South Dakota Administrative Rules
Title 44 - Department of Health
Article 44:03 - Radiation safety
Chapter 44:03:01 - Radiation control
Section 44:03:01:10.05 - Quality assurance program requirements
Current through Register Vol. 51, page 43, September 23, 2024
The licensee shall have a written, on-going quality assurance program specific to the equipment and procedures that are performed in the facility to ensure consistent high-quality images with minimum patient exposure. The tests performed for quality control purposes shall be included in a log containing acceptability limits, results of tests, date, initials of operator or testing individual, and corrective action taken, if needed. Tests for film processing shall include temperature, chemical replacement, processor operating parameters, and darkroom fog, and be performed on a routine basis. Any quality control test done on diagnostic tubes shall be done annually and include SID accuracy, X ray and light field alignment, X ray and bucky alignment, and collimator dial accuracy. All dental intraoral, panoramic, tomography, and machines that have fixed SID and collimator are excluded from SID accuracy, X ray and light field alignment, X ray and bucky alignment, and collimator dial accuracy.
A qualified expert shall perform measurement of the reference air kerma rate on medical fluoroscopic equipment for both typical and maximum values. The measurements shall be made annually or after any maintenance of the system which might affect the radiation exposure rate and the results shall be posted where any operator may have ready access to them while using the fluoroscopic equipment. Results of the measurements shall include:
(1) The roentgen per minute or milliGray per minute;
(2) The technique factors used to determine such results;
(3) The name of the person performing the measurements; and
(4) The date the measurements were performed.
General Authority: SDCL 34-21-4.1, 34-21-15.
Law Implemented: SDCL 34-21-4.1, 34-21-15.
