This handbook is a guide to inform nuclear medicine technologists of New Jersey's regulatory and licensure requirements and to provide information regarding the State and federal agencies that regulate the practice of nuclear medicine technology. This document provides a general summary of the regulations and licensure requirements and is published for informational purposes only. The CORP is empowered to establish regulations to prevent unnecessary exposure to ionizing radiation. These subchapters address the registration, licensing, transportation, storage, and use of all naturally occurring and accelerator produced radioactive materials. DEP staff routinely conduct inspections of nuclear medicine facilities to ensure compliance with all of the CORP's regulations that pertain to nuclear medicine technology.
Regulatory authority is derived from the Atomic Energy Act.
The DEP's Bureau of Environmental Radiation regulates radioactive materials that are classified as either naturally occurring or accelerator produced. Unlike some states, New Jersey is not an agreement state. An agreement state is the sole regulating authority and assumes responsibility for its use of federal and state licensed materials. A licensed nuclear medicine technologist is not permitted to administer a therapeutic dose of any form of radionuclides to humans. A therapeutic dose is defined as a radionuclide or radiopharmaceutical which is intended for therapeutic purposes and not for diagnostic purposes.