2023 New York Laws › PBH - Public Health › Article 35 - Practice of Radiologic Technology › Title 1 - General Provisions and Public Policy › 3501 - Definitions.

§  3501.  Definitions.  When used in this article, the following words
  and phrases shall have the following definitions:
1.  "Radiologic  technology"  means  the  practice   of   radiography,
  radiation therapy and nuclear medicine technology.
2. "Radiologic technologist" means a person who is licensed under this
  article   to  practice  radiography  or  radiation  therapy  or  nuclear
  medicine.
3. "Radiography" means the use of x-rays or x-ray producing  equipment
  on  human  beings  for  diagnostic  purposes  under the supervision of a
  licensed practitioner. The practice includes, but  is  not  limited  to:
  measuring  and  positioning  patients; selecting and setting up exposure
  factors on x-ray equipment, and the making of the  x-ray  exposure;  the
  performance  of quality control tests; and, under the direct supervision
  of a licensed physician, the intravascular  administration  of  contrast
  media  when  such  administration  is  an  integral part of the x-ray or
  imaging procedure.
4. "Radiographer" means a person, other than a licensed  practitioner,
  who is licensed under this article to practice radiography.
5.  "Radiation  therapy"  means  the  use  of external beam and remote
  afterloading brachytherapy equipment for  the  application  of  ionizing
  radiation to human beings for therapeutic purposes under the supervision
  of  a radiation oncologist. The practice includes but is not limited to:
  setting up treatment position; selecting required filter  and  treatment
  distance; positioning the beam directional shells and molds; using x-ray
  equipment  for tumor localization; delivering the radiation treatment as
  prescribed by the physician; certifying  the  record  of  the  technical
  details  of the treatments; assisting the professional medical physicist
  in calibration procedures; assisting in treatment  planning  procedures;
  and the performance of quality control tests.
6.  "Radiation  therapist"  means  a  person,  other  than  a licensed
  physician, who is licensed under  this  article  to  practice  radiation
  therapy.
7. "Nuclear medicine technology" means the use of radiopharmaceuticals
  administered  to  human  beings  for  diagnostic or therapeutic purposes
  under the  supervision  of  a  physician  authorized  by  a  radioactive
  materials  license. The practice includes but is not limited to: elution
  of  a  radiopharmaceutical  generator;  dosage  preparation;  assay   of
  radiopharmaceutical  dosages  administered  to  patients; use of nuclear
  medicine equipment on patients; performance of  quality  control  tests;
  administration   of  radiopharmaceuticals  to  patients  for  diagnostic
  purposes; and administration of radioactive materials  to  patients  for
  therapeutic  purposes  under  the  personal  supervision  of a physician
  authorized by a radiopharmaceuticals license for such use.
8. "Nuclear medicine technologist" means  a  person  who  is  licensed
  under this article to practice nuclear medicine technology.
9.  "Radiologist" means a physician duly licensed to practice medicine
  in the state of New York and who is certified by the American  Board  of
  Radiology   or  by  the  American  Osteopathic  Board  of  Radiology  in
  diagnostic radiology or radiation oncology.
10. "Radiation oncologist" means a physician duly licensed to practice
  medicine in the state of New York and who is certified by  the  American
  Board  of Radiology or by the American Osteopathic Board of Radiology in
  radiation oncology.
11. "Licensed practitioner"  means  a  person  licensed  or  otherwise
  authorized  under  the  education  law  to practice medicine, dentistry,
  podiatry, or chiropractic.
12. "Professional  medical  physicist"  means  a  person  licensed  or
  otherwise  authorized  to  practice  medical  physics in accordance with
  article one hundred sixty-six of the education law.
14.  "License"  means  a  license granted and issued by the department
  under this article to practice radiography, radiation therapy technology
  or nuclear medicine technology.
15. "X-ray or  imaging  procedure"  means  and  includes  conventional
  diagnostic   x-ray   or  radiology,  computer  tomography,  angiography,
  magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasound.
16.  "Intravenous  contrast  administration   certificate"   means   a
  certificate  granted  and issued by the department under this article to
  administer and inject contrast media.
17.  "Supervision"  means  the  oversight  of  a  licensed  radiologic
  technologist  by  a  licensed  practitioner  acting  within  the  limits
  specified in the law under which the practitioner is licensed.
18. "Direct supervision" means a physician  must  be  present  in  the
  section  of  the  facility where the procedure is being performed and is
  not concurrently encumbered by responsibilities that would preclude  the
  physician from responding to a request for assistance within a timeframe
  that  poses  no  risk to the patient. The physician shall be immediately
  available to furnish assistance and direction throughout the performance
  of the procedure, and is professionally responsible for the  performance
  of the procedure. It does not mean that the physician must be present in
  the room when the procedure is performed.
19.  "Personal  supervision" means the physician must be in attendance
  in the room during the performance of the procedure.