OAR 333-106-0361
Computed Tomography X-ray Systems: Radiation Protection Surveys

(1)

The registrant must ensure that radiation protection surveys are performed at new facilities, at existing facilities not previously surveyed, and anytime the CT scanner is replaced, moved or structural changes are made in the room.

(2)

In new facilities, a radiation protection survey must be completed prior to the first clinical use following installation.

(3)

The radiation protection survey must be performed by a qualified CT medical physicist as defined in OAR 333-106-0367 (Computed Tomography X-ray Systems: Records and Report Retention) or a qualified expert as defined in OAR 333-100-0005 (Definitions).

(4)

Surveys must be conducted with an operable radiation survey instrument that has been calibrated according to manufacturer’s specifications, not to exceed 24 months. If manufacturer specifications are not available, then the radiation survey instrument shall be calibrated every 12 months.

(5)

The qualified CT medical physicist or qualified expert must verify that:

(a)

Radiation levels in restricted areas are not likely to cause personnel to receive exposures in excess of the limits specified in OAR 333-120-0100 (Radiation Dose Limits: Occupational Dose Limits For Adults)(1); and

(b)

Radiation levels in unrestricted areas do not exceed the limits specified in OAR 333-120-0180 (Radiation Dose Limits: Dose Limits for Individual Members of the Public) and 333-120-0190 (Radiation Dose Limits: Compliance with Dose Limits for Individual Members of the Public).

(6)

The radiation protection survey record must be documented and indicate all instances where the facility, in the opinion of the qualified medical physicist or qualified expert, is in violation of applicable regulations. The survey record must also include the:

(a)

Date of the measurements;

(b)

Reason the survey is required;

(c)

Manufacturer’s name, model number and serial number of the CT scanner;

(d)

Manufacturer’s name, model number and serial number of the instrument(s) used to measure radiation levels and the date last calibrated;

(e)

Floor plan of the areas surrounding the exam room that were surveyed;

(f)

Measured dose rate at several points in each area expressed in mSv/hr or mR/hr;

(g)

Calculated maximum level of radiation over a period of one week for each restricted and unrestricted area;

(h)

Signature of the individual responsible for conducting the survey; and

(i)

The survey must be available for review at the time of inspection.

Source: Rule 333-106-0361 — Computed Tomography X-ray Systems: Radiation Protection Surveys, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=333-106-0361.

333‑106‑0001
Purpose and Scope 333‑106‑0005
Definitions 333‑106‑0010
Administrative Controls 333‑106‑0015
General Requirements: Technique Chart 333‑106‑0020
General Requirements: Written Rules and Procedures 333‑106‑0025
General Requirements: Protection of Patients and Personnel 333‑106‑0035
General Requirements: Deliberate Exposures Restricted 333‑106‑0040
General Requirements: Patient Holding and Restraint 333‑106‑0045
General Requirements: Use of Best Procedures and Equipment 333‑106‑0050
General Requirements: Personnel Monitoring 333‑106‑0055
General Requirements: X-ray Operator Training 333‑106‑0060
General Requirements: Radiation Use and Safety Instructor Qualifications 333‑106‑0101
General Requirements: Diagnostic X-ray Systems 333‑106‑0105
General Requirements: Information and Maintenance Record and Associated Information 333‑106‑0110
General Requirements: Plan Review 333‑106‑0120
General Requirements: Information on Radiation Shielding for Plan Reviews — Optional 333‑106‑0130
General Requirements: Design Requirements for an Operator’s Booth 333‑106‑0201
Fluoroscopic X-ray Systems 333‑106‑0205
Fluoroscopic X-ray Systems Requirements: Activation of the Fluoroscopic Tube 333‑106‑0210
Fluoroscopic X-ray Systems Requirements: Fluoroscopic Entrance Exposure Rates 333‑106‑0215
Fluoroscopic X-ray Systems Requirements: Fluoroscopic Barrier Transmitted Radiation Rate Limits 333‑106‑0220
Fluoroscopic X-ray Systems Requirements: Fluoroscopic Indication of Potential and Current 333‑106‑0225
Fluoroscopic X-ray Systems Requirements: Fluoroscopic Source-to-Skin Distance 333‑106‑0230
Fluoroscopic X-ray Systems Requirements: Fluoroscopic Timer 333‑106‑0235
Fluoroscopic X-ray Systems Requirements: Mobile Fluoroscopes 333‑106‑0240
Fluoroscopic X-ray Systems Requirements: Fluoroscopic Control of Scattered Radiation 333‑106‑0245
Fluoroscopic X-ray Systems Requirements: Fluoroscopic Radiation Therapy Simulation Systems 333‑106‑0301
Additional Requirements for Radiographic Machines: Beam Limitation for Radiographic Systems Other Than Fluoroscopic, Dental Intraoral, Veterinary Systems, or Computed Tomography(CT) 333‑106‑0305
Additional Requirements for Radiographic Machines: Radiation Exposure Control Devices 333‑106‑0310
Additional Requirements for Radiographic Machines: Source-to-Skin Distance 333‑106‑0315
Additional Requirements for Radiographic Machines: Exposure Reproducibility 333‑106‑0320
Additional Requirements for Radiographic Machines: Radiation from Capacitor Energy Storage Equipment in Standby Status 333‑106‑0325
Additional Requirements for Radiographic Machines: Intraoral Dental Radiographic Systems 333‑106‑0345
Purpose and Scope 333‑106‑0350
Computed Tomography X-ray Systems: Definitions 333‑106‑0355
CT Equipment Requirements 333‑106‑0360
Computed Tomography X-ray Systems: Facility Design Requirements 333‑106‑0361
Computed Tomography X-ray Systems: Radiation Protection Surveys 333‑106‑0362
Computed Tomography X-ray Systems: Operating Procedures and Conditions of Operation 333‑106‑0363
Computed Tomography X-ray Systems: Quality Control Program 333‑106‑0364
Computed Tomography X-ray Systems: Initial and Annual Qualified CT Medical Physicist Scanner Performance Evaluations 333‑106‑0366
Computed Tomography X-ray Systems: Dose Limits 333‑106‑0367
Computed Tomography X-ray Systems: Records and Report Retention 333‑106‑0368
Computed Tomography X-ray Systems: Qualified CT Medical Physicist 333‑106‑0369
Computed Tomography X-ray Systems: Report and Notification of a CT Medical Event 333‑106‑0370
Computed Tomography X-ray Systems: Operator Requirements 333‑106‑0601
Veterinary X-ray Systems: Veterinary Medicine Radiographic Installations Additional Requirements 333‑106‑0700
Mammography Requirements: Mammography X-Ray Systems Definitions 333‑106‑0710
Mammography Requirements: Equipment Standards 333‑106‑0720
Mammography Requirements: Quality Assurance Program 333‑106‑0730
Mammography Requirements: Additional Requirements 333‑106‑0735
Mammography Requirements: Breast Density Notification 333‑106‑0750
Mammography Requirements: Mammography Personnel Qualifications
Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

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