How to Verify Whether Your Portable X-ray Machine is AERB Certified: Simple Step-by-Step Manual for 2025

Wait—is your portable X-ray machine AERB certified

If not, you might be putting patients, technicians, and your facility at risk.

In this educational blog, we will be explaining how to check AERB certification, why you should have it, and what to do if a machine is exempted. If you are a radiographer, buyer, or hospital administrator, this tutorial will provide you with the clarity you need.

What is AERB and Why Is It Important?

India's regulatory body for all radiation safety issues is the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB). They have the responsibility of keeping the equipment that emits radiation, such as X-ray machines, CT scanners, and nuclear gauges, safe so that they do not harm man and nature.

There has been remarkable growth over the past five years in portable X-ray systems especially in:

• Home diagnosis and doorstep health care
• Health centers in rural and far-flung locations
• Emergency wards and ambulances
• Pet hospitals
• Disaster relief camps

The benefit is clear—portability, mobility, ease of use. But these are swift reversals to cause

injury if the system is not conceived according to AERB-approved guidelines.

Why AERB Certification is Non-Negotiable

✔ Legal Compliance
It is illegal to operate an AERB non-certified machine in India. It may invite fines, legal notices, and even equipment seizure by authorities.

✔ Radiation Safety
Faulty machines have the potential to release uncontrolled radiation, causing long-term damage to patients and technicians.

How to Check If a Portable X-ray Machine is AERB Certified

· Now let’s get to the core of the blog—how to verify if the portable X-ray machine you’re planning to use, or buy is certified by the AERB.

Here are the steps, simplified:

Step 1: Visit the Official eLORA Portal

• AERB also has an online portal called "eLORA (Electronic Licensing of Radiation Applications)". That's where equipment approvals, licenses, and rules are kept.

Website: https://elora.aerb.gov.in

Step 2: Go to the Public Access Section

Basic verification doesn't require login. Look for:

• "Type Approved Equipment" section

• We also have a similar public access tab

• Anybody can search for equipment that's certified by model number, company name, or type of equipment through this website section.

Step 3: Manufacturer or Model Name

If you're purchasing a brand name—e.g., Min-X Portable X-ray, or XYZ Model 10A—type that into the search box.

You can restrict the search by category such as:

• Portable X-ray

• Mobile X-ray

• Handheld X-ray

• General Radiography

This restricts the search results.

Step 4: Look at the Details

Click view full info when you see the machine:

• Model Name & Number

• Manufacturer Name

• Type Approval Number

• Date of Approval

• Certificate Validity

This guarantees that the equipment is correctly AERB-approved and safe to use in India.

What If the Machine Isn't Listed?

If your portable X-ray machine is not listed on the AERB portal, don't worry. There can be several reasons:

1. It's not certified yet.

This can be due to:

• It's newly launched

• It hasn't been made available for approval

• The documents are incomplete

2. You're searching for the wrong model name.

Attempt another spelling, another model, or phone the maker and demand what they sent on approval.

3. Never approved.

Money-saving or foreign gear deprived the approval for financial savings—yet it's illegal and dangerous.

What to Do If You're Not Sure

This is what you should do in the next step of action:

1. Call the Manufacturer

request them to provide you with the AERB Type Approval Certificate. It is an AERB PDF that contains everything.

2. Write a Letter to AERB

Mail them through their contact form or contact their support desk to verify. They might update you on the certification status.

3. Verify through Other Buyers

Call diagnostic centers or hospitals who have purchased the same machine. They might update you on the certification status or on problems.

Buying a Portable X-ray Machine? Don't Miss This Checklist

Here is a simple-to-follow checklist to consider before any buy:

· In-hand AERB Type Approval Certificate

· AERB-registered company

· eLORA registered device

· Warranty and service support

· Clean radiation safety features (shielding, auto shut-off, etc.)

Don't sacrifice safety in the interest of cost. A low-cost, non-certified machine can lead to humongous long-term losses—financial and legal.

⚠️ A Real-Life Example

Suppose you buy an X-ray machine for a rural health project. The machine is fine initially. But the routine inspection finds that it's not AERB certified.

What really happens?

• Operations are halted

• Equipment are confiscated

• Penalties are imposed

• Your reputation suffers

All this has been prevented with only a 5-minute scan of the eLORA portal.

Why Some Sellers Don't Offer AERB Certification

• Documentation and testing cost

• Time taken in approvals

• Ignorance

But AERB evasion is cheap like AERB evasion on the motorway—it pays in the short term, but when it goes wrong, the price is gruesomely high.

Stay Smart, Stay Safe is our motto: AERB clearance is not a rubber stamping it is a guarantee of safety, quality, and trust. In a sensitive business-like medical imaging, there is no scope to compromise.

Always check for AERB clearance before buying, using, or installing any X-ray machine—portables in particular.

Reference:

For official information and verification of equipment certification, visit the AERB eLORA Portal:

🔗 https://elora.aerb.gov.in