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Supplement
to
Radiation Safety
Plan

For Radiation Producing Equipment

Revised 1996

Table of Contents

Part I
Introduction

Definitions

State Certification of Radiation Machines

COMAR 26.12.01.01
(Maryland - Department of the Environment Regulations for Control of Ionizing Radiation - 1995)

Part II
Part B
Registration of Radiation Machine Facilities and Services

Part F
X-Rays in the Healing Arts

Part H
Radiation Safety Requirements for Analytical X-Ray Equipment

Part I
Radiation Safety Requirements for Particle Accelerators

Part J
Notices, Instructions and Reports to Workers, Inspections

Introduction

 This supplement to the University of Maryland's Radiation Safety Manual is provided to users of Radiation Producing Devices/Machines utilized in the performance of research, education, and diagnostic medical requirements, and veterinary medicine applications at UM Campus and Satellite facilities.

Maryland Regulations require two separate actions regarding radiation producing devices - Registration and Certification. Registration involves a request to the State to register a device and gives specifics about the equipment, location, and the responsible person for the equipment. Certification is a function of inspection by the State certified inspector that a registered piece of equipment has been inspected, has been described adequately, and is considered safe to operate as requested by the applicant. A registration fee is imposed on all new requests. A yearly certification fee is required on accelerators (Group 1 machines); a bi-yearly certification fee is required on diagnostic equipment (Group 4 machines); and a tri-year certification fee is required on industrial/research types of equipment(Group 5 machines). In addition to the State fees, the inspection functions are not a State action, but rather a State certified inspector who is contracted by the University to perform these functions and charges an inspection fees for each device. These fees may vary with the contract at each of the intervals of certification inspection activities.

The frequencies of certification/inspections are established by these regulations.

This supplemental manual is provided for use only by those persons having responsibility for the safe operation, training of operators, and utilization of diagnostic X-Ray, research X-Ray and Accelerator equipment. This manual gives the requirements for registration, inspection and certification.

Definitions

Device/Machine - Any assemblage of components of a radiation machine that includes:
  1. not more than one control panel;
  2. the necessary supporting structures; and
  3. any additional components or auxiliary equipment that functions with the assemblage to produce the results desired by the using machine.

Inspect - The process of observing the use and operation of a radiation machine for the purpose of judging whether its use may violate a provision of the Maryland Radiation Act or any regulations issued under the act.

Inspector - A person who has a valid or current license issued by the Agency pursuant to Regulations 26.12.01.02 to inspect radiation machines.

Major Component - A part of a radiation machine that if improperly installed, maintained, or operated could result in a higher radiation dose to humans than would occur if the component were properly installed, maintained or operated.

Radiation -

  1. Ionizing radiation, including gamma rays, X-rays, alpha particles, beta particles, neutrons, high speed electrons, high speed protons, and any other atomic or nuclear particles or rays.
  2. All electromagnetic radiation that can be generated during the operation of a manufactured device that has an electronic circuit.
  3. All sonic, ultrasonic or infrasonic waves that are emitted as a result of the operation, in a manufactured device, of an electronic circuit that can generate a physical field of radiation.

Radiation Machine - A device that is capable of producing radiation.

State Certification - A declaration by the Agency that the use of a radiation machine complies with the Maryland Radiation Act and all regulations adopted under the Act.

Reference Inspection Procedure -

  1. Used by the Agency to determine compliance of a radiation machine with a provision of the Maryland Radiation Act or any regulation issued under the Act; and
  2. Has been described in the "Maryland State Catalog of Reference Inspection Procedures for Inspecting Radiation Machines" (April 15, 1986) which is incorporated by reference.


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