”š¬…” ray image taken from such an installation will not be clear. The medical officer who will be reading the X ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢¢”š¬…”ray image may not be able to do a proper diagnosis. As such it may be necessary to take several XƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢¢”š¬…”Ray images that would expose the patient to more and more radiation which is hazardous. If there is a radiation leakage from the machine the patient as well as those around will get exposed to radiation leading to severe adverse health effects.

To avoid this it is necessary that the general public is aware not to take X-Ray images from places where there is no license issued by the AEA. It is a responsibility of the owners of the X-ray installations too to provide a quality service in order to protect the public.

The AEA will not hesitate to take legal action regarding the owners of XƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢¢”š¬…”Ray installations who are operating such machines without a license issued by the AEA.

TheƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  list of names of institutes which has obtained licenses for their X-Ray installations have been published in the AEA web, in Daily News datedƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  July 26^thƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  2011, in Dinamina dated July 25^th 2011 and Thinakaran 10^th August 2011.ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ 

Also you can refer webƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  aea.ac.lkƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  for mor details.

ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ The AEA requests the general public to take X-rays only from such Organizations.