Illinois Administrative Code › Title 32 - ENERGY › Part 350 - RADIATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHIC OPERATIONS › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 350.30 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
As used in this Part, the following definitions apply:
"Agency" means the Illinois Emergency Management
				  Agency.
"ALARA" means as low as is reasonably achievable as defined
				  in 32 Ill. Adm. Code 310.20.
"Annual refresher safety training" means a review conducted
				  or provided by the licensee or registrant for its employees on radiation safety
				  aspects of industrial radiography.
"Associated equipment" means equipment used in conjunction
				  with a radiographic exposure device to make radiographic exposures where the
				  equipment drives, guides, or comes into contact with the source (e.g., guide
				  tube, control tube, control device cable, removable source stop, "J" tube and
				  collimator when it is used as an exposure head).
"Cabinet radiography" means industrial radiography conducted
				  in an enclosure or cabinet so shielded that doses to individual members of the
				  public at every location on the exterior meet the limitations specified in 32
				  Ill. Adm. Code 340.310(a).
"Cabinet x-ray system" means an x-ray system with the x-ray
				  tube installed in an enclosure which, independent of existing architectural
				  structures except the floor on which it may be placed, is intended to contain
				  at least that portion of a material being irradiated, provide radiation
				  attenuation and exclude personnel from its interior during generation of x
				  radiation. Included are all x-ray systems designed primarily for the inspection
				  of carry-on baggage at airline, railroad and bus terminals and in similar
				  facilities. An x-ray tube used within a shielded part of a building or x-ray
				  equipment which may temporarily or occasionally incorporate portable shielding
				  is not considered a cabinet x-ray system.
"Certifying entity" means an independent certifying
				  organization meeting the requirements in Appendix A of
				  10 CFR
				  34 or an Agreement State meeting the
				  requirements in Appendix A, Parts II and III of
				  10 CFR
				  34.
"Collimator" means a radiation shield of lead or other heavy
				  metal which is placed on the end of a guide tube or directly onto a
				  radiographic exposure device to restrict the size and shape of the radiation
				  beam when the sealed source is moved into position to make a radiographic
				  exposure.
"Control cable" or "Drive cable" means the cable that is
				  connected to the source assembly and used to drive the source to and from the
				  exposure location.
"Control drive mechanism" means a device that enables the
				  source assembly to be moved to and from the exposure device.
"Control tube" means a protective sheath for guiding the
				  control cable. The control tube connects the control drive mechanism to the
				  radiographic exposure device.
"Drive cable" (see "Control cable").
"Enclosed radiography" means industrial radiography conducted
				  in an enclosed cabinet or room and includes cabinet radiography and
				  shielded-room radiography.
"Exposure head" or "Source stop" means a device that locates
				  the gamma radiography sealed source in the selected working position.
"Field examination" or "Practical examination" means a
				  demonstration through practical application of the safety rules and principles
				  of industrial radiography, including use of all appropriate equipment and
				  procedures.
"Field station" means a facility where licensed material may
				  be stored or used and from which equipment is dispatched.
"GED" means general equivalency diploma.
"Guide tube" or "Projection sheath" means a flexible or rigid
				  tube (i.e., "J" tube) for guiding the source assembly and the attached control
				  cable from the exposure device to the exposure head. The guide tube may also
				  include the connections necessary for attachment to the exposure device and to
				  the exposure head.
"Hands-on experience" means experience in all of those areas
				  considered to be directly involved in the radiography process, and includes
				  taking radiographs, calibration of survey instruments, operational and
				  performance testing of survey
instruments and devices, film development, posting of
				  radiation areas, transportation of radiography equipment, posting of records
				  and radiation area surveillance, etc., as applicable. Excessive time spent in
				  only one or two of these areas, such as film development or radiation area
				  surveillance, should not be counted toward the 2 years of experience required
				  for a radiation safety officer in Section
				  350.4020(b)(3)
				  or the experience for a radiographer as required by 32 Ill. Adm. Code
				  405.80.
"Independent certifying organization" means an independent
				  organization that meets all the criteria of Appendix A of
				  10 CFR
				  34.
"Industrial radiography" or "radiography" means an
				  examination of the structure of materials by non-destructive methods, utilizing
				  ionizing radiation to make radiographic images.
"Lay-barge radiography" means industrial radiography
				  performed on any water vessel used for laying pipe.
"Lixiscope" means a portable light-intensified imaging device
				  using a sealed source. Lixiscopes are exempted from the requirements of this
				  Part.
"Lock-out survey" means a radiation survey performed to
				  determine that a sealed source is in its shielded position. The lock-out survey
				  is performed before moving the radiographic exposure device or source changer
				  to a new location. The lock-out survey is also performed when securing the
				  radiographic exposure device or source changer against unauthorized
				  removal.
"Permanent radiographic installation" means an enclosed
				  shielded room, cell, or vault, not located at a temporary jobsite, in which
				  radiography is performed.
"Permanent use or storage location" means a location listed
				  on a radioactive material license or a certificate of registration where
				  sources of radiation are used or stored.
"Personal supervision" means the provision of guidance and
				  instruction to a radiographer trainee by a radiographer who is:
physically present at the site;
in visual contact with the radiographer trainee while the
				  trainee is using sources of radiation; and
in such proximity that immediate assistance can be given if
				  required.
"Pigtail" (see "Source assembly").
"Pill" (see "Sealed source").
"Projection sheath" (see "Guide tube").
"Radiation safety officer for industrial radiography" means
				  an individual with the responsibility for the overall radiation safety program
				  on behalf of the licensee and who meets the requirements in Section
				  350.4020.
"Radiographer" means any individual who performs or
				  personally supervises industrial radiographic operations. Radiographers shall
				  meet the requirements of Section
				  350.2010(a) and
				  shall comply with the requirements of 32 Ill. Adm. Code: Chapter II,
				  Subchapters b and d, all license conditions, if any, and orders of the
				  Agency.
"Radiographer certification" means written approval, received
				  from the Agency in accordance with 32 Ill. Adm. Code 405, stating that an
				  individual has satisfactorily met certain established radiation safety and
				  experience criteria.
"Radiographer trainee" means any individual who uses sources
				  of radiation and related handling tool or radiation survey instruments under
				  the personal supervision of a radiographer. Radiographer trainees shall meet
				  the requirements of Section
				  350.2010(b) and
				  shall comply with the requirements of 32 Ill. Adm. Code: Chapter II,
				  Subchapters b and d, all license conditions, if any, and orders of the
				  Agency.
"Radiographic exposure device" means any instrument
				  containing a sealed source fastened or contained therein, in which the sealed
				  source or shielding thereof may be moved or otherwise changed from a shielded
				  to an unshielded position for purposes of making a radiographic exposure (i.e,
				  camera).
"Radiographic operations" means all activities associated
				  with the presence of radioactive sources in a radiographic exposure device
				  during use of the device or transport (except when being transported by a
				  common or contract transport) to include surveys to confirm the adequacy of
				  boundaries, setting up equipment and any activity inside restricted area
				  boundaries.
"Radiography" (see "Industrial radiography").
"S-tube" means a tube through which the radioactive source
				  travels when inside a radiographic exposure device.
"Sealed source" or "Pill" means any capsule or matrix as
				  defined in 32 Ill. Adm. Code 310.20.
"Shielded position" means the location within the
				  radiographic exposure device or storage container which, by manufacturer's
				  design, is the proper location for storage of the sealed source.
"Shielded-room radiography" means industrial radiography
				  conducted in a room so shielded that doses to individual members of the public
				  at every location on the exterior meet the limitations as specified in 32 Ill.
				  Adm. Code 340.310(a)
				  (i.e., bay, bunker, cell).
"Source assembly" or "Pigtail" means an assembly that
				  consists of the sealed source and a connector that attaches the source to the
				  control cable. The source assembly may also include a stop ball used to secure
				  the source in the shielded position.
"Source changer" means a device designed and used for
				  replacement of sealed sources in radiographic exposure devices, including those
				  source changers also used for transporting and storage of sealed
				  sources.
"Storage container" means the structure in which sealed
				  sources are secured and stored at a permanent storage location as described in
				  Section 350.4010(c)(5).
"Source stop" (see "Exposure head").
"Temporary jobsite" means any location where licensed
				  material is used or stored for 180 days or less during any consecutive 12
				  months, and not specifically listed on a radioactive material license.
"Transport container" means a package that is designed and
				  constructed to provide radiation safety and security when sealed sources are
				  transported and meets all applicable regulations of the U.S. Department of
				  Transportation.
"Underwater radiography" means industrial radiography
				  performed when the radiographic exposure device and related equipment are
				  beneath the surface of water.