X-ray equipment and sources of interference; transmission of test reports by experts

X-ray equipment and sources of interference are subject to mandatory testing by experts in accordance with radiation protection legislation. The test reports and certificates issued by the experts must be submitted to the relevant competent authority.

Röntgeneinrichtungen - Prüfbericht gemäß § 183 Abs. 1 StrlSchV
You can submit the test report online in accordance with the Radiation Protection Ordinance.

For contact details of the responsible authoritiy and local valid information select under "Select location" a location.

Anyone operating X-ray equipment or an interference source must have it inspected by an officially appointed expert in accordance with Section 172 of the Radiation Protection Act prior to commissioning, in the event of significant changes and otherwise at regular intervals of five years. These experts shall draw up a test report and, if necessary, a certificate for each test carried out. The operator receives the original and a copy is sent to the supervisory authority responsible for the operator.

The expert must submit a copy of the test report to the competent authority (§ 183 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 Number 6 also in conjunction with Paragraph 3 Sentence 1 of the Radiation Protection Ordinance - StrlSchV). This obligation exists in the cases of Section 19 (3) sentence 1 number 1 and (5) in conjunction with (3) sentence 1 number 1 of the Radiation Protection Act irrespective of the obligation of the party obliged to notify to enclose the test report of the officially appointed expert with the notification.

The test reports shall be forwarded to the trade supervisory office at the regional government responsible for the operator's registered office.

The test reports must have been prepared by the officially appointed expert in accordance with § 172 of the Radiation Protection Act.

Written transmission

The test reports can still be sent to the competent authority by post. Please note that there is no proof of delivery for simple postal delivery.

Note: Transmission by simple e-mail is not permitted for data protection reasons due to the unencrypted procedure.

Electronic transmission

Experts can use the online procedure provided (see "Online procedure") to upload the inspection reports they have prepared promptly and in compliance with data protection regulations in order to then send them directly to the competent authority.

The inspection reports must be in PDF format.
After entering the name and address of the operator/operating site of the X-ray facility, the competent authority is determined.
After sending to the authority, the sender receives an e-mail confirming the successful transmission of the test reports.

Please note: It is not possible for operators outside Bavaria to send the test reports to the competent authority electronically. However, it is possible to determine the competent authority immediately by entering the zip code via a link, thus simplifying the sometimes time-consuming search for the experts.

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The expert must submit a copy of the test report to the competent authority within four weeks of the test (§ 183 paragraph 1 sentence 1 number 6 also in conjunction with paragraph 3 sentence 1 of the Radiation Protection Ordinance - StrlSchV).