Kansas Administrative Regulations
Agency 28 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT
Article 35 - RADIATION
Section 28-35-135v - Definitions
Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 52, December 26, 2024
As used in these regulations, each of the following terms shall have the meaning assigned in this regulation:
(a) "Variable-aperture beam-limiting device" means a beam-limiting device that has the capacity for stepless adjustment of the X-ray field size at a given SID.
(b) "Very high radiation area" means an area that is accessible to individuals, in which radiation levels could result in an individual receiving an absorbed dose in excess of five Gy (500 rad) in one hour at one meter from a source of radiation or from any surface that the radiation penetrates.
(c) "Virtual source" means the point from which radiation appears to originate.
(d) "Visible area" means that portion of the input surface of the image receptor over which incident X-ray photons produce a visible image.
