Pennsylvania Code
Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Part I - Department of Environmental Protection
Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety
Article V - Radiological Health
Chapter 221 - X-RAYS IN THE HEALING ARTS
COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY X-RAY SYSTEMS
Section 221.205 - Operating procedures

Universal Citation: 25 PA Code ยง 221.205

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024

(a) In addition to the training requirements in § 221.16 (relating to training, competency and continuing education), a CT X-ray system shall be operated only by an individual who has been specifically trained in its operation.

(b) All of the following information must be readily available to the CT operator:

(1) Instructions on the use of the CT phantoms and a process for reporting deviations in protocols including a schedule of routine QC appropriate for the system, allowable variations for the indicated parameters and the results of at least the most recent performance evaluation conducted on the system.

(2) Current protocol information available at the control panel which specifies for each routine examination the CT conditions of operation.

(c) If the radiation measurements and performance evaluation of the CT X-ray system indicates that a system operating parameter has exceeded a tolerance established by the QMP, the use of the CT X-ray system on patients shall be limited to those uses permitted by established written instructions of the QMP.

The provisions of this §221.205 issued and amended under sections 301 and 302 of the Radiation Protection Act (35 P.S. §§ 7110.301 and 7110.302); and section 1920-A of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P.S. § 510-20).

This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 221.65 (relating to X-ray attenuation systems); 25 Pa. Code § 221.201 (relating to definitions); and 25 Pa. Code § 223.31 (relating to registrant responsibilities).

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