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
OTHER SYSTEMS
Section 221.61 - Radiation therapy simulation systems
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) Fluoroscopic systems used solely for radiation therapy simulations shall only comply with §§ 221.35a(a) and (b), 221.37a, 221.40a and 221.41a. The requirements in § 221.41a (relating to fluoroscopic timer) may also be satisfied if a means is provided to indicate the cumulative time that an individual patient has been exposed to X-rays. In this case, procedures shall require that the timer be reset between examinations.
(b) CT units used solely for therapy simulations shall comply with §§ 221.202(h)(1), (7) and (8) and 221.203 (relating to equipment requirements; and facility design requirements).
The provisions of this §221.61 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).