Experts in Radiation Protection and Medical Physics

LB Servizi employs Radiation Protection Experts with up to third-level authorization, in accordance with Legislative Decree 101/2020. These professionals play a crucial role in the physical surveillance of ionizing radiation protection, ensuring the safety of workers and the general population.

Areas of Intervention
Radiation Protection Experts operate in:

• Healthcare facilities using ionizing radiation.
  
• Industrial sectors utilizing radioactive sources.
  
• Nuclear power plants and scientific research centers.
  
• Companies requiring radiological risk assessments.
  

The combination of professional expertise, state-of-the-art technologies, and accredited laboratory services such as dosimetry and radiological characterization enables LB Servizi to support companies and public entities in managing and controlling exposure to ionizing radiation.

Physical Surveillance Capabilities
LB Servizi’s Radiation Protection Experts are qualified to conduct Physical Surveillance in the presence of:

• Sources consisting of radiological devices accelerating electrons with a maximum tube voltage of less than 400 kV.
  
• Sources consisting of X-ray machines with electron energy between 400 keV and 10 MeV, and radioactive materials, including neutron sources whose average production rate over the entire solid angle does not exceed 10⁴ neutrons per second.
  
• Nuclear power plants, research reactors, facilities for irradiated fuel treatment, and other radiation sources not included in the points above.
  

With a full suite of advanced instrumentation and fully integrated laboratory services, LB Servizi supports any organization that uses ionizing radiation sources or needs to protect its workers in radiation-risk environments. Our comprehensive capabilities ensure reliable assistance, regulatory compliance, and the highest standards of safety across all operational contexts.

The Medical Physics Expert is a highly specialized professional, holding a degree in Physics and a specialization in Health Physics, responsible for the assessment, optimization, and monitoring of radiological doses in both diagnostic and therapeutic treatments.

Main Responsibilities

• Assisting radiology facility managers in the implementation of quality assurance programs.
  
• Performing acceptance tests and periodic checks on radiological equipment.
  
• Supporting radiotherapy and nuclear medicine procedures.
  
• Optimizing exposure techniques to minimize radiological doses to patients.
  

LB Servizi, through its highly specialized team and network of qualified professionals, ensures prompt and professional interventions for public and private healthcare facilities throughout Italy. Additionally, thanks to the development of proprietary software, LB Servizi has optimized traceability, logistical efficiency, and the digital integration of verification and control processes.

The Responsible Expert (RE) for Magnetic Resonance (MR) safety is a key professional for evaluating and managing risks associated with MR facilities. LB Servizi employs health physicists with proven experience in MR safety, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.

Main Activities

• Approval and verification of MR facility projects to ensure safety compliance.
  
• Risk analysis and preparation of emergency procedures.
  
• Monitoring the integrity of the Faraday cage and ventilation systems.
  
• Surveillance of the environment and operational compliance checks.
  

Specific Responsibilities of the MR Responsible Expert

According to point E1) of the annex to Ministerial Decree 14 January 2021, the RE is responsible for:

• Approving the final project to ensure compliance with safety requirements.
  
• Verifying correspondence between the implemented project and the approved design.
  
• Obtaining copies of compliance declarations with good practice or technical standards for installed equipment and safety devices.
  
• Acquiring documentation from suppliers confirming proper installation and functionality of the MR equipment.
  
• Conducting a risk analysis within the MR site.
  
• Identifying cryogen transport paths to the MR site.
  
• Preparing emergency procedures.
  
• Ensuring periodic verification of the correct functioning of safety devices and auxiliary systems.
  
• Developing internal safety regulations related to risk management.
  
• Ensuring proper labeling of medical devices and removable equipment within the MR site.
  
• Developing the quality assurance program for physical aspects.
  
• Guaranteeing periodic quality control checks.
  
• Ensuring regular verification of the Faraday cage shielding effectiveness.
  
• Conducting physical surveillance of the MR environment.
  
• Reporting incidents or near-misses related to MR technology to the employer or their delegates.
  

Periodic Verification Program
For ongoing technical verification, the RE establishes an action program that includes evaluation and checks of:

• Distribution of isomagnetic lines related to controlled access areas and safety zones.
  
• Faraday cage attenuation to control radiofrequency shielding efficiency.
  
• Imaging checks to ensure MR equipment quality.
  

For superconducting magnets:

• Oxygen detection system in the magnet room.
  
• Ventilation system checks under normal and emergency conditions to ensure adequate air exchange and safety in case of cryogenic gas release.
  

Thanks to its complete instrumentation and in-house Responsible Experts for MR safety, LB Servizi is able to fulfill all responsibilities outlined in point E1) of the annex to Ministerial Decree 14 January 2021 and perform a full verification of the technical characteristics of MR facilities. Through a methodical and scientific approach, LB Servizi provides technical support to ensure the safety of MR installations in healthcare and diagnostic environments.

LB Servizi manages quality control for radiological equipment, ensuring that installations comply with the standards established by D.Lgs. 101/20 (former Articles 161 and 163).

Main objectives of quality control:

• Minimize patient doses while maintaining high diagnostic image quality.
  
• Ensure the safety of healthcare personnel.
  
• Verify the proper functioning of equipment through periodic testing.
  

Quality control activities include:

• Acceptance testing before clinical use.
  
• Periodic monitoring of equipment performance.
  
• Post-maintenance verification to ensure full operational efficiency.
  
• Preparation of operational protocols for quality management.
  

LB Servizi collaborates with leading professional associations in the healthcare sector to guarantee high standards in radiological quality controls.

Thanks to a highly specialized team and a network of qualified professionals, LB Servizi provides prompt and professional interventions for both public and private healthcare facilities across Italy. Furthermore, through proprietary software development, LB Servizi has optimized traceability, logistical efficiency, and digital integration of verification and control processes.

LB Servizi provides radiometric surveillance of semi-finished metal materials and products, in compliance with Article 72 of Legislative Decree 101/20.

Thanks to a widespread presence across Italy, LB Servizi carries out inspections rapidly at major logistics hubs, including:

• Ports
  
• Inland ports
  
• Airport and railway terminals
  

The certification of radiometric surveillance is issued by our Radiation Protection Experts of second and third level, registered in the official lists established pursuant to Articles 129–138 of Legislative Decree 101/2020.

Through technical expertise and fast execution, LB Servizi ensures reliable timing and cost-effective services, facilitating customs clearance and goods handling. Additionally, thanks to the development of proprietary software, LB Servizi has optimized traceability, logistical efficiency, and the digital integration of all verification and control processes.