Code of Massachusetts Regulations
105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation
REPORTS
Section 120.645 - Shielding

Universal Citation: 105 CMR 120.000 MA Code of Regs 120.645

Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024

(A) The radiation dose rate in areas that are normally occupied during operation of a panoramic irradiator may not exceed 0.02 millisievert (two millirems) per hour at any location 30 centimeters or more from the wall of the room when the sources are exposed. The dose rate must be averaged over an area not to exceed 100 square centimeters having no linear dimension greater than 20 centimeters. Areas where the radiation dose rate exceeds 0.02 millisievert (two millirems) per hour must be locked, roped off, or posted.

(B) The radiation dose at 30 centimeters over the edge of the pool of a pool irradiator may not exceed 0.02 millisievert (two millirems) per hour when the sources are in the fully shielded position.

(C) The radiation dose rate a one meter from the shield of a dry-source-storage panoramic irradiator when the source is shielded may not exceed 0.02 millisievert (two millirems) per hour and at five centimeters from the shield may not exceed 0.2 millisievert (20 millirems) per hour.

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