Michigan Xray Rules for Suppliers and Installers

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Michigan X-ray Rules for Suppliers and Installers

• Michigan Radiation Safety Section
• Tod Van Wieren, Health Physicist
• Talk about some current rules affecting suppliers
  and installers
• Identify possible rule updates of interest to
  suppliers and installers

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Topics of Discussion

• Public Health Code
• Ionizing Radiation Rules
• Suggested State Regulations

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Public Health Code

• Act 368 of 1978 Part 135
• The law giving RSS authority
• Establishes registration, fees, and provisions
  for administrative rules
• Draft updates planned
• X-ray operator training
• Allow future non-ionizing device rules (laser,
  tanning, etc.)

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Ionizing Radiation Rules

• Part 4 Registration
• Register, pay fee, apply tags, post certificate
• Vendor Obligation Rule 195. (3) A person shall
  not make, sell, lease, transfer, lend, assemble,
  or install radiation machines.unless the
  equipment.meets the requirements of these
  rules.

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Ionizing Radiation Rules

• Part 5 Standards for Protection
• Dose Limits 1250 mR/quarter
• Postings Certificate, Notice to Employees,
  Rules or reference
• Monitoring All occupationally exposed
  personnel, Dual badges when lead aprons are
  routinely worn.

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Ionizing Radiation Rules

• X-ray room Shielding
• The degree of protection required for an
  enclosureshall be subject to design approval by
  the department.
• Mobile equipment used routinely in one location
  is considered fixed and rooms must be shielded.
• More this afternoon

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Ionizing Radiation Rules

• Manufacturers guidance or other state
  regulations do not always comply with Michigan
  rules.
• If there are ANY questions about rule
  requirements please contact us.

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Suggested State Regs

• X-ray room design
• Plan reviews required for all new installations
  or modifications prior to construction
• Facility must have a scale drawing of the room
  and shielding installed available for inspection
• Operators booth design criteria

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Suggested State Regs

• X-ray services registration
• X-ray installation and machine services shall be
  registered
• Machine performance
• X-ray machine output accuracy, reproducibility,
  and linearity limits

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Suggested State Regs

• Film processing
• Darkroom fog testing
• Method to prevent accidental entry
• Film storage
• Regular screen inspection and cleaning
• No outdated film unless it passes sensitometry
  testing

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Suggested State Regs

• Quality assurance testing
• States starting to add QA for non-mammo
  facilities
• Testing may be similar to mammography, but no
  details yet
• Suggested State Regs do not address this yet

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Questions?