Illinois Administrative Code › Title 32 - ENERGY › Part 401 - ACCREDITING PERSONS IN THE PRACTICE OF MEDICAL RADIATION TECHNOLOGY › Section 401.20 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
As used in this Part, the following definitions shall
				apply:
"Accreditation" - The process by which the Agency
				grants permission to persons meeting the requirements of
the
Act and the Agency's rules and regulations to engage in the practice of
				administering radiation to human beings.
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				420
				ILCS 40/4 ]
"ACRRT" - American Chiropractic Registry of Radiologic
				Technologists, 52 W Colfax Street, Palatine, Illinois 60067-5048, Phone (847)
				705-1178, website:
www.acrrt.com
.
"Act" - The Radiation Protection Act of 1990 [420 ILCS
				40].
"Agency" - The Illinois Emergency Management Agency.
"Applies Ionizing Radiation" or "Administers Radiation" - The
				acts of using ionizing radiation for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.
				Specifically included are those tasks that have a direct impact on the
				radiation burden of the patient, which if performed improperly would result in
				the re-administration of radiation.
"Approved Program" - A formal education program in the
				respective discipline of radiography, nuclear medicine technology or radiation
				therapy that is accredited by one or more of the following:
Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic
				Technology
Joint Review Committee on Educational Programs in Nuclear
				Medicine Technology
Regional Accrediting Agencies
Conjoint Accreditation Services of the Canadian Medical
				Association
Australian Institute of Radiography
Medical Radiation Practice Board of Australia
National faith related accrediting agencies
National accrediting agencies.
"ARRT" - The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists,
				1255 Northland Drive, St. Paul MN 55120-1155, Phone (651) 687-0048, website:
www.arrt.org
.
"Authorized User" - A licensed practitioner who is identified
				as an authorized user on a license or equivalent permit issued by the Agency,
				Nuclear Regulatory Commission or Agreement State that is authorized to permit
				the medical use of radioactive material.
"Bone Densitometry" - The science and art of applying
				x-radiation to human beings for determination of site specific bone
				density.
"CBRPA" - Certification Board for Radiology Practitioner
				Assistants, P.O. Box 469, Plaistow NH 03865, Phone (603) 421-2020, website:
www.cbrpa.org
.
"Chiropractic Radiographer" - A person other than a licensed
				practitioner who performs medical radiation procedures and applies x-radiation
				to the human body for diagnostic evaluation of skeletal anatomy, while under
				the general supervision of a licensed chiropractor.
"Chiropractic Radiography" - The science and art of applying
				x-radiation to human beings for diagnostic purposes in Chiropractic.
"Continuing Education Activity" - A learning activity that is
				planned, organized and administered to enhance the professional knowledge and
				skills underlying professional performance that a technologist uses to provide
				services for patients, the public or the medical profession. In order to
				qualify as continuing education, the activity must be planned, be organized and
				provide sufficient depth and scope of a subject area.
"Continuing Education Credit" or "CE Credit" - Unit of
				measurement for continuing education activities. One continuing education
				credit is awarded for one contact hour (50 minutes). Activities longer than one
				hour are assigned whole or partial credits based on the 50-minute hour.
				Educational activities of 30-49 minutes of duration will be awarded one-half of
				one CE credit. Activities that last less than 30 minutes will receive no
				credit.
"CT" or "Computed Tomography" - The production of a tomogram by
				the acquisition and computer processing of x-ray transmission data.
"Director" - The Director of the Illinois Emergency Management
				Agency.
"Ionizing Radiation" - Gamma rays, and x-rays, alpha and beta
				particles, high speed electrons, neutrons, protons, and other nuclear
				particles; but not sound or radio waves, or visible, infrared or ultraviolet
				light.
"In vitro" - Isolated from the living organism.
"In vivo" - Occurring within the living organism.
"Licensed Practitioner" - A person licensed to practice a
				treatment of human ailments by virtue of the Medical Practice Act of 1987 [225
				ILCS 60], the Illinois Dental Practice Act [225 ILCS 25], or the Podiatric
				Medical Practice Act of 1987 [225 ILCS 100], who may use radiation for
				therapeutic, diagnostic or other medical purposes within the limits of the
				individual's licensure.
"Limited Diagnostic Radiographer" - A person, other than a
				licensed practitioner, who, while under the general supervision of a licensed
				practitioner, applies x-radiation for diagnostic purposes. Radiographic
				procedures are limited to one or more of the following anatomical regions:
				chest, extremities, skull/sinus or spine. However, a limited diagnostic
				radiographer may not perform any radiographic exam for a portable x-ray service
				provider.
AGENCY NOTE: Specific radiographic examinations appropriate to
				each type of limited radiography accreditation may be found in Appendix
				A.
"Medical Radiation Technology" - The science and art of
				performing medical radiation procedures involving the application of ionizing
				radiation to human beings for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes.
"Medical Radiographer" - A person, other than a licensed
				practitioner, who, while under general supervision of a licensed practitioner,
				applies x-radiation to any part of the human body and who, in conjunction with
				radiation studies, may administer contrast agents and related drugs for
				diagnostic purposes.
"Medical Radiography" - The science and art of applying
				x-radiation to human beings for diagnostic purposes.
"NMTCB" - Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board, 3558
				Habersham At Northlake, Building I, Tucker GA 30084-4009, Phone (404) 315-1739,
				website:
www.nmtcb.org
.
"Nuclear Medicine Advanced Associate" - A person, other than a
				licensed practitioner, who, as a nuclear medicine technologist with advanced
				training and certifications, performs a variety of activities under the direct,
				general or personal supervision of a licensed practitioner, who is also an
				authorized user of radioactive materials, in the areas of patient care, patient
				management, clinical imagine and invasive or therapeutic procedures. A Nuclear
				Medicine Advanced Associate may not make diagnoses or prescribe medications or
				therapies.
"Nuclear Medicine Technologist" - A person, other than a
				licensed practitioner, who administers radiopharmaceuticals and related drugs
				to human beings for diagnostic purposes, performs in vivo and in vitro
				detection and measurement of radioactivity and administers radiopharmaceuticals
				to human beings for therapeutic purposes. A nuclear medicine technologist may
				perform such procedures only while under the general supervision of a licensed
				practitioner who is licensed to possess and use radioactive materials.
"Nuclear Medicine Technology" - The science and art of in vivo
				and in vitro detection and measurement of radioactivity and the administration
				of radiopharmaceuticals to human beings for diagnostic and therapeutic
				purposes.
"PET" or "Positron Emission Tomography" - A nuclear medicine
				imaging technique that produces a three-dimensional image of functional
				processes in the body by detecting pairs of gamma rays emitted indirectly by a
				positron-emitting radionuclide.
"Portable X-Ray Service Provider" - A registrant who, under a
				physician's authorization, provides diagnostic x-ray procedures with hand-held
				or mobile radiographic equipment in a patient's place of residence.
"Radiation Therapist" - A person, other than a licensed
				practitioner, who performs procedures and applies ionizing radiation emitted
				from x-ray machines, particle accelerators, or sealed radioactive sources to
				human beings for therapeutic purposes while under the general supervision of a
				licensed practitioner who is licensed, as required, to possess and use
				radioactive materials.
"Radiation Therapy Technology" - The science and art of
				applying ionizing radiation emitted from x-ray machines, particle accelerators
				and sealed radioactive sources to human beings for therapeutic purposes.
"Radiologist Assistant" - A person, other than a licensed
				practitioner, who, as a medical radiographer with advanced-level training and
				certification, performs a variety of activities under the direct, general or
				personal supervision of a radiologist, certified by the American Board of
				Radiology or the American Osteopathic Board of Radiology, in the areas of
				patient care, patient management, clinical imaging and interventional
				procedures. The Radiologist Assistant may not interpret images, make diagnoses
				or prescribe medications or therapies.
"Recognized Continuing Education Evaluation Mechanism" or
				"RCEEM" - A mechanism for evaluating the content, quality and integrity of an
				educational activity. The evaluation shall include a review of educational
				objectives, content selection, faculty qualifications, and educational methods
				and materials. Among the requirements for qualification as an RCEEM, an
				organization shall be national in scope, non-profit, radiology based and
				willing to evaluate the CE activity developed by any technologist within a
				given discipline. Organizations with current RCEEM status may be found at
https://www.arrt.org/partners/rceems
.
"SPECT" or "Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography" - A
				nuclear medicine tomographic imaging technique using gamma rays.
"Supervision" - Responsibility for, and control of, quality,
				radiation safety and protection, and technical aspects of the application of
				ionizing radiation to human beings for diagnostic and/or therapeutic purposes.
				For purposes of this Part, supervision shall consist of one of the
				following:
Personal - The required individual must be in attendance in the
				room during the performance of the procedure.
Direct - The required individual must be present in at least an
				adjacent area and immediately available to furnish assistance and direction
				throughout the performance of the procedure.
General - The procedure is furnished under the overall
				direction and control of a licensed practitioner whose presence is not required
				during the performance of the procedure.