Elisabeth-TweeSteden Hospital and Verbeeten Institute granted new licence
The Elisabeth-TweeSteden Hospital (ETZ) and Stichting Dr. Bernard Verbeeten Instituut (BVI) have been jointly authorised to perform activities with radioactive materials and devices. The new licence will cover their location at Brugstraat 10 in Tilburg, which is home to BVI’s nuclear medicine and radiotherapy departments. Interested parties have the right to appeal against this licensing decision until midnight on 10 January 2025.
Improving patient care
ETZ and BVI provide specialised care to patients at multiple locations in North Brabant. They have already obtained authorisation from the ANVS for this purpose. ETZ and BVI have been issued a new joint licence for Brugstraat 10 in Tilburg.
The healthcare institutions are jointly responsible for the nuclear medicine department at Brugstraat 10. This ensures better alignment of radiological and nuclear medicine care within ETZ and BVI, with the goal of boosting quality.
ETZ and BVI use the radioactive materials and devices (such as X-ray equipment) for the treatment of cancer with radiation, for example, and for conducting patient research. They can be used to precisely locate tumours in cancer patients, which allows for more targeted radiation.
Licences for the use of radioactive materials and X-ray equipment previously issued
ETZ and BVI have already received Energy Act licences from the ANVS, allowing them to use radioactive materials in nuclear medicine as well as X-ray equipment in the radiology department.
Appeals may be submitted until 10 January 2025
If you are an interested party and you are directly affected by our decision to grant this licence, you have the right to appeal against the licensing decision (in Dutch) until midnight on 10 January 2025. You can also lodge an appeal if your failure to submit a statement of opinion before cannot reasonably be held against you. The deadline for submitting a statement of opinion passed on 15 November, without us receiving any responses of this kind.
Want to know more?
For more information, see the official announcement (in Dutch) in the Government Gazette. On our website, we provide information on the use of radioactive materials in nuclear medicine (in Dutch).