Radiotherapy Permit Verification at Dr. Johannes Leimena General Hospital, Ambon
Kembali 27 September 2024 | Berita BAPETEN
The Nuclear Energy Regulatory Agency (BAPETEN), through the Directorate of Licensing of Radiation Facilities and Radioactive Materials (DPFRZR), conducted a Radiotherapy Facility Verification activity at Dr. Johannes Leimena General Hospital, Ambon City, Maluku Province, on September 23-27, 2024. The Radiotherapy Facility Verification activity aims to ensure that the availability of bunkers for radiotherapy using a Linear Accelerator (Linac) machine is declared safe for the safety of workers, patients, the community, and the environment. The Verification Team ensures that the design that has been built has met safety standards through calculations of the design of radiation-resistant buildings and main equipment, supporting equipment, human resource competencies, and operating procedures for Linac operational activities that have met radiation safety and source security requirements.
The Inspection Team, led by the Health Facility Licensing Function Group, DPFRZR Activity Manager, Iin Indartati, with team members Yaya Umaya, Dewi Lelyana Maharani, Dwi Cahyadi, and Toni Wahyu Pamungkas, conducted verification for Radiotherapy Facilities with the modality of the Varian TrueBeam type Linac Machine.
The scope of the onsite inspection includes document and technical examination of the suitability of the design of the built facility and the adequacy of the thickness of the radiation barrier in the radiotherapy bunker, ensuring the performance of the main equipment and supporting equipment, conducting radiation exposure measurements and dosimetry tests, ensuring patient flow and personnel capabilities in operating the Linac machine according to standards, inspection of radiation protection and safety equipment, and the performance of its safety system.
From the results of the radiotherapy operating permit verification, the hospital is committed to completing the findings submitted by the BAPETEN team within a certain time limit. The smooth running of the verification activities is supported by the hospital, which follows and welcomes the course of the activities until the end; any deficiencies are considered as input and technical suggestions for fulfilling radiation safety according to applicable laws and safety standards.
Dr. Johannes Leimena General Hospital, Ambon, is the largest hospital in Maluku, which was the first to provide radiotherapy services in the province. It is expected that with the issuance of a permit from BAPETEN, it can immediately provide services for cancer patients in Maluku and the Eastern Indonesia region. [DPFRZR/Dwiangesti/BHKK/CD/Translator: GP]
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