Arizona Administrative Code
Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES
Chapter 7 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES - RADIATION CONTROL
Article 6 - USE OF X-RAYS IN THE HEALING ARTS
Section R9-7-604 - General Procedures
Universal Citation: AZ Admin Code R 9-7-604
Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 38, September 20, 2024
A. Each registrant shall ensure the following procedural requirements are met in the operation of x-ray equipment:
1. An x-ray
machine which does not meet the provisions of this Chapter shall not be
operated for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes, unless specifically exempted
by the Department.
2. Except for
patients who cannot be moved out of the room, only the individuals required for
the radiological procedure or in training may be present in the room during
radiographic exposure, and all the following requirements apply:
a. All individuals shall be positioned such
that no part of the body, including the extremities not protected by 0.5 mm
lead equivalent, will be struck by the useful beam.
b. Staff and ancillary personnel shall be
protected from the direct scatter radiation by protective aprons or whole body
protective barriers of not less than 0.25 mm lead equivalent.
c. Individuals, other than the patient to be
examined, who cannot be removed from the room during mobile or portable
radiography shall be protected from the direct scatter radiation by whole body
protective barriers of 0.25 millimeters lead equivalent or shall be so
positioned that the nearest portion of the body is at least 2 meters (6.5 feet)
from both the tube head and the nearest edge of the image receptor.
d. If a portion of the body of any staff or
ancillary personnel is potentially subjected to stray radiation that could
result in that individual receiving 10 percent of the maximum permissible dose
as defined in Article 4 of this Chapter, the registrant shall provide
additional protective devices as specified by the Department.
3. An individual shall not be
exposed to the useful beam except for a healing arts purpose authorized by a
licensed practitioner of the healing arts. The following acts are prohibited:
a. Exposure of an individual without meeting
the required healing art requirements and without a valid directive from a
licensed practitioner;
b. Exposure
of an individual for training, demonstration, or other non-healing arts
purpose;
c. Exposure of an
individual for the purpose of healing arts screening, except as authorized by
the Department after submitting to the Department the information listed in
Appendix A of this Article. (If any information submitted to the Department
changes, the registrant shall immediately notify the Department of the
changes.);
d. Routinely holding
film or a patient during an exposure to x-ray radiation; or
e. Exposure of an individual to fluoroscopy
as a positioning method for general purpose radiological procedures.
4. All persons who are associated
with the operation of an x-ray system are subject to the occupational exposure
limits specified in Article 4. Exposure of a personnel monitoring device to
deceptively indicate a dose delivered to an individual is prohibited.
5. The registrant shall check radiation
protective equipment for reliability and integrity defects on an annual basis,
as follows:
a. Aprons, gloves, and shields
shall be checked for holes, tears, and breaks.
b. If defects are found in the equipment, the
registrant shall replace or remove it from service. Equipment removed from
service shall not be put back into service until it is repaired.
c. A record of the annual reliability and
integrity check and any equipment replacement shall be maintained for three
years.
B. The registrant shall maintain the following records for each x-ray machine:
1. Survey, calibration, maintenance, and
modification records regarding the x-ray machine or room, which include the
name of the person who performed the service; and
2. Correspondence with the Department
regarding the x-ray machine facility.
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