Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 180 - CONTROL OF RADIATION › Chapter 6 - DIAGNOSTIC X RAYS IN THE HEALING ARTS › Section 180-6-002 - DEFINITIONS

Current through June 17, 2024
The following definitions apply:
002.01
AIR KERMA RATE
  (AKR).
Air kerma rate (AKR) has the same meaning as set out in
  21 CFR §
										1020.30(b).
002.02
ALUMINUM
  EQUIVALENT.
Aluminum equivalent has the same meaning as set out in
  21 CFR §
										1020.30(b).
002.03
AUTOMATIC EXPOSURE CONTROL
  (AEC).
Automatic exposure control (AEC) has the same meaning as
  set out in
  21 CFR §
										1020.30(b).
002.04
BARRIER.
See
  "Protective barrier".
002.05
BEAM-LIMITING DEVICE.
Beam-limiting device has the
  same meaning as set out in
  21 CFR §
										1020.30(b).
002.06
BONE DENSITOMETRY SYSTEMS.
A bone densitometry system is a medical device which uses
  electronically-produced ionizing radiation to determine the density of bone
  structures of human patients.
002.07
C-ARM FLUOROSCOPIC SYSTEM.
C-arm fluoroscopic system has the same meaning as set out in
  21 CFR §
										1020.30(b).
002.08
CASSETTE
  HOLDER.
Cassette holder has the same meaning as set out in
  21 CFR §
										1020.30(b).
002.09
COEFFICIENT OF VARIATION
  OR "C".
Coefficient of variation or "C" has the same meaning as
  set out in
  21 CFR §
										1020.30(b).
002.10
COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY.
Computed tomography has the same meaning as set out in
  21 CFR §
										1020.30(b).
002.11
CONE BEAM COMPUTED
  TOMOGRAPHY (CBCT).
Cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) is a
  volumetric imaging modality. Volumetric data are acquired using two dimensional
  digital detector arrays, and a cone-shaped x-ray beam that rotates around the
  patient. Reconstruction algorithms can be used to generate images of any
  desired plane.
002.12
CONTINUOUS PRESSURE SWITCH.
A continuous pressure
  switch is a switch constructed so that a circuit closing contact can be
  maintained only by continuous pressure on the switch by the operator.
002.13
CONTROL PANEL.
Control panel has the same meaning as set out in
  21 CFR §
										1020.30(b).
002.14
COOLING CURVE.
Cooling curve has the same meaning as set out in
  21 CFR §
										1020.30(b).
002.15
DENTAL RADIATION
  GENERATING EQUIPMENT.
Dental radiation generating equipment is
  equipment specifically used for making dental radiographs of the human teeth or
  tissues or the oral cavity. Dental radiographic equipment does not include
  dental tomography, dental computed tomography, cone beam dental computed
  tomography, dental fluoroscopic equipment, or rotating anode tube radiation
  generating equipment.
002.16
DIAGNOSTIC X-RAY SYSTEM.
Diagnostic x-ray system has
  the same meaning as set out in
  21 CFR §
										1020.30(b).
002.17
EQUIPMENT.
See "X-ray equipment".
002.18
EXPOSURE (X).
Exposure or "X" has the same meaning as set out in
  21 CFR §
										1020.30(b).
002.19
FACILITY.
A
  facility is the location at which one or more radiation generating devices or
  sources of radiation are installed or located within one building, vehicle, or
  under one roof and are under the same administrative control.
002.20
FILTER.
A
  filter is material placed in the useful beam to preferentially absorb selected
  radiations.
002.21
FLUOROSCOPY.
Fluoroscopy has the same meaning as set
  out in
  21 CFR §
										1020.30(b).
002.22
GENERAL PURPOSE
  RADIOGRAPHIC X-RAY SYSTEM.
General purpose x-ray system has the
  same meaning as set out in
  21 CFR §
										1020.30(b).
002.23
GONAD SHIELD.
A gonad shield is a protective barrier for the testes or
  ovaries.
002.24
HAND
  HELD X-RAY EQUIPMENT.
Hand held x-ray equipment is equipment that
  is designed to be hand-held during operation.
002.25
HEALING ARTS SCREENING.
A healing arts screening is the testing of human beings using
  x-ray machines for the detection or evaluation of health indications when such
  tests are not specifically and individually ordered by a licensed practitioner
  of the healing arts legally authorized to prescribe x-ray tests for the purpose
  of diagnosis or treatment.
002.26
IMAGE
  INTENSIFIER.
Image intensifier has the same meaning as set out in
  21 CFR §
										1020.30(b).
002.27
IMAGE
  RECEPTOR.
Image receptor has the same meaning as set out in
  21 CFR §
										1020.30(b).
002.28
INTERIM INSPECTION.
An interim inspection is an examination by the Department of
  information submitted by the registrant on a form provided by the
  Department.
002.29
INTERPRETATIVE FLUOROSCOPIC PROCEDURES.
See Neb. Rev. Stat. §
									38-1904.
002.30
IRRADIATION.
Irradiation is the exposure of matter to ionizing radiation.
002.31
KERMA
. Kerma
  has the same meaning as set out in
  21 CFR §
										1020.30(b).
002.32
KILOVOLTS PEAK
  (KVP).
See "Peak tube potential".
002.33
LEAD
  EQUIVALENT.
Lead equivalent is the thickness of lead affording the
  same attenuation, under specified conditions, as the material in
  question.
002.34
MOBILE
  X-RAY EQUIPMENT.
See "X-ray equipment".
002.35
NON-IMAGE-INTENSIFIED
  FLUOROSCOPY.
Non-image-intensified fluoroscopy has the same
  meaning as set out in
  21 CFR §
										1020.30(b).
002.36
PATIENT.
A
  patient is an individual subjected to healing arts examination, diagnosis, or
  treatment.
002.37
PEAK
  TUBE POTENTIAL.
Peak tube potential has the same meaning as set
  out in
  21 CFR §
										1020.30(b).
002.38
PHANTOM.
A
  phantom is a volume of material behaving in a manner similar to tissue with
  respect to the attenuation and scattering of radiation. This requires that both
  the atomic number, Z, and the density of the material be similar to that of
  tissue.
002.39
PORTABLE
  X-RAY EQUIPMENT.
See "X-ray equipment".
002.40
POSITION INDICATING DEVICE
  (PID).
A position indicating device (PID) is a device on dental
  x-ray equipment used to indicate the beam position and to establish a definite
  source-surface of the skin distance. It may or may not incorporate, or serve
  as, a beam-limiting device.
002.41
PRIMARY PROTECTIVE
  BARRIER.
Primary protective barrier has the same meaning as set
  out in
  21 CFR §
										1020.30(b).
002.42
PROTECTIVE
  APRON.
A protective apron is an apron made of radiation absorbing
  materials used to reduce radiation exposure.
002.43
PROTECTIVE GLOVE.
A protective glove is a glove made of radiation absorbing
  materials used to reduce radiation exposure.
002.44
QUALIFIED
  EXPERT.
A qualified expert is an individual who meets the
  requirements of 180 NAC 15-004.03.
002.45
RADIATION THERAPY
  SIMULATION SYSTEM.
Radiation therapy simulation system has the
  same meaning as set out in
  21 CFR §
										1020.30(b).
002.46
RADIOGRAPH.
A
  radiograph is an image receptor on which the image is created directly or
  indirectly by an x-ray pattern and results in a permanent record.
002.47
RADIOGRAPHY.
Radiography has the same meaning as
  21 CFR §
										1020.30(b).
002.48
RADIOLOGICAL MEDICAL
  PHYSICIST.
A radiological medical physicist is an individual who
  meets the requirements of 180 NAC 15-004.01.
002.49
RADIOLOGICAL HEALTH
  PHYSICIST.
A radiological health physicist is an individual who
  meets the requirements of 180 NAC 15-004.02.
002.50
RATING.
Rating has the same meaning as set out in
  21 CFR §
										1020.30(b).
002.51
RECORDING.
Recording has the same meaning as set out in
  21 CFR §
										1020.30(b).
002.52
SCAN.
Scan
  has the same meaning as set out in
  21 CFR §
										1020.30(b).
002.53
SCAN TIME.
Scan time has the same meaning as set out in
  21 CFR §
										1020.30(b).
002.54
SCATTERED
  RADIATION.
Scattered radiation is radiation that during passage
  through matter has been deviated in direction.
002.55
SHUTTER.
A
  shutter is a device attached to the tube housing assembly which can intercept
  the entire cross sectional area of the useful beam and has a lead equivalency
  not less than that of the tube housing assembly.
002.56
SOURCE.
Source has the same meaning as set out in
  21 CFR §
										1020.30(b).
002.57
SOURCE-IMAGE RECEPTOR
  DISTANCE (SID).
Source-image receptor distance (SID) has the same
  meaning as set out in
  21 CFR §
										1020.30(b).
002.58
SOURCE-SKIN DISTANCE
  (SSD).
Source-skin distance has the same meaning as set out in
  21 CFR §
										1020.30(b).
002.59
SPOT CHECK.
A
  spot check procedure is a procedure which is performed to assure that a
  previous calibration continues to be valid.
002.60
STATIONARY X-RAY
  EQUIPMENT.
See "X-ray equipment".
002.61
STRAY RADIATION.
Stray radiation is the sum of leakage and scattered
  radiation.
002.62
TECHNIQUE FACTORS.
Technique factors has the same meaning as set
  out in
  21 CFR §
										1020.30(b).
002.63
TOMOGRAM.
Tomogram has the same meaning as set out in
  21 CFR §
										1020.30(b).
002.64
TOMOGRAPHIC PLANE.
Tomographic plane has the same meaning as set out in
  21 CFR §
										1020.33(b)(18).
002.65
TRACEABLE TO A NATIONAL
  STANDARD.
Traceable to a national standard means a quantity or a
  measurement has been compared to a national standard directly or indirectly
  through one or more intermediate steps and that all comparisons have been
  documented.
002.66
TUBE.
Tube has the same meaning as set out in
  21 CFR §
										1020.30(b).
002.67
TUBE HOUSING
  ASSEMBLY.
Tube housing assembly has the same meaning as set out in
  21 CFR §
										1020.30(b).
002.68
TUBE RATING CHART.
Tube rating chart has the same meaning as set out in
  21 CFR §
										1020.30(b).
002.69
USEFUL BEAM.
Useful beam has the same meaning as set out in
  21 CFR §
										1020.30(b).
002.70
X-RAY
  CONTROL.
X-ray control has the same meaning as set out in
  21 CFR §
										1020.30(b).
002.71
X-RAY EXPOSURE
  CONTROL.
X-ray exposure control is a device, switch, button or
  other similar means that an operator initiates or terminates the radiation
  exposure. The x-ray exposure control may include other associated
  equipment.
002.72
X-RAY
  EQUIPMENT.
X-ray equipment has the same meaning as set out in
  21 CFR §
										1020.30(b).
002.73
X-RAY FIELD.
X-ray field has the same meaning as set out in
  21 CFR §
										1020.30(b).
002.74
X-RAY SYSTEM.
X-ray system has the same meaning as set out in
  21 CFR §
										1020.30(b).
002.75
X-RAY TUBE.
X-ray tube has the same meaning as set out in
  21 CFR §
										1020.30(b).