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Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 7 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES - RADIATION CONTROL › Article 5 - SEALED SOURCE INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHY › Section R9-7-508 - Inspection and Maintenance of Radiographic Exposure Devices, Transport and Storage Containers, Source Changers, Survey Instruments, and Associated Equipment

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. A
				licensee shall perform visual and operability checks on each survey instrument,
				radiographic exposure device, transport and storage container, source changer,
				and associated equipment before use on each day the equipment is to be used to
				ensure that the equipment is in good working condition, the source is
				adequately shielded, and required labeling is present. A survey instrument
				operability check shall be performed using a check source or other authorized
				means. If an equipment problem is found, the licensee shall remove the
				equipment from service until it is repaired.
B. A licensee shall have written inspection
				and maintenance procedures to ensure that:
1.
				Radiographic exposure devices, source changers, transport and storage
				containers, survey instruments, and associated equipment that require
				inspection and maintenance at intervals that do not exceed three months or
				before first use of the equipment are functioning properly and safely.
				Replacement components shall meet design specifications. If an equipment
				problem is discovered, the licensee shall remove the equipment from service
				until it is repaired; and
2. Type B
				packages are shipped and maintained in accordance with the certificate of
				compliance or other approval.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 7 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES - RADIATION CONTROL › Article 5 - SEALED SOURCE INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHY › Section R9-7-509 - Surveillance

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During each radiographic operation, a radiographer or the
				  radiographer's assistant, as permitted by R9-7-510, shall maintain continuous
				  direct visual surveillance of the operation to protect against unauthorized
				  entry into a high radiation area, except at permanent radiographic
				  installations where all entrances are locked and the licensee is in compliance
				  with R9-7-539.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 7 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES - RADIATION CONTROL › Article 5 - SEALED SOURCE INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHY › Section R9-7-510 - Radiographic Operations

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A. If
				industrial radiography is performed at a location other than a permanent
				radiographic installation, a licensee shall ensure that the radiographer is
				accompanied by at least one other radiographer or radiographer's assistant,
				qualified under R9-7-543. The additional radiographer or radiographer's
				assistant shall observe the operations and be capable of providing immediate
				assistance to prevent unauthorized entry. Industrial radiography is prohibited
				if only one qualified individual is present.
B. A licensee shall ensure that each
				industrial radiographic operation is conducted at a location of use authorized
				on the license in a permanent radiographic installation, unless another
				permanent location is specifically authorized by the Department.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 7 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES - RADIATION CONTROL › Article 5 - SEALED SOURCE INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHY › Section R9-7-512 - Radiation Safety Officer (RSO)

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A. A licensee shall have a radiation safety
				officer (RSO) who is responsible for implementing procedures and regulatory
				requirements in the daily operation of the radiation safety program.
B. Except as provided in subsection (C), the
				licensee shall ensure that the RSO satisfies the following minimum
				requirements:
1. The training and testing
				requirements in R9-7-543,
2. Two
				thousand hours of hands-on experience as a qualified radiographer for an
				industrial radiographic operation, and
3. Formal training in the establishment and
				maintenance of a radiation safety program.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 7 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES - RADIATION CONTROL › Article 5 - SEALED SOURCE INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHY › Section R9-7-514 - Limits on External Radiation Levels from Storage Containers and Source Changers

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The maximum rate limits for storage containers and source
				  changers are 2 millisieverts (200 mRem/hr) at any exterior surface and 0.1
				  millisieverts (10 mRem/hr) at 1 meter from any exterior surface with the sealed
				  source in the shielded position.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 7 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES - RADIATION CONTROL › Article 5 - SEALED SOURCE INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHY › Section R9-7-515 - Locking Radiographic Exposure Devices, Storage Containers, and Source Changers

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A.
				Except at permanent radiographic installations governed by R9-7-539, a licensee
				shall ensure that each radiographic exposure device has a lock or an outer
				container with a lock designed to prevent unauthorized or accidental removal of
				the sealed source from its shielded position. The licensee shall ensue that the
				exposure device or its container, if applicable, is locked (and if a keyed
				lock, with the key removed) if the device or container is not under the direct
				surveillance of a radiographer or a radiographer's assistant. During
				radio-graphic operations, the radiographer or radiographer's assistant shall
				secure the sealed source assembly in the shielded position each time the source
				is returned to the shielded position.
B. A licensee shall ensure that each sealed
				source storage container and source changer has a lock or an outer container
				with a lock designed to prevent unauthorized or accidental removal of the
				sealed source from its shielded position. The licensee shall ensure that each
				storage container and source changer is locked (and if a keyed lock, with the
				key removed) if the storage container or source changer contains a sealed
				source and is not under the direct surveillance of a radiographer or a
				radiographer's assistant.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 7 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES - RADIATION CONTROL › Article 5 - SEALED SOURCE INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHY › Section R9-7-516 - Records of Receipt and Transfer of Sealed Sources

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A. A licensee shall maintain records that
				show each receipt and transfer of a sealed source or device that uses DU for
				shielding and retain each record for three years after it is made.
B. The records shall contain separate entries
				for each transaction, including the date, name of the individual making the
				record, radionuclide, number of Becquerels (curies) or mass (for DU), and
				manufacturer, model, and serial number of each sealed source or device, as
				applicable.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 7 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES - RADIATION CONTROL › Article 5 - SEALED SOURCE INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHY › Section R9-7-517 - Posting

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A licensee shall post any area in which industrial
				  radiography is performed as required by R9-7-429. Exceptions listed in R9-7-430
				  do not apply to industrial radiographic operations.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 7 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES - RADIATION CONTROL › Article 5 - SEALED SOURCE INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHY › Section R9-7-518 - Labeling, Storage, and Transportation

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A. A licensee shall not use a source changer
				or a storage container to store licensed material unless the source changer or
				the storage container has securely attached to it a durable, legible, and
				clearly visible label that bears the standard trefoil radiation caution symbol
				and the standard colors for the symbol specifically: magenta, purple, or black
				on a yellow background, and the label has a minimum diameter of 25 mm and the
				wording "CAUTION (or DANGER), RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL NOTIFY CIVIL AUTHORITIES (or
				"NAME OF COMPANY")"
B. A licensee
				shall not transport licensed material unless the material is packaged and the
				package is labeled, marked, and accompanied with appropriate shipping papers in
				accordance with 10 CFR 71, January 1, 2004, published by the Office of the
				Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration, incorporated by
				reference, and on file with the Department. This incorporation by reference
				contains no future editions or amendments.
C. A licensee shall physically secure locked
				radiographic exposure devices and storage containers behind a locked door to
				prevent tampering or removal by unauthorized personnel. The licensee shall
				store licensed material in a manner that will minimize danger from explosion or
				fire.
D. A licensee shall lock each
				transport package that contains licensed material and physically secure the
				package behind the locked doors of the transporting vehicle to prevent
				accidental loss, tampering, or unauthorized removal of the licensed material
				from the vehicle.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 7 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES - RADIATION CONTROL › Article 5 - SEALED SOURCE INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHY › Section R9-7-522 - Operating and Emergency Procedures

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A. A licensee shall ensure that the operating
				and emergency procedures include, at a minimum, instructions in the following,
				as applicable:
1. Handling and use of sealed
				sources or radiographic exposure devices, so that persons are not exposed to
				radiation that exceeds the limits in Article 4 of this Chapter;
2. Methods and occasions for conducting
				radiation surveys;
3. Methods for
				controlling access to radiographic areas;
4. Methods and occasions for locking and
				securing radio-graphic exposure devices, transport and storage containers, and
				sealed sources;
5. Personnel
				monitoring and associated equipment;
6. Transportation of sealed sources to field
				locations, including packing radiographic exposure devices and storage
				containers in vehicles, placarding vehicles, and maintaining control of the
				sealed sources during transportation, as required in 49 CFR 171-173, 2002
				edition, published October 1, 2002, by the Office of the Federal Register,
				National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. 20408, which is
				incorporated by reference and on file with the Department. This incorporation
				contains no future editions or amendments;
7. Inspection, maintenance, and operability
				checks of radio-graphic exposure devices, survey instruments, transport
				containers, and storage containers;
8. Actions to be taken immediately by
				radiography personnel if a pocket dosimeter is found to be off-scale or an
				alarm rate meter sounds an alarm;
9. Procedures for identifying and reporting
				defects and non-compliance, as required by
				R9-7-448 and R9-7-535;
10. Procedures for notifying the RSO and the
				Department in the event of an accident;
11. Methods for minimizing exposure of
				persons in the event of an accident;
12. Procedures for recovering a source if the
				licensee is responsible for source recovery; and
13. Maintenance of records.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 7 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES - RADIATION CONTROL › Article 5 - SEALED SOURCE INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHY › Section R9-7-523 - Personnel Monitoring

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A. A
				licensee shall not permit any individual to act as a radiographer or a
				radiographer's assistant unless, at all times during radiographic operations,
				each individual wears, on the trunk of the body, a direct reading dosimeter, an
				operating alarm rate meter, and a personnel dosimeter. At permanent radiography
				installations where other appropriate alarming or warning devices are in
				routine use, the wearing of an alarm rate meter is not required. A licensee
				shall:
1. Use a pocket dosimeter with a range
				from zero to 2 millisieverts (200 millirems) and ensure that each dosimeter is
				recharged at the start of each shift. Electronic personnel dosimeters are
				permitted in place of ion-chamber pocket dosimeters;
2. Assign a personnel dosimeter to each
				individual, who shall wear the assigned equipment;
3. Replace film badges at least monthly and
				ensure that all other personnel dosimeters that require replacement are
				replaced at at least quarterly; and
4. Ensure that all personnel dosimeters are
				evaluated at least quarterly or promptly after replacement, whichever is more
				frequent.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 7 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES - RADIATION CONTROL › Article 5 - SEALED SOURCE INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHY › Section R9-7-524 - Supervision of a Radiographer's Assistant

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If a radiographer's assistant uses a radiographic exposure
				  device, associated equipment, or a sealed source or conducts a radiation survey
				  required by R9-7-533(B) to determine that the sealed source has returned to the
				  shielded position after an exposure, the licensee shall ensure that the
				  assistant is under the personal supervision of a radiographer. For purposes of
				  this Section "personal supervision" means:
1. The radiographer is physically present at
				the site where the sealed source is being used,
2. The radiographer is available to give
				immediate assistance if required, and
3. The radiographer is able to observe the
				assistant's performance directly.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 7 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES - RADIATION CONTROL › Article 5 - SEALED SOURCE INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHY › Section R9-7-525 - Notification of Field Work

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Each day radioactive material is used for industrial
				  radiography, a licensee shall notify the Department of any planned field
				  radiography. The notice shall be in writing and specify the location of the
				  field work, the name of the supervising individual at the job site, and the
				  expected duration of the work at the job site listed in the notice. A facsimile
				  that provides the required information is sufficient notice.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 7 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES - RADIATION CONTROL › Article 5 - SEALED SOURCE INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHY › Section R9-7-531 - Security

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During each radiographic operation, the radiographer or
				  radiographer's assistant shall maintain continuous direct visual surveillance
				  of the operation to protect against unauthorized entry into a high radiation
				  area, as defined in Article 1, unless:
1. The high radiation area is equipped with a
				control device or an alarm system as prescribed in
				R9-7-420(A),
				or
2. The high radiation area is
				locked to protect against unauthorized or accidental entry.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 7 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES - RADIATION CONTROL › Article 5 - SEALED SOURCE INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHY › Section R9-7-532 - Posting

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Notwithstanding any provisions in R9-7-430, areas in which
				  radiography is being performed shall be conspicuously posted as required by
				  R9-7-429(A) and (B).
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 7 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES - RADIATION CONTROL › Article 5 - SEALED SOURCE INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHY › Section R9-7-533 - Radiation Surveys

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A. A
				licensee shall conduct surveys with a calibrated and operable radiation survey
				instrument that meets the requirements of
				R9-7-504.
B. Using a survey instrument that complies
				with subsection (A), the licensee shall conduct a survey of the radiographic
				exposure device and the guide tube after each exposure before approaching the
				device or the guide tube. The survey shall be performed to determine that the
				sealed source is in the shielded position before the radiographer or
				radiographer's assistant exchanges films, repositions the exposure head, or
				dismantles the equipment.
C. The
				licensee shall conduct a survey of the radiographic exposure device with a
				calibrated radiation survey instrument any time the source is exchanged or the
				device is placed in a storage area, as defined in
				R9-7-102, to ensure that the sealed
				source is in the shielded position.
D. The licensee shall maintain a record of
				each exposure device survey conducted before the device is placed in storage
				under subsection (C), if that survey is the last one performed during the
				workday. Each record shall be maintained for three years after the record is
				made.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 7 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES - RADIATION CONTROL › Article 5 - SEALED SOURCE INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHY › Section R9-7-535 - Notifications

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A. In addition to
				the reporting requirements specified in Article 4, each licensee shall provide
				a written report to the Department if any of the following incidents involving
				radiography equipment occur:
1. Unintentional
				disconnection of the source assembly from the control cable;
2. Inability to retract the source assembly
				to the fully shielded position or secure it in this position; or
3. Failure of any component (critical to safe
				operation of the device) to properly perform its intended function;
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 7 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES - RADIATION CONTROL › Article 5 - SEALED SOURCE INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHY › Section R9-7-539 - Permanent Radiographic Installations

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A. If a licensee maintains a permanent
				radiographic installation that does not fall within the definition of "enclosed
				radiography" in
				R9-7-102, the licensee shall ensure
				that each entrance, used for personnel access to the high radiation area, has
				either:
1. An entrance control device of the
				type described in
				R9-7-420(A)(1)
				that reduces the radiation level upon entry into the area, or
2. Both conspicuous visible and audible alarm
				signals to warn of the presence of radiation. The licensee shall ensure that
				the visible signal is actuated by radiation if a source is exposed and the
				audible signal is actuated if someone attempts to enter the installation while
				a source is exposed.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 7 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES - RADIATION CONTROL › Article 5 - SEALED SOURCE INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHY › Section R9-7-540 - Location of Documents and Records

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A. A licensee shall maintain a copy of each
				record required by this Article and other applicable Articles of this Chapter
				at a location specified under
				R9-7-502(I).
B. A licensee shall maintain a copy of each
				record listed below at each field station and temporary job site;
1. The license that authorizes use of
				radioactive material;
2. A copy of
				Articles 4, 5, and 10 of this Chapter;
3. Utilization logs for each radiographic
				exposure device dispatched from that location, as required by
				R9-7-507;
4. Records of equipment
				problems identified in daily checks of equipment, as required by
				R9-7-508(A);
5. Records of alarm
				system and entrance control checks as required by R9-7-539;
6. Records of direct-reading dosimeters, such
				as pocket dosimeters and electronic personnel dosimeters as required by
				R9-7-523;
7. Operating and
				emergency procedures as required by R9-7-522;
8. A report on the most recent calibration of
				the radiation survey instruments in use at the site as required by
				R9-7-504;
9. A report on the most
				recent calibration of each alarm rate meter, and operability check of each
				pocket dosimeter and electronic personnel dosimeter as required in
				R9-7-523;
10. Most recent survey
				record as required by R9-7-533;
11.
				The shipping papers for the transportation of radioactive material required by
				10 CFR
				71.5, 2003 edition, published January 1,
				2003, by the Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records
				Administration, Washington, D.C. 20408, which is incorporated by reference and
				on file with the Department (this incorporation contains no future editions or
				amendments); and
12. If operating
				under reciprocity in accordance with R9-7-320, a copy of the NRC or Agreement
				State license authorizing the use of radioactive materials.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 7 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES - RADIATION CONTROL › Article 5 - SEALED SOURCE INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHY › Section R9-7-543 - Training

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A. A licensee shall
				not allow an individual to act as a radiographer until the individual has
				received training in the subjects in subsection (G), has participated in a
				minimum of two months of on-the-job training, and is certified through a
				radiographer certification program by a independent certifying organization in
				accordance with the criteria specified in Appendix A.
1. A licensee shall provide the Department
				with proof of an individuals's certification and a written request that the
				individual be added to a license as a certified radiographer.
2. A licensee shall maintain proof of
				certification at the job site where a radiographer is performing field
				radiography.
3. A licensee that
				employs certified radiographers in Arizona shall ensure that:
a. Each radiographer has obtained initial
				certification within the last five years, and
b. An uncertified radiographer works only as
				a radiographer's assistant until certified.
4. A radiographer shall recertify every five
				years by:
a. Taking an approved radiography
				certification examination in accordance with this subsection; or
b. Providing written evidence that the
				radiographer is active in the practice of industrial radiography and has
				participated in continuing education during the previous five-year
				period.
5. If an
				individual cannot provide the written evidence required in subsection (4)(b),
				the individual shall retake the certification examination.
6. A radiographer shall provide the licensee
				with proof of certification in the form of a card issued by the certifying
				organization that contains:
a. A picture of
				the certified radiographer,
b. The
				radiographer's certification number,
c. The date the certification expires,
				and
d. The radiographer's
				signature.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 7 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES - RADIATION CONTROL › Article 6 - USE OF X-RAYS IN THE HEALING ARTS › Section R9-7-603 - Operational Standards, Shielding, and Darkroom Requirements

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A. A person shall
				not make, sell, lease, transfer, lend, or install x-ray equipment or the
				supplies used in connection with the equipment unless the supplies and
				equipment, when properly placed in operation and properly used, meets the
				requirements of 9 A.A.C. 7.
B. A
				registrant shall direct the operation of x-ray machines under the registrant's
				control and assure that all of the following provisions are met in the
				operation of x-ray machines:
1. The
				registrant shall not permit any individual to engage in the practice of
				"Healing Arts Radiography" using equipment under the registrant's control,
				unless the individual possesses, and displays in the primary employer's
				facility, an official certificate issued by, or is exempt from, the Medical
				Radiologic Technology Board of Examiners that contains an original signature of
				its Director or designee. A copy of the certificate shall be posted at any
				secondary employment location with documentation that verifies that the
				employer has physically seen the official certificate and has annotated on the
				copy the location where the official certificate may be viewed by Department
				staff.
2. The registrant shall
				maintain records documenting compliance with subsection (B)(1) for each
				individual practicing "Healing Arts Radiography" using equipment under the
				registrant's control,
3. The
				registrant shall provide safety rules to each individual operating x-ray
				equipment under the registrant's control, including any restrictions in
				operating procedures necessary for the safe use of the equipment and require
				that the operator demonstrate familiarity with 9 A.A.C. 7.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 7 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES - RADIATION CONTROL › Article 6 - USE OF X-RAYS IN THE HEALING ARTS › Section R9-7-606 - Fluoroscopic and Fluoroscopic Treatment Simulator Systems

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A. Useful beam limitation. A registrant
				shall:
1. Provide beam-limiting devices that
				restrict the entire cross section of the useful beam to less than the area of
				the primary barrier at any Source-to-Image Receptor Distance (SID);
2. Ensure that the x-ray field size produced
				by fluoroscopic systems without image intensification does not extend beyond
				the visible area of the image receptor at any SID;
3. Ensure that the x-ray field size produced
				by fluoroscopic systems with image intensification and automatic shutter
				control does not exceed the diameter of the image receptor at any
				SID;
4. Ensure that the x-ray field
				size produced by fluoroscopic systems with image intensification and manual
				shutter control does not exceed the diameter of the image receptor with the
				fluoroscopic imaging assembly positioned at the maximum usable distance above
				the table top; and
5. Ensure that
				the x-ray field size produced by fluoroscopic systems with image
				intensification and manual shutter control, where the fluoroscopic tube is
				above the table top, does not exceed the diameter of the image receptor with
				the shutters open to the fullest extent, and at the maximum SID which the
				fluoroscopic tube is capable of producing radiation.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 7 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES - RADIATION CONTROL › Article 6 - USE OF X-RAYS IN THE HEALING ARTS › Section R9-7-607 - Additional X-ray Machine Standards, Shielding Requirements, and Procedures, Except Mobile Fluoroscopic, Dental Panoramic, Cephalometric, Dental CT, or Dental Intraoral Radiographic Systems

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A. Useful beam limitation. A registrant
				shall:
1. Provide a means to restrict the
				useful beam to the area of clinical interest for any combination of SID and
				image receptor size employed.
2.
				Ensure that beam-limiting devices meet the following requirements:
a. Devices that project a circular radiation
				field restrict the diameter of the useful beam, not to exceed the diagonal
				dimension of the image receptor by greater than 2 percent of the SID;
b. Devices that project a rectangular or
				square radiation field restrict the useful beam to the longitudinal and
				transverse dimensions of the image receptor to within 2 percent of the
				SID;
c. Beam limiting devices that
				do not incorporate light beams to define the projected radiation field are
				clearly labeled, indicating the SID and image receptor size at which each
				device complies with the applicable requirements of subsection (A)(2)(a) or
				(b);
d. Adjustable beam-limiting
				devices installed after July 31, 1971, incorporate light beams to define the
				projected dimensions of the useful beam and provide an average illumination of
				not less than 100 lux (9 foot-candles) at 1 meter (3.3 feet) or at the maximum
				SID, whichever is less. The average illumination shall be based upon
				measurements made in the approximate center of each quadrant of the light
				field; and
e. All beam-limiting
				devices installed, on general purpose fixed and mobile radiographic systems,
				provide stepless means of continuous adjustment of the projected radiation
				field size.
3. Provide a
				means to align the center of the radiation field to the center of the image
				receptor to within 2 percent of the SID.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 7 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES - RADIATION CONTROL › Article 6 - USE OF X-RAYS IN THE HEALING ARTS › Section R9-7-608 - Mobile Diagnostic Radiographic and Mobile Fluoroscopic Systems, Except Dental Panoramic, Cephalometric, Dental CT, or Dental Intraoral Radiographic Systems

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A.
				Equipment
1. All requirements of R9-7-607(A)
				and (B) apply.
2. For mobile
				radiographic units the registrant shall provide a "dead-man" switch, together
				with an electrical cord of sufficient length so that the operator can stand out
				of the useful beam and at least 1.82 meters (6 feet) from the patient during
				all x-ray exposures.
3. A
				registrant shall ensure that a cone, spacer frame, or inherent provision is
				made so that the equipment is not operated at source-skin distances of less
				than 20.3 centimeters (8 inches).
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 7 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES - RADIATION CONTROL › Article 6 - USE OF X-RAYS IN THE HEALING ARTS › Section R9-7-609 - Chest Photofluorographic Systems

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Use of chest photofluorographic systems for diagnosis of
				  human disease is prohibited.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 7 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES - RADIATION CONTROL › Article 6 - USE OF X-RAYS IN THE HEALING ARTS › Section R9-7-610 - Dental Intraoral Radiographic Systems

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A. Equipment. A registrant shall:
1. Use a protective tube housing of
				diagnostic type;
2. Use diaphragms
				or cones for restricting the useful beam and to provide the same degree of
				protection as the housing. The diameter of the useful beam at the end of the
				cone or spacer frame shall not be more than 7.6 centimeters (3 inches) for
				intraoral radiography;
3. Ensure
				that a cone or spacer frame provides a source-to-skin distance of not less than
				17.8 centimeters (7 inches) with apparatus operating above 50 kVp or 10
				centimeters (4 inches) with apparatus operating at 50 kVp or below for
				intraoral radiography;
4. Provide a
				timer to terminate the exposure at a preset time interval, a preset product of
				current and time, a preset number of pulses, or a preset radiation exposure to
				the image receptor;
5. Ensure that
				it is not possible to make an exposure if the timer is set to the "zero" or
				"off" position;
6. Ensure that the
				tube head remains stationary if placed in the exposure position;
7. Ensure that the exposure initiating device
				is a "dead-man" switch;
8. Use a
				control panel that includes:
a. A means to
				provide visual or audible indication, detectable at or from the operator's
				position, during x-ray production or exposure termination; and
b. Indication of technique factors for kVp,
				mA, exposure time, and any special mode that may be selected for the
				exposure;
9. Use
				technique factors, where deviation of measured values from indicated values for
				kVp and exposure time do not exceed the limits specified by the manufacturer.
				In the absence of the manufacturer's specifications, the deviation shall not
				exceed plus or minus 10 percent of the indicated value for kVp and plus or
				minus 20 percent for exposure time duration;
10. For a digital system that uses an
				electronic sensor, use digital radiography techniques that permit reducing
				x-ray beam on-time to 25 percent of the exposure time required for "D" speed
				film or lower, reducing radiation to the patient by the same rate;
				and
11. For a computed radiography
				(imaging plate (IP) made of photostimulable phosphor) system that uses an
				imaging plate, use radiography techniques that permit reducing x-ray beam
				on-time to 50 percent of the exposure time required for "D" speed film or
				lower, reducing radiation to the patient by the same rate.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 7 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES - RADIATION CONTROL › Article 6 - USE OF X-RAYS IN THE HEALING ARTS › Section R9-7-610.01 - Hand-held Intraoral Dental Radiographic Unit Requirements For Use

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A. Registrants are
				subject to the following requirements for Intraoral dental radiographic units
				designed to be operated as a hand-held unit:
1. For all uses:
a. Operators of hand-held intraoral dental
				radiographic units shall be specifically trained to operate such
				equipment.
b. A hand-held intraoral
				dental radiographic unit shall be held without any motion during a patient
				examination. A tube stand may be utilized to immobilize a hand-held intraoral
				dental radiographic unit during patient examination.
c. The operator shall ensure there are no
				bystanders within a radius of at least six feet from the patient being examined
				with a hand-held intraoral radio-graphic unit.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 7 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES - RADIATION CONTROL › Article 6 - USE OF X-RAYS IN THE HEALING ARTS › Section R9-7-611 - Therapeutic X-ray Systems of Less Than 1 MeV

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A. Equipment requirements.
1. Leakage radiation. When the x-ray tube is
				operated at its maximum rated tube current for the maximum kVp, the leakage air
				kerma rate shall not exceed the value specified at the distance specified for
				that classification of therapeutic radiation machine. For each therapeutic
				radiation machine, the registrant shall determine, or obtain from the
				manufacturer, the leakage radiation existing at the positions specified:
a. 5-50 kVp Systems. The leakage air kerma
				rate measured at any position 5 centimeters from the tube housing assembly
				shall not exceed 1 mGy (100 mrad) in any one hour.
b. Greater than 50 kVp and less than 1MeV
				Systems. The leakage air kerma rate measured at a distance of 1 meter from the
				target in any direction shall not exceed 1 centigray (1 rad) in any 1 hour.
				This air kerma rate measurement may be averaged over areas no larger than 100
				square centimeters (100 cm2). In addition, the air kerma rate at a distance of
				5 centimeters from the surface of the tube housing assembly shall not exceed 30
				centigray (30 rad) per hour.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 7 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES - RADIATION CONTROL › Article 6 - USE OF X-RAYS IN THE HEALING ARTS › Section R9-7-611.01 - Electronic Brachytherapy to Deliver Interstitial and Intracavitary Therapeutic Radiation Dosage

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A.
				Electronic brachytherapy devices used to deliver interstitial and intracavitary
				therapeutic radiation dosage shall be subject to the requirements of this
				Section, and unless otherwise specified in this Section shall be exempt from
				the requirements of
				R9-7-611.
1. An electronic brachytherapy device that
				does not meet the requirements of this Section shall not be used for
				irradiation of patients; and
2. An
				electronic brachytherapy device shall only be utilized for human use
				applications specifically approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
				(FDA), unless participating in a research study approved by the registrant's
				Institutional Review Board (IRB).
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 7 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES - RADIATION CONTROL › Article 6 - USE OF X-RAYS IN THE HEALING ARTS › Section R9-7-611.02 - Other Use of Electronically-Produced Radiation to Deliver Superficial Therapeutic Radiation Dosage

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A person shall not utilize any device which is designed to
				  electrically generate a source of ionizing radiation to deliver superficial
				  therapeutic radiation dosage, and which is not appropriately regulated under
				  any existing category of therapeutic radiation machine, until:
1. The applicant or registrant has, at a
				minimum, provided the Department with:
a. A
				detailed description of the device and its intended application or
				applications;
b. Facility design
				requirements, including shielding and access control;
c. Documentation of appropriate training for
				authorized user physician or physicians and qualified medical physicist or
				physicists;
d. Methodology for
				measurement of dosages to be administered to patients or human research
				subjects;
e. Documentation
				regarding calibration, maintenance, and repair of the device, as well as
				instruments and equipment necessary for radiation safety;
f. Radiation safety precautions and
				instructions; and
g. Other
				information requested by the Department in its review of the application;
				and
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 7 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES - RADIATION CONTROL › Article 6 - USE OF X-RAYS IN THE HEALING ARTS › Section R9-7-612 - Computed Tomography Systems

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A. Definitions:
1. "CT" means computed tomography.
2. "CT conditions of operation" means all
				selectable parameters governing the operation of a CT including nominal
				tomographic section thickness, and technique factors.
3. "CTDI" means computed tomography dose
				index, the integral of the dose profile along a line perpendicular to the
				tomographic plane divided by the product of the nominal tomographic thickness
				and the number of tomogram produced in a single scan.
4. "CTDI vol" means a value of a
				volume-weighted tomography dose index. The unit of the CTDI vol is Gray or
				subunits of the Gray. The value of the CTDI vol for patient scan is used to
				trigger a notification when the value exceeds or will exceed a threshold
				value.
5. "CTN" means CT number,
				the number used to represent the x-ray attenuation associated with each
				elemental area of the CT image.
6.
				"Dose profile" means the dose as a function of position along a line.
7. "DLP" means the dose-length product. The
				DLP is the mathematical product of the CTDI vol and the length of the scan. The
				unit DLP is the Gray-cm of subunits of the Gray-cm. The DLP is used to trigger
				a notification when the value exceeds or will exceed a threshold
				value.
8. "Elemental area" means
				the smallest area within a tomogram for which the x-ray attenuation properties
				of a body are depicted.
9.
				"Multiple tomogram system" means a CT system that obtains x-ray transmissions
				data simultaneously during a single scan to produce more than one
				tomogram.
10. "Nominal tomographic
				section thickness" means the full width at half-maximum of the sensitivity
				profile taken at the center of the cross section volume over which x-ray
				transmission data are collected.
11. "Reference plane" means a plane that is
				displaced from and parallel to the tomographic plane.
12. "Scan" means the complete process of
				collecting x-ray transmission data for the production of a tomogram. Data can
				be collected simultaneously during a single scan for the production of one or
				more tomograms.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 7 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES - RADIATION CONTROL › Article 6 - USE OF X-RAYS IN THE HEALING ARTS › Section R9-7-613 - Veterinary Medicine Radiographic Systems

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A. Equipment. A registrant shall ensure that:
1. The total filtration permanently in the
				useful beam is not less than 1.5 millimeters aluminum-equivalent for equipment
				operating at up to 70 kVp and 2.0 millimeters aluminum-equivalent for equipment
				operating in excess of 70 kVp;
2. A
				device is provided to terminate the exposure after a preset time or
				exposure;
3. Each radiographic
				system has a "dead-man" exposure switch with an electrical cord of sufficient
				length to allow the operator to stand at least 1.82 meters (six feet) away from
				the useful beam during x-ray exposures.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 7 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES - RADIATION CONTROL › Article 6 - USE OF X-RAYS IN THE HEALING ARTS › Section R9-7-615 - Mammography Personnel

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A.
				Personnel.
1. Each registrant shall require
				personnel who perform mammography, which includes the production, processing,
				and interpretation of mammograms and related quality assurance activities, to
				meet the following requirements:
a. An
				interpreting physician shall meet federal requirements (Contained in
				21 CFR
				900.12(a)(1), revised April
				1, 2013, incorporated by reference, and available under
				R9-7-101. This incorporated
				material contains no future editions or amendments.); or
i. Be licensed under A.R.S. Title 32,
				Chapters 13 or 17;
ii. Have
				initially completed 40 hours of medical education credits in
				mammography;
iii. Be certified by
				the American Board of Radiology or the American Osteopathic Board of Radiology
				or meet the requirements of the mammography quality standards act regulations
				for quality standards of interpreting physicians;
iv. Have interpreted or reviewed an average
				of 300 mammograms per year during the preceding two years or have completed a
				radiology residency that included mammogram image interpretation in the
				preceding two years;
v. Have
				completed 15 hours of continuing medical education credits in mammography
				during the preceding three years; and
vi. Have received at least eight hours of
				training specific to each mammographic modality before engaging in independent
				interpretation.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 7 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES - RADIATION CONTROL › Article 6 - USE OF X-RAYS IN THE HEALING ARTS › Appendix A - Information Submitted to the Department According to R9-7-604(A)(3)(c)

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A.
Name and address of the applicant and, if
				  applicable, the name and address of any person within this state that is
				  authorized to act on behalf of the applicant;
B.
Disease or conditions to be diagnosed using
				  the proposed x-ray examination;
C.
A detailed description of each x-ray
				  examination that will be used in the diagnosis;
D.
A description of the population to be
				  examined in the screening program, using characteristics such as age, sex,
				  physical condition, and other descriptive information;
E.
An evaluation of any known alternative
				  diagnostic modalities not involving ionizing radiation that could achieve the
				  same diagnosis as a screening program and why these modalities have not been
				  chosen;
F.
An evaluation by a qualified expert of the
				  x-ray equipment used in the screening program, which demonstrates that the
				  x-ray equipment satisfies the requirements of this Article;
G.
A description of the quality control
				  program;
H.
A copy of the technique chart for the
				  planned x-ray examination;
I.
The qualifications of each individual who
				  will be operating the x-ray equipment;
J.
The qualifications of the individual who
				  will be supervising each operator of the x-ray equipment;
K.
The name and address of the individual who
				  will interpret each radiographic image;
L.
A description of the planned procedures for
				  advising a screened individual and the screened individual's physician of the
				  screening procedure results, and the need for further medical care, and
M.
A description of the procedures for
				  retention or disposition of the radiographic images and other records
				  pertaining to the x-ray examination.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 7 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES - RADIATION CONTROL › Article 7 - MEDICAL USES OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL › Section R9-7-701 - License Required

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A. A
				person may manufacture, produce, acquire, receive, possess, prepare, use, or
				transfer radioactive material for medical use only in accordance with a
				specific license issued by the Department, the NRC, or another Agreement State,
				or as allowed in subsection (B)(1) or (B)(2).
B. A specific license is not needed for an
				individual who:
1. Receives, possesses, uses,
				or transfers radioactive material in accordance with the rules in this Chapter
				under the supervision of an authorized user as provided in R9-7-706, unless
				prohibited by license condition; or
2. Prepares unsealed radioactive material for
				medical use in accordance with the rules in this Chapter under the supervision
				of an authorized nuclear pharmacist or authorized user.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 7 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES - RADIATION CONTROL › Article 7 - MEDICAL USES OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL › Section R9-7-703 - License for Medical Use of Radioactive Material

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A. In addition to the requirements set forth
				in R9-7-309, the Department shall issue a specific license for medical use of
				radioactive material if:
1. The applicant has
				appointed a radiation safety committee, meeting the requirements in R9-7-705,
				that will oversee the use of licensed material throughout the licensee's
				facility and associated radiation safety program;
2. The applicant possesses facilities for the
				clinical care of patients or human research subjects; and
3. The individual designated on the
				application as an authorized user has met the training and experience
				requirements in
				R9-7-719,
				R9-7-721, R9-7-723, R9-7-727,
				R9-7-728, or R9-7-744.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 7 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES - RADIATION CONTROL › Article 7 - MEDICAL USES OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL › Section R9-7-704 - Provisions for the Protection of Human Research Subjects

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A. A licensee may conduct basic research
				involving human research subjects and research involving patients receiving
				investigational new drugs or devices if the licensee only uses the radioactive
				material specified on the license for the uses authorized on the
				license.
B. If research is
				conducted, funded, supported, or regulated by a federal agency that has
				implemented the federal Policy for Protection of Human Research Subjects ( 45
				CFR 46, June 23, 2005, which is incorporated by reference, published by the
				Office of Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration,
				Washington, DC 20408, on file with the Department, and contains no future
				editions or amendments), the licensee shall:
1. Obtain review and approval of the research
				from an Institutional Review Board (IRB); and
2. Obtain informed consent from the human
				research subject.