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
DIAGNOSTIC INSTALLATIONS GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
Section 221.42a - Control of scattered radiation
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) Fluoroscopic table designs when combined with normal operating procedures shall be of a type so no unprotected part of the staff or an ancillary individual's whole body is exposed to unattenuated scattered radiation which originates from under the table. The attenuation required may be not less than .25 millimeter lead equivalent.
(b) Equipment configuration when combined with normal operating procedures shall be of a type so that no portion of the staff or an ancillary individual's whole body, except the extremities, is exposed to the unattenuated scattered radiation emanating from above the table top unless one of the following criteria is met:
The provisions of this §221.42a issued 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 § 221.43a (relating to mobile fluoroscopes).
