OAR 333-106-0362
Computed Tomography X-ray Systems: Operating Procedures and Conditions of Operation

(1)

Within six months following the effective date of these rules, the CT facility shall establish default scanning protocols in consultation with a qualified CT medical physicist.

(2)

Default scanning protocols shall be password protected or a written policy shall be in place that prohibits anyone from changing protocols without documented approval from the CT medical director, lead CT technologist or supervising CT radiologist.

(a)

Each facility shall establish a policy to review all of their default CT protocols at least annually to ensure they are correct and are the intended protocols.

(b)

Written and signed documentation of this annual review shall be kept and made available for inspection for each CT unit at the facility.

(3)

The CT operator shall ensure all technique factors and dose indices are appropriate for the protocol being used and the patient being imaged. This may be accomplished by reviewing dose indicator devices if available or dose indices such as the technique factors.

(4)

The facility shall establish a written policy for retaking CT exams on patients.

(5)

Staff shall not be required by the licensee or registrant to hold patients during CT examinations.

(6)

When a patient must be held in position for a CT procedure, mechanical supporting or restraining devices shall be used unless contraindicated. If the patient must be held by an individual, this individual shall wear a protective apron of 0.5 millimeter minimum lead equivalence and be so positioned that no part of his or her body shall be in the path of the primary beam and that his or her body is as far as possible from the edge of the primary beam.

(7)

Only individuals whose presence is necessary are allowed in a CT scan room during exposure. Each individual, except the patient, shall be protected by at least 0.5 millimeter lead equivalent aprons or a whole body protective barrier.

(8)

A CT scanner shall not be left unattended without locking the apparatus, room, or building in some manner which must prevent use of the apparatus by unauthorized persons.

Source: Rule 333-106-0362 — Computed Tomography X-ray Systems: Operating Procedures and Conditions of Operation, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=333-106-0362.

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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