Apply for authorisation for the operation of an X-ray facility or the significant modification of the facility for materials testing
If you wish to operate technical X-ray equipment in technical radiography for coarse structure analysis or wish to make significant changes to it, you must first apply for a licence from the competent authority for radiation protection.
Responsible authority
The regional council in whose district your facility (hospital, practice, company) is located.
Contact
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Details
Prerequisite
- There are no concerns regarding the reliability of the person responsible for radiation protection or the person authorised to represent them and the appointed radiation protection officers.
- The number of radiation protection officers necessary for the safe performance of the activity has been appointed.
- The radiation protection officers have been granted the necessary powers to fulfil their duties.
- The radiation protection officers have the necessary expertise in radiation protection.
- If no radiation protection officer has been appointed, the person submitting the application has the necessary expertise in radiation protection.
- The personnel required for the safe performance of the activity are available.
- It is ensured that the persons working have the necessary knowledge and skills with regard to the possible radiation hazard and the protective measures to be applied.
- The equipment is available and the safety regulations are complied with.
- This is a justified type of activity and there are no other public law regulations to the contrary.
Procedure
You can apply for authorisation electronically or in writing
Deadlines
Before commissioning or significantly changing the operation of an X-ray facility that requires authorisation
Required documents
- Test report of the expert
- Radiation protection instructions in accordance with § 45 of the Radiation Protection Ordinance (StrlSchV)
- Plans, drawings of the structural and technical radiation protection facilities (e.g. floor plan of the X-ray room, site plan)
- Extract from the commercial or partnership register
- Copy of the notification of the person responsible for radiation protection
- Copy of the letter on the transfer of duties and responsibilities to the radiation protection officer by the authorised representative
- Current certificate of good conduct of the person responsible for radiation protection or the authorised representative and the appointed radiation protection officer
- Copy of the letter of appointment of the radiation protection officers
- Copy of the certificates of competence of the appointed radiation protection officers (or of the person responsible for radiation protection if no radiation protection officers have been appointed) including proof of the last update
Costs
depending on the individual case between EUR 350 and EUR 5,000
Miscellaneous
You can find the document for the written application on the joint homepage of the regional councils.
Legal basis
Strahlenschutzgesetz (StrlSchG):
- § 12 Absatz 1 Nummer 4 und Absatz 2 Genehmigungsbedürftige Tätigkeiten
- § 13 Allgemeine Voraussetzungen für die Erteilung der Genehmigung; Aussetzung des Genehmigungsverfahrens
- § 16 Erforderliche Unterlagen
- § 19 Absatz 2 Genehmigungs- und anzeigebedürftiger Betrieb von Röntgeneinrichtungen
Release note
Machine generated, based on the German release by: Umweltministerium Baden-Württemberg, 04.06.2025