North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 15 - RADIATION PROTECTION › Section .0200 - REGISTRATION OF RADIATION MACHINES: FACILITIES AND SERVICES › Section 15 .0214 - TRAINING AND EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR EQUIPMENT SERVICES

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) Each person registered pursuant to
				Rule.0205 of this Section shall be qualified by reason of education, training
				and experience to provide the services for which registration is requested. The
				following are minimum qualifications for specific types of services:
(1) Class I - sales of radiation machines and
				machine components to end users: The applicant must certify knowledge of
				familiarity with the rules which govern the possession, installation and use of
				radiation machines in North Carolina.
(2) Class II - installation and service of
				radiation machines and machine components including the making of diagnostic
				radiation output measurements to verify performance associated with the
				installation or service:
(A) manufacturer's
				equipment school for service, maintenance and installation for the type of
				machine use (e.g. dental intraoral, medical diagnostic or medical fluoroscopic)
				or equivalent training;
(B)
				training in principles of radiation protection; and
(C) three months of experience in
				installation and service of radiation machines and machine
				components.
(3) Class
				III - diagnostic radiographic facility and shielding design:
(A) training in principles of radiation
				protection;
(B) training in
				shielding design; and
(C) one year
				of experience in diagnostic radiographic facility and shielding design for the
				specific type of machine application.
(4) Class IV - diagnostic fluoroscopic
				facility and shielding design:
(A) training
				in principles of radiation protection;
(B) training in shielding design;
				and
(C) one year of experience in
				diagnostic fluoroscopic facility and shielding design for the specific type of
				machine application.
(5)
				Class V - diagnostic area radiation survey, e.g., shielding evaluation:
(A) training in basic radiological
				health;
(B) training in shielding
				evaluation; and
(C) one year of
				experience performing area radiation surveys.
(6) Class VI - radiation instrument
				calibration: The applicant must possess a current radioactive materials license
				or registration authorizing radiation instrument calibration.
(7) Class VII - therapeutic facility and
				shielding design, area radiation survey, or calibration:
(A) certification by the American Board of
				Radiology in therapeutic radiological physics, radiological physics,
				roentgen-ray and gamma ray physics, or x-ray and radium physics; or
				certification by the American Board of Medical Physics; or
(B) having the following minimum training and
				experience:
(i) a master's degree in physics,
				biophysics, radiological physics or health physics;
(ii) one year of full-time training in
				therapeutic radiological physics
(iii) one year of full-time experience in a
				therapeutic facility including personal calibration and spot-check of at least
				one machine;
(C) shall
				submit a description of the procedures that will be utilized in performing
				therapeutic calibrations including a list of all guides and references to be
				employed;
(D) shall submit a copy
				of all forms, reports and documents that will be supplied to customers;
				and
(E) shall submit one sample of
				each specific type, e.g., teletherapy, accelerator.
(8) Class VIII - personnel dosimetry service:
				The applicant must hold current personnel dosimetry accreditation from the
				National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) of the National
				Institute of Standards and Technology or use NVLAP accredited
				dosimetry.
(9) Class IX - general
				health physics consulting, e.g., independent diagnostic radiation output
				measurements, dose analysis, design of safety programs, and radiation safety
				training programs, non-healing arts facility and shielding design, and area
				radiation surveys:
(A) baccalaureate degree
				in a physical science (e.g. physics, chemistry or radiologic science),
				engineering or related field and two years of progressive experience in medical
				or health physics; graduate training in medical or health physics may be
				substituted on a year for year basis; or
(B) certification by the American Board of
				Radiology in therapeutic radiological physics, radiological physics,
				roentgen-ray and gamma ray physics, or x-ray and radium physics; certification
				by the American Board of Health Physics in health physics or certification by
				the American Board of Medical Physics.