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Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 28 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT › Article 35 - RADIATION › Section 28-35-242b - General requirements for all diagnostic X-ray systems

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11,
			 2024
In addition to meeting the other requirements of this part,
				each diagnostic X-ray system shall meet the following requirements:
(a) Warning label. The control panel
			 containing the main power switch shall bear this or an equivalent warning
			 statement, which shall be legible and accessible to view: "WARNING: This X-ray
			 unit could be dangerous to patient and operator unless safe exposure factors
			 and operating instructions are observed."
(b) Battery charge indicator. On each
			 battery-powered X-ray generator, a visual means shall be provided on the
			 control panel to indicate whether the battery is in a state of charge for
			 proper operation.
(c) Leakage
			 radiation from the diagnostic source assembly. The leakage radiation from the
			 diagnostic source assembly measured at a distance of one meter in any direction
			 from the source shall not exceed 25.8 µC/kg (100 milliroentgens) in one
			 hour when the X-ray tube is operated at the leakage technique factors specified
			 by the manfacturer. Compliance shall be determined by measuring the leakage
			 radiation averaged over an area of 100 square centimeters, with no linear
			 dimension greater than 20 centimeters.
(d) Radiation from components other than the
			 diagnostic source assembly. The radiation emitted by a component other than the
			 diagnostic source assembly shall not exceed 0.5 µC/kg (2 milliroentgens)
			 in one hour at five centimeters from an accessible surface of the component in
			 an assembled X-ray system operated under any design conditions. Compliance
			 shall be determined by measuring the radiation averaged over an area of 100
			 square centimeters, with no linear dimension greater than 20 centimeters.
(e) Beam quality.
(1) Half-value layer.
(A) The half-value layer of a given X-ray
			 tube potential shall not be less than the values shown in table I in this
			 paragraph. Linear interpolation and extrapolation may be used if necessary to
			 determine the half-value layer at an X-ray tube potential that is not listed in
			 table I.
Table I
Operating range (kilovolts peak) Measured potential (kilovolts
				peak) Half-value layer (millimeters of aluminum)
Below 50 30 0.3
40 0.4
49 0.5
50 through 70 50 1.2
60 1.3
70 1.5
Above 70 71 2.1
80 2.3
90 2.5
100 2.7
110 3.0
120 3.2
130 3.5
140 3.8
150 4.1
(B) For capacitor energy storage equipment,
			 compliance shall be determined with the system fully charged and set at 10 mAs
			 for each exposure.
(C) The
			 required minimal half-value layer of the useful beam shall include the
			 filtration contributed by all materials that are permanently located between
			 the source and the patient.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 28 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT › Article 35 - RADIATION › Section 28-35-243a - Fluoroscopic X-ray systems

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Each fluoroscopic X-ray system used shall be image-intensified
				and shall meet the following requirements:
(a) Limitation of useful beam.
(1) Primary barrier.
(A) The fluoroscopic imaging assembly shall
			 be provided with a primary protective barrier that intercepts the entire cross
			 section of the useful beam at any SID.
(B) The X-ray tube used for fluoroscopy shall
			 not produce X-rays unless the barrier is in position to intercept the entire
			 useful beam.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 28 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT › Article 35 - RADIATION › Section 28-35-244a - Radiographic systems other than fluoroscopic, dental intraoral, or computed tomography X-ray systems

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(a) Beam
			 limitation, except for mammographic systems. Each registrant shall ensure that
			 the useful beam is collimated to the area of clinical interest. This
			 requirement shall be deemed to have been met if a positive beam-limiting device
			 meeting the manufacturer's specifications and the requirements of this
			 regulation has been used or if evidence of collimation is shown on at least
			 three sides or three corners of the film, including projections from the
			 shutters of the collimator, cone cutting at the corners, and borders at the
			 film's edge.
(1) General-purpose stationary
			 and mobile X-ray systems including veterinary systems, other than portable
			 systems, installed after the effective date of these regulations.
(A) Each registrant shall use only X-ray
			 systems provided with the means for independent stepless adjustment of at least
			 two dimensions of the X-ray field.
(B) Each registrant shall ensure that a
			 method is provided for visually defining the perimeter of the X-ray field. The
			 total misalignment of the edges of the visually defined field with the
			 respective edges of the X-ray field along either the length or width of the
			 visually defined field shall not exceed two percent of the distance from the
			 source to the center of the visually defined field when the surface upon which
			 the visually defined field appears is perpendicular to the axis of the X-ray
			 beam.
(C) An exemption from
			 paragraphs (a)(1)(A) and (B) may be granted by the secretary for noncertified
			 X-ray systems if the registrant submits a written application for the exemption
			 and that application meets the following conditions:
(i) Demonstrates that it is impractical to
			 comply with paragraphs (a)(1)(A) and (B); and
(ii) demonstrates that the purpose of
			 paragraphs (a)(1)(A) and (B) will be met by other methods.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 28 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT › Article 35 - RADIATION › Section 28-35-247a - Intraoral dental radiographic systems

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In addition to
				K.A.R.
				28-35-242a and
				28-35-242b, this regulation shall
				apply to all X-ray equipment and the associated facilities used for dental
				radiography. The requirements for extraoral dental radiographic systems shall
				be those requirements specified in
				K.A.R.
				28-35-244a. Each registrant shall use only
				systems meeting the requirements of this regulation.
(a) Source-to-skin distance (SSD). X-ray
			 systems designed for use with an intraoral image receptor shall be provided
			 with a means to limit the SSD to not less than either of the following:
(1) 18 centimeters if operable above 50 kVp;
			 or
(2) 10 centimeters if operable
			 at 50 kVp only.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 28 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT › Article 35 - RADIATION › Section 28-35-251 - Veterinary medicine radiography

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(a) Equipment.
(1) One or more diaphragms or cones shall be
			 provided for collimating the useful beam to the area of clinical interest.
(2) A device shall be provided to
			 terminate the exposure at a preset time.
(3) A dead-man type of exposure switch shall
			 be provided, together with an electrical cord of sufficient length so that the
			 operator can stand outside of the useful beam and at least two meters or six
			 feet from the animal during each X-ray exposure.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 28 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT › Article 35 - RADIATION › Section 28-35-255 - Healing arts screening

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Each person who wants to conduct a healing arts screening
				program shall be required to obtain the secretary's written approval before
				initiating the program. Each person requesting that the secretary approve a
				healing arts screening program shall submit the following information and
				evaluations:
(a) The name and address
			 of the applicant and, if applicable, the names and addresses of the applicant's
			 agents within this state;
(b) the
			 diseases or conditions for which the X-ray examinations are to be used in
			 diagnoses;
(c) a detailed
			 description of the X-ray examinations proposed in the screening program;
(d) a description of the
			 population to be examined in the screening program, including age, sex,
			 physical condition, and any other relevant information;
(e) an evaluation of any known alternate
			 methods not involving ionizing radiation that could achieve the goals of the
			 screening program and the reason why these methods are not used instead of the
			 X-ray examinations;
(f) an
			 evaluation by a qualified expert of the X-ray system or systems to be used in
			 the screening program. The evaluation by the qualified expert shall show that
			 each system meets all requirements of these regulations;
(g) a description of the quality control
			 program for diagnostic film;
(h) a
			 copy of the technique chart for the X-ray examination procedures to be used;
(i) the qualifications of each
			 individual who would be operating each X-ray system;
(j) the qualifications of the individual who
			 would be supervising the operators of the X-ray systems. The extent of
			 supervision and the method of work performance evaluation shall be specified;
(k) the name and address of the
			 individual who would interpret each radiograph;
(l) a description of all procedures to be
			 used in advising each individual screened and the individual's private
			 practitioner of the healing arts of the results of the screening procedure and
			 any further medical needs indicated;
(m) a description of all procedures to be
			 used for the retention or disposition of the radiographs and other records
			 pertaining to each X-ray examination; and
(n) a specification of the proposed frequency
			 of screening and the proposed duration of the entire screening program.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 28 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT › Article 35 - RADIATION › Section 28-35-256 - Training for X-ray system operators

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The following subjects shall be included in the training of
				X-ray equipment operators, as applicable:
(a) Familiarization with the following:
(1) Identification of controls;
(2) the function of each control; and
(3) how to use technique charts;
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 28 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT › Article 35 - RADIATION › Section 28-35-264 - General requirements

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			 July 11, 2024
The provisions of 10 C.F.R. part 35, dated January 1, 2019, are
				hereby adopted by reference, with the changes specified in this
				regulation.
(a) For the purposes of
			 part 6 of these regulations, by-product material" shall mean all radioactive
			 material regulated by the department.
(b) All reports required by this regulation
			 shall be submitted to the department.
(c) The following sections shall be deleted:
(1) 35.1,"purpose and scope";
(2) 35.2,"definitions," except that the
			 definitions of the following terms shall be retained:
(A)"Authorized medical physicist";
(B)"authorized nuclear pharmacist";
(C)"authorized user";
(D)"medical event";
(E)"prescribed dose"; and
(F)"radiation safety officer";
(3) 35.8,"information collection
			 requirements: OMB approval";
(4)
			 35.18,"license issuance";
(5)
			 35.19,"specific exemptions";
(6)
			 35.26(a)(1),"radiation protection program changes";
(7) 35.57(a)(4),"training for experienced
			 radiation safety officer, teletherapy or medical physicist, authorized medical
			 physicist, authorized user, nuclear pharmacist, and authorized nuclear
			 pharmacist";
(8)
			 35.4001,"violations"; and
(9)
			 35.4002,"criminal penalties."
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 28 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT › Article 35 - RADIATION › Section 28-35-274 - Applicability

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(a) The regulations
			 in this part shall apply to all persons who utilize sources of radiation for
			 industrial radiography, except those persons who are licensed or registered in
			 the state of Kansas to engage in the practice of the healing arts, dentistry,
			 podiatry, or veterinary medicine. The requirements of this part shall be in
			 addition to, and not in substitution for, the other requirements of these
			 regulations.
(b) The requirements
			 of K.A.R. 28-35-275, K.A.R. 28-35-277a, K.A.R. 28-35-279, K.A.R. 28-35-280,
			 K.A.R. 28-35-287, and K.A.R. 28-35-291 shall apply to sealed radioactive
			 sources only. The requirements of the other regulations in this part shall
			 apply to both radiation machines and sealed radioactive sources.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 28 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT › Article 35 - RADIATION › Section 28-35-275 - Limits on levels of radiation for radiographic exposure devices and storage containers

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Radiographic exposure devices measuring less than four inches
				from the sealed source storage position to any exterior surface of the device
				shall have no radiation level in excess of 50 milliroentgens per hour at six
				inches from any exterior surface of the device. Radiographic exposure devices
				measuring four or more inches from the sealed source storage position to any
				exterior surface of the device, and all storage containers for sealed sources
				or outer containers for radiographic exposure devices, shall have no radiation
				level in excess of 200 milliroentgens per hour at any exterior surface, or in
				excess of 10 milliroentgens per hour at one meter from any exterior surface.
				The radiation level emanating from a device or container shall be measured with
				the sealed source in the shielded position.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 28 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT › Article 35 - RADIATION › Section 28-35-276 - Locking sources of radiation

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(a) Each
			 radiographic exposure device shall have a lock or outer locked container
			 designed to prevent unauthorized or accidental removal of the sealed source
			 from its shielded position. The exposure device or its container, or both,
			 shall be kept locked when not under the direct surveillance of a radiographer
			 or a radiographer's assistant except at permanent radiographic installations as
			 specified in K.A.R. 28-35-285. In addition, during radiographic operations the
			 sealed source assembly shall be secured in the shielded position each time the
			 source is returned to that position.
(b) Each sealed source storage container and
			 source changer shall have a lock or outer locked container designed to prevent
			 unauthorized or accidental removal of the sealed source from its shielded
			 position. Storage containers and source changers shall be kept locked when
			 containing sealed sources except when under the direct surveillance of a
			 radiographer or a radiographer's assistant or when being transported.
(c) The control panel of each
			 radiation machine shall be equipped with a lock that prevents the unauthorized
			 use of an X-ray system or the accidental production of radiation. Each
			 radiation machine shall be kept locked with the key removed at all times,
			 except when the machine is under the direct visual surveillance of a
			 radiographer or a radiographer's assistant.
(d) Storage precautions. All locked
			 radiographic exposure devices, storage containers, and source changers shall be
			 physically secured to prevent tampering or removal by unauthorized personnel.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 28 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT › Article 35 - RADIATION › Section 28-35-277a - Conducting industrial radiographic operations

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(a) If radiography
			 is performed at a location other than a permanent radiographic installation,
			 the radiographer shall be accompanied by at least one other qualified
			 radiographer or an individual who has at a minimum met the requirements
			 specified in K.A.R. 28-35-289. The additional qualified individual shall
			 observe the operations and shall be capable of providing immediate assistance
			 to prevent unauthorized entry. Radiography shall not be performed if only one
			 qualified individual is present.
(b) All radiographic operations shall be
			 conducted in a permanent radiographic installation unless otherwise
			 specifically authorized by the secretary.
(c) Except when physically impossible,
			 collimators shall be used in industrial radiographic operations that use
			 radiographic exposure devices that allow the source to be moved out of the
			 device.
(d) Any licensee or
			 registrant may conduct lay-barge, offshore-platform, or underwater radiography
			 only if the licensee's or registrant's procedures have been approved by the
			 secretary, the nuclear regulatory commission, or another agreement state.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 28 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT › Article 35 - RADIATION › Section 28-35-278 - Radiation survey instruments

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(a) Each licensee
			 or registrant shall maintain calibrated and operable radiation survey
			 instruments to make physical radiation surveys as required by this part. The
			 instrumentation required by this subsection shall have a range capable of
			 measuring two milliroentgens per hour through one roentgen per hour.
(b) Each radiation survey instrument shall be
			 calibrated as follows:
(1) At energies
			 appropriate for use;
(2) at
			 intervals not to exceed six months and after each instrument servicing;
(3) with a demonstrated accuracy
			 within plus or minus 20 percent; and
(4)
(A) For
			 linear scale instruments, at two points located approximately one-third and
			 two-thirds of full scale on each scale;
(B) for logarithmic scale instruments, at
			 midrange of each decade and at two points of at least one decade; and
(C) for digital instruments, at
			 three points between two and 1,000 mrem per hour.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 28 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT › Article 35 - RADIATION › Section 28-35-279 - Leak testing, repair, tagging, opening, modification, and replacement of sealed sources

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(a) The replacement
			 of any sealed source fastened to, or contained in, a radiographic exposure
			 device, leak testing, repair, tagging, opening, and any other action involving
			 a sealed source shall be performed only by persons specifically authorized to
			 do so by the department, the United States nuclear regulatory commission, or an
			 agreement state.
(b) Each sealed
			 source shall be tested for leakage at intervals not to exceed six months. In
			 the absence of a certificate from a transferor that a leak test has been made
			 within the six-month period before transfer, the sealed source shall not be put
			 into use until leak tested.
(c)
			 The leak test shall be capable of detecting the presence of 0.005 microcuries
			 of removable contamination. Leak tests shall be performed by wiping appropriate
			 accessible surfaces and measuring the level of transferred contamination on the
			 wipes. Records of leak test results shall be kept in units of microcuries and
			 maintained for two years.
(d) If
			 any leak test reveals the presence of 0.005 microcuries or more of removable
			 radioactive material, the sealed source shall be considered to be leaking. The
			 licensee shall immediately withdraw the equipment involved from use and shall
			 cause the equipment to be decontaminated and repaired, or to be disposed of, in
			 accordance with these regulations. Within five days after obtaining results of
			 any leak test indicating a leaking source, the licensee shall file a report
			 with the department describing the equipment involved, the test results, and
			 the corrective action taken, if any.
(e)
(1)
			 Each exposure device using depleted uranium (DU) shielding and an S-tube
			 configuration shall be tested for DU contamination at least each 12 months. The
			 test shall be capable of detecting the presence of 0.005 microcuries of
			 radioactive material on the test sample and shall be performed by a person
			 specifically authorized to perform the test by the department, the nuclear
			 regulatory commission, or another agreement state. The records of each DU
			 contamination test shall be retained for two years.
(2) If the test reveals the presence of DU
			 contamination, the exposure device shall be removed from use until an
			 evaluation of any degeneration of the S-tube is made. If the evaluation reveals
			 that the S-tube is worn through, the device shall not be used again.
			 DU-shielded devices shall not be required to be tested for DU contamination
			 while in storage and not in use. Before using or transferring the device, the
			 device shall be tested for DU contamination if the interval of storage exceeded
			 12 months.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 28 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT › Article 35 - RADIATION › Section 28-35-280 - Quarterly inventory

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Each licensee shall conduct a quarterly inventory to account
				for all sealed sources and for all devices containing depleted uranium received
				or possessed by the licensee. The licensee shall maintain these inventory
				records for two years following the date of the inventory and shall include the
				following information:
(a) The
			 quantities and kinds of sources and devices containing depleted uranium
			 inventoried;
(b) the location of
			 the sources and devices containing depleted uranium at the time of inventory;
			 and
(c) the date on which the
			 inventory was conducted.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 28 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT › Article 35 - RADIATION › Section 28-35-281 - Utilization logs

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(a) Each licensee
			 or registrant shall maintain a log for each source of radiation, which shall
			 contain the following information:
(1) The
			 make and model number, or a detailed description, of the source of radiation or
			 storage container to which the log pertains;
(2) the name and signature of the
			 radiographer to whom the source or container is assigned;
(3) the plant or site where the source or
			 container is used;
(4) the date or
			 dates when the source or container is used; and
(5) the voltage, current, and exposure time
			 for each radiographic exposure made with a radiation machine.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 28 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT › Article 35 - RADIATION › Section 28-35-282 - General requirements

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(a) Each
			 radiographer's assistant shall be under the personal supervision of a
			 radiographer when using any radiographic exposure device, any associated
			 equipment, or a sealed source, or while conducting radiation surveys to
			 determine that the sealed source has returned to the shielded position or that
			 the radiation machine is shut off after each exposure. The personal supervision
			 shall include the following:
(1) The
			 radiographer's physical presence at the site where the sources of radiation are
			 being used;
(2) the availability
			 of the radiographer to provide immediate assistance, if required; and
(3) the radiographer's direct
			 observation of the assistant's performance of the operations.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 28 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT › Article 35 - RADIATION › Section 28-35-282a - Inspection and maintenance of radiation machines, radiographic exposure devices, transport and storage containers, associated equipment, source changers, and survey instruments

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(a) Each
			 licensee or registrant shall perform visual and operability checks on the
			 survey meters, radiation machines, radiographic exposure devices, each
			 transport and storage container, and any associated equipment and source
			 changers before each day's use, or each work shift, to ensure that all of the
			 following conditions are met:
(1) The
			 equipment is in good working condition.
(2) The sources are shielded.
(3) The required labeling is
			 present.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 28 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT › Article 35 - RADIATION › Section 28-35-282b - Permanent radiographic installations

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(a) Each entrance
			 that is used for access by personnel to the high-radiation area in a permanent
			 radiographic installation shall have either of the following:
(1) An entrance control of the type described
			 in K.A.R. 28-35-219a that causes the radiation level upon entry into the area
			 to be reduced; or
(2) both
			 conspicuous visible and audible warning signals to warn of the presence of
			 radiation. The visible signal shall be actuated by radiation whenever the
			 source is exposed or the machine is energized. The audible signal shall be
			 actuated whenever an attempt is made to enter the installation while the source
			 is exposed or the machine is energized.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 28 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT › Article 35 - RADIATION › Section 28-35-282c - Labeling, storage, and transportation

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(a) The licensee
			 shall not use a source changer or storage container to store radioactive
			 material unless the source changer or the storage container has securely
			 attached to it a durable, legible, and clearly visible label that meets the
			 following requirements:
(1) Bears the
			 standard trefoil radiation caution symbol in conventional colors, which shall
			 include magenta, purple, and black on a yellow background;
(2) has a minimum diameter of 25 mm; and
(3) displays the following
			 wording:
CAUTION [or "DANGER"] RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL NOTIFY CIVIL
				AUTHORITIES [or "NAME OF COMPANY"]
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 28 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT › Article 35 - RADIATION › Section 28-35-282d - Radiation safety officer

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Each radiation safety officer shall ensure that radiation
				safety activities are being performed in accordance with approved procedures
				and regulatory requirements in the daily operation of the licensee's or
				registrant's program.
(a) The minimum
			 qualifications, training, and experience for a radiation safety officer for
			 industrial radiography shall be the following:
(1) Completion of the training and testing
			 requirements of K.A.R. 28-35-289;
(2) 2,000 hours of hands-on experience as a
			 qualified radiographer in industrial radiographic operations; and
(3) formal training in the establishment and
			 maintenance of a radiation protection program.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 28 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT › Article 35 - RADIATION › Section 28-35-283 - Operating and emergency procedures

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(a) At a minimum,
			 the operating and emergency procedures of each licensee or registrant shall
			 include instructions in the following areas:
(1) The proper handling and use of sources of
			 radiation, so that no person is likely to receive a radiation exposure in
			 excess of the limits specified in part 4 of these regulations;
(2) the methods of, and occasions for,
			 conducting radiation surveys;
(3)
			 the methods of controlling access to areas where radiography is being
			 performed;
(4) the methods of, and
			 occasions for, locking and securing sources of radiation, transport containers,
			 storage containers, and exposure devices;
(5) personnel monitoring and the use of
			 personnel-monitoring equipment, including steps that shall be taken immediately
			 by radiography personnel if a pocket dosimeter is found to be off-scale;
(6) transporting sources of
			 radiation to field locations, including packing sources of radiation in a
			 vehicle, posting signs or placards on a vehicle in which a source of radiation
			 is to be transported, and controlling sources of radiation during
			 transportation;
(7) the procedures
			 for minimizing the exposure of individuals if an accident, including a source
			 disconnect, transport accident, or loss of a source of radiation, occurs;
(8) source recovery procedures if
			 the licensee will perform source recoveries;
(9) the procedures for notifying the
			 appropriate persons if an accident occurs;
(10) the maintenance of records; and
(11) the inspection, maintenance,
			 and operability checking of radiographic exposure devices, storage containers,
			 transport containers, radiation machines, survey instruments, and alarming
			 ratemeters.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 28 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT › Article 35 - RADIATION › Section 28-35-284 - Personnel monitoring

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(a) The licensee or
			 registrant 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 personnel-monitoring device
			 (PMD) as specified in K.A.R. 28-35-217a, a direct reading dosimeter, and an
			 alarming ratemeter. At permanent radiographic installations where other
			 appropriate alarming or warning devices are in routine use and during
			 radiographic operations using radiation machines, the use of an alarming
			 ratemeter shall not be required.
(1) Each
			 pocket ion-chamber dosimeter shall have a range from zero to 200 mrem and shall
			 be recharged at the start of each work shift. Electronic personal dosimeters
			 may be used in place of only pocket ion-chamber dosimeters.
(2) Each PMD shall be assigned to and worn by
			 only one individual.
(3) Each PMD
			 shall be exchanged at least monthly.
(4) After replacement, each PMD shall be
			 returned to the supplier for processing within 14 calendar days after the end
			 of the monitoring period, or as soon as practicable. In circumstances that make
			 it impossible to return each PMD within 14 calendar days, these circumstances
			 shall be documented and available for review by the department.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 28 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT › Article 35 - RADIATION › Section 28-35-285 - Surveillance

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During each radiographic operation, the radiographer or
				radiographer's assistant shall maintain direct visual surveillance of the
				operation to protect against unauthorized entry into the high-radiation area,
				except under either of the following circumstances:
(a) If the high-radiation area is equipped
			 with a control device or an alarm system as specified in K.A.R. 28-35-219a; or
(b) if the high-radiation area is
			 locked to protect against unauthorized or accidental entry.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 28 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT › Article 35 - RADIATION › Section 28-35-286 - Posting

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Any area in which radiography is being performed shall be
				conspicuously posted in the manner required by
				K.A.R.
				28-35-219a.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 28 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT › Article 35 - RADIATION › Section 28-35-287 - Radiation surveys and survey records

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(a) No radiographic
			 operation shall be conducted unless calibrated and operable radiation survey
			 instruments, as specified in K.A.R. 28-35-278, are available and used at each
			 site where radiographic exposures are made.
(b) A survey using a radiation survey
			 instrument shall be made after each radiographic exposure to determine that the
			 sealed source has been returned to its shielded position. The entire
			 circumference of the radiographic exposure device shall be surveyed. If the
			 radiographic exposure device has a source guide tube, the survey shall include
			 the guide tube.
(c) Before
			 securing in a storage area any radiographic exposure device, storage container,
			 or source changer in the manner specified in K.A.R. 28-35-276, a survey using a
			 radiation survey instrument shall be made to determine that each sealed source
			 is in the shielded position.
(d) A
			 record shall be kept of each survey performed for two years to comply with this
			 regulation.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 28 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT › Article 35 - RADIATION › Section 28-35-288 - Special requirements and exemptions for enclosed radiography

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(a) Each licensee
			 or registrant shall ensure that each system for enclosed radiography that is
			 designed to allow the admittance of any individual meets the following
			 requirements:
(1) Meets all applicable
			 requirements of this part and
			 K.A.R.
			 28-35-214a if the system is not a certified
			 cabinet X-ray system;
(2) meets all
			 applicable requirements of this part and has been certified by the U.S. food
			 and drug administration (FDA) as compliant with the requirements in
			 21 C.F.R.
			 1020.40, if the system is a certified cabinet
			 X-ray system; and
(3) is evaluated,
			 at intervals not to exceed one year, to ensure compliance with the applicable
			 requirements specified in paragraphs (1) or (2) of this subsection. A record of
			 each evaluation shall be maintained for two years after the
			 evaluation.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 28 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT › Article 35 - RADIATION › Section 28-35-289 - Training requirements

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(a) The licensee or
			 registrant shall not permit any individual to act as a radiographer until the
			 individual has completed both of the following:
(1) At least 40 hours of training in the
			 subjects specified in subsection (g) of this regulation; and
(2) one of the following types of on-the-job
			 training consisting of hands-on experience under the supervision of a
			 radiographer and certification through a radiographer certification program by
			 a certifying entity as specified in K.A.R. 28-35-293:
(A) If the individual will be performing
			 industrial radiography utilizing radioactive material, on-the-job training that
			 includes at least two months or 320 hours of active participation in the
			 performance of industrial radiography utilizing radioactive material;
(B) if the individual will be
			 performing industrial radiography utilizing radiation machines, on-the-job
			 training that includes at least one month or 160 hours of active participation
			 in the performance of industrial radiography utilizing radiation machines; or
(C) if the individual will be
			 performing industrial radiography utilizing radioactive material and radiation
			 machines, both segments of the on-the-job training specified in paragraphs
			 (a)(2)(A) and (B).
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 28 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT › Article 35 - RADIATION › Section 28-35-290 - Reports of incidents or of lost or stolen sources

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(a) Each licensee
			 or registrant shall provide a written report of all events involving
			 radiography devices and licensed material as specified in K.A.R. 28-35-184b,
			 K.A.R. 28-35-228a, K.A.R. 28-35-229a, and K.A.R. 28-35-230a.
(b) In addition to the requirements in
			 subsection (a), each licensee or registrant shall provide a written report to
			 the department within 30 days after the occurrence of any of the following
			 incidents involving radiographic equipment:
(1) Unintentional disconnection of the source
			 assembly from the control cable;
(2) inability to retract the source assembly
			 to its fully shielded position and secure the source assembly in this position;
			 or
(3) failure of any component
			 that is critical to safe operation of the device to perform its intended
			 function.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 28 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT › Article 35 - RADIATION › Section 28-35-291 - Performance requirements for radiography equipment

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(a) Each radiographic exposure device and all
			 associated equipment shall have been certified by the NRC as compliant with the
			 requirements specified in"radiological safety for design and construction of
			 apparatus for gamma radiography," published by the American national standards
			 institute as NBS handbook 136, issued January 1981, ANSI N432-1980 standards.
			 As an alternative, any licensee or applicant may submit an engineering analysis
			 demonstrating that testing previously performed on similar individual
			 radiography components is adequate to support a finding that the previous
			 testing is an acceptable substitute for that described in the N432-1980
			 standards.
(b) In addition to the
			 requirements specified in subsection (a), each licensee shall ensure that each
			 radiographic exposure device and all associated equipment meet the following
			 requirements:
(1) Each user of a radiographic
			 exposure device shall attach to the device a durable, legible, clearly visible
			 label bearing the following information:
(A)
			 The chemical symbol and mass number of the radionuclide in the
			 device;
(B) the radioactive
			 activity level and the date on which this activity was last measured;
(C) the model number and serial number of the
			 sealed source;
(D) the manufacturer
			 of the sealed source; and
(E) the
			 licensee's name, address, and telephone number.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 28 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT › Article 35 - RADIATION › Section 28-35-292 - Location of documents and records

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(a) Each licensee
			 or registrant shall maintain copies of records required by this part and other
			 applicable parts of these regulations.
(b) Each licensee or registrant shall also
			 maintain current copies of the following documents or records sufficient to
			 demonstrate compliance at each applicable field station and each temporary job
			 site:
(1) The license or registration
			 authorizing the use of sources of radiation;
(2) a copy of parts 1, 4, 7, and 10 of these
			 regulations;
(3) the utilization
			 logs for each source of radiation dispatched from that location;
(4) the records of any equipment problems
			 identified in daily checks of equipment;
(5) the records of alarm systems and entrance
			 control checks, if applicable;
(6)
			 the records of all dosimeter readings;
(7) the operating and emergency procedures;
(8) evidence of the latest
			 calibration of the radiation survey instruments in use at the site;
(9) evidence of the latest calibrations of
			 alarming ratemeters and operability checks of dosimeters;
(10) the survey records for the period of
			 operation at the site;
(11) the
			 shipping papers for the transportation of radioactive materials; and
(12) when operating under reciprocity
			 pursuant to part 3 of these regulations, a copy of the applicable state license
			 or registration, or nuclear regulatory commission license authorizing the use
			 of sources of radiation.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 28 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT › Article 35 - RADIATION › Section 28-35-293 - Requirements for an independent certifying organization

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(a) Each
			 independent certifying organization shall be required to meet the following
			 conditions in order to be recognized by the secretary:
(1) Be an organization, including a society
			 or association, whose members participate in, or have an interest in, the field
			 of industrial radiography;
(2)
			 make membership in the organization available to the general public nationwide.
			 Membership shall not be restricted because of race, color, religion, sex, age,
			 national origin, or disability;
(3) have a certification program that is open
			 to nonmembers as well as members;
(4) be an incorporated, nationally recognized
			 organization that is involved in setting national standards of practice within
			 its fields of expertise;
(5) have
			 an adequate staff, a viable system for financing its operations, and a
			 policy-making and decision-making review board;
(6) have a set of written organizational
			 bylaws and policies that provide adequate assurance of lack of conflict of
			 interest and a system for monitoring and enforcing those bylaws and policies;
(7) have a committee, whose
			 members shall carry out their responsibilities impartially, to review and
			 approve the certification guidelines and procedures and to advise the
			 organization's staff in implementing the certification program;
(8) have a committee, whose members shall
			 carry out responsibilities impartially, to review complaints against certified
			 individuals and to determine appropriate sanctions;
(9) have written procedures describing all
			 aspects of the organization's certification program and maintain records of the
			 current status of each individual's certification and the administration of the
			 organization's certification program;
(10) have procedures to ensure that certified
			 individuals are provided due process with respect to the administration of its
			 certification program, including the process of becoming certified and any
			 sanctions imposed against certified individuals;
(11) have procedures for proctoring
			 examinations, including qualifications for proctors. These procedures shall
			 ensure that the individuals proctoring each examination are not employed by the
			 same company or corporation, or by a wholly owned subsidiary of the company or
			 corporation, as that of any of the examinees;
(12) exchange information about certified
			 individuals with the nuclear regulatory commission, other independent
			 certifying organizations, and agreement states and allow periodic review of the
			 organization's certification program and related records; and
(13) provide a description to the nuclear
			 regulatory commission of the organization's procedures for choosing examination
			 sites and for providing an appropriate examination environment.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 28 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT › Article 35 - RADIATION › Section 28-35-296 - Purpose and scope

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This part provides special requirements for analytical x-ray
				equipment. The requirements of this part are in addition to, and not in
				substitution for applicable requirements in other parts of these regulations.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 28 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT › Article 35 - RADIATION › Section 28-35-297 - Equipment requirements

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(A) Safety device.
			 A device which prevents the entry of any portion of an individual's body into
			 the primary x-ray beam path or which causes the beam to be shut off upon entry
			 into its path shall be provided on all open-beam configurations. A licensee
			 and/or registrant may apply to the department for an exemption from the
			 requirement of a safety device. Such application shall include:
(1) a description of the various safety
			 devices that have been evaluated,
(2) the reason each of these devices cannot
			 be used, and
(3) a description of
			 the alternative methods that will be employed to minimize the possibility of an
			 accidental exposure, including procedures to assure that operators and others
			 in the area will be informed of the absence of safety devices.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 28 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT › Article 35 - RADIATION › Section 28-35-298 - Area requirements

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(a) Radiation
			 levels. The local components of an analytical X-ray system shall be located and
			 arranged and shall include sufficient shielding or access control so that no
			 radiation levels exist in any area surrounding the local component group that
			 could result in a dose to an individual present therein in excess of the dose
			 limits specified in K.A.R. 28-35-214a. For systems utilizing X-ray tubes, these
			 levels shall be met at each specified tube rating.
(b) Surveys. Radiation surveys, as specified
			 in K.A.R. 28-35-139(a), of all analytical X-ray systems sufficient to show
			 compliance with K.A.R. 28-35-298(a) shall be performed as follows:
(1) At the time of installation of the
			 equipment;
(2) following any
			 change in the initial arrangement, number, or type of local components in the
			 system;
(3) following any
			 maintenance requiring the disassembly or removal of a local component in the
			 system;
(4) during the performance
			 of maintenance and alignment procedures if the procedures require the presence
			 of a primary X-ray beam when any local component in the system is disassembled
			 or removed;
(5) any time a visual
			 inspection of the local components in the system reveals an abnormal condition;
			 and
(6) whenever
			 personnel-monitoring devices show a significant increase over the previous
			 monitoring period or the readings are approaching the limits specified in these
			 regulations.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 28 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT › Article 35 - RADIATION › Section 28-35-299 - Operating requirements

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(a) Procedures.
			 Normal operating procedures shall be written and available to all analytical
			 X-ray equipment workers. No person shall be permitted to operate analytical
			 X-ray equipment in any manner other than that specified in the normal operating
			 procedures unless the person has obtained the prior written approval of the
			 radiation safety officer.
(b)
			 Bypassing. No person shall bypass a safety device unless the person has
			 obtained the prior written approval of the radiation safety officer. If a
			 safety device is bypassed, a readily discernible sign bearing the words "SAFETY
			 DEVICE NOT WORKING," or words having a similar meaning, shall be placed on the
			 radiation source housing.
(c)
			 Repair or modification of X-ray tube systems. Except as specified in subsection
			 (b), no operation involving the removal of covers, shielding materials, or tube
			 housings or any modifications to shutters, collimators, or beam stops shall be
			 performed without ascertaining that the tube is off and will remain off until
			 safe conditions have been restored. The main switch, rather than interlocks,
			 shall be used for each routine shutdown in preparation for repairs.
(d) Radioactive source replacement, testing,
			 or repair. Radioactive source housings shall be opened for source replacement,
			 leak testing, or other maintenance or repair procedures only by individuals
			 authorized to specifically conduct these procedures under a license issued by
			 the U.S. nuclear regulatory commission, an agreement state, or a licensing
			 state.