Connecticut Administrative Code
Title 19 - Public Health and Safety
25d - X-Ray Devices used for Diagnosis and Therapy
Section 19-25d-10 - Special requirements for x-ray therapy equipment operated at potentials of sixty kv and below
Universal Citation: CT Reg of State Agencies 19-25d-10
Current through September 9, 2024
(a) Equipment
(1) All provisions of
section
19-25d-9(a)
apply except, for equipment used for "contact therapy," subdivision (1) in
which instance the leakage radiation at the surface of the tube housing shall
not exceed one-tenth roentgen per hour.
(2) There shall be on the control panel some
easily discernible device which will give positive information as to whether or
not the tube is energized.
(b) Operating procedures
(1) Automatic timers shall be provided which
will permit accurate presetting and determination of exposures as short as one
second.
(2) In the therapeutic
application of apparatus constructed with beryllium or other low-filtration
windows, the owner shall insure that the unfiltered radiation reaches only the
part intended and that the useful beam is blocked at all times except when
actually being used.
(3) Machines
having an output of more than one thousand roentgens per minute at any
accessible place shall not be left unattended without the power being shut off
at the primary disconnecting means.
(4) If the tube is hand-held during
irradiation, the operator shall wear protective gloves and aprons.
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