<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } span.s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0-000002 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:03:01:01"><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0-000000">44:03:01:01</span></a><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0-000001">.  Definitions.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0"> Terms defined </span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">in</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-21-2"><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0-000002">34-21-2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0"> have the same meaning when used in this chapter. In addition, terms used in this chapter mean:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">    (1)  "</span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">Air kerma</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">," </span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">the kinetic energy released per unit mass of air or the measurement of radiation energy in joules (J) absorbed per kilogram (kg) of air expressed as J/kg or Gray (Gy)</span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">    (2)  "Aluminum equivalent," the thickness of type 1100 aluminum alloy affording the same attenuation, under specified conditions, as the material in question;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">    (3)  "Automatic exposure control," a device that automatically controls one or more technique factors to obtain at a preselected location a required quantity of radiation</span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0"> includ</span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">ing</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0"> phototimes and ion chambers;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">    (</span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">4</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">)  "C-arm X ray system," </span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">a mobile fluoroscopy imaging system</span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">    (</span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">5</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">)  "Certified components," components of X ray systems that are subject to regulations by the Food and Drug Administration under the </span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">Safe Medical Devices Act of 1990, Pub. L. No. 01-629 (November 28, 1990)</span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">    (</span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">6</span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">)  Computed tomography," the production of a tomogram by the acquisition and computer processing of X ray transmission data;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">    (</span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">7</span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">)  "Control panel," th</span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">e</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0"> part of the X ray control upon which are mounted the switches, knobs, push buttons, and other hardware necessary for manually setting the technique factors;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">    (</span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">8</span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">)  "Department," the Department of Health;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">    (9)  "Diagnostic source assembly," the tube housing assembly with a beam-limiting device attached;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">    (1</span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">0</span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">)  "Diagnostic X ray system," an X ray system designed for irradiation of any part of the human or animal body for the purpose of diagnosis or visualization;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">    (</span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">11</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">)  "Dose," a quantity of radiation exposure to the whole </span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">human or animal body</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0"> or any portion of the human or animal body;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">    (</span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">12</span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">)  "Exposure survey," an evaluation of the radiation hazards incident to the production, use, release, disposal, or presence of radiation</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0"> that may include</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0"> a physical survey of materials and equipment and measurements of levels of radiation or concentration of radioactive material present;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">    (1</span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">3</span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">)  "Fluoroscopy imaging assembly," a subsystem in which X ray photons produce a visible image</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0"> simultaneously</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">and continuously including </span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">the image receptor</span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0"> image intensifier, </span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">spot imaging</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0"> device, electrical interlocks, if any, </span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">or</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0"> structural material providing linkage between the image receptor and diagnostic source assembly;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">    (</span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">14</span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">)  "Heal</span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">ing</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0"> arts," professional disciplines authorized by SDCL chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-2"><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0-000002">36-2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0"> to use X ray or radioactive material in the diagnosis or treatment of human or animal disease;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">    (</span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">15</span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">)  "Heat unit," a unit of energy equal to the product of the peak kilovoltage, milliamps</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0"> (mAs)</span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">, and seconds;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">    (16)  "High radiation area," an area, accessible to individuals, in which radiation levels from radiation sources external to the body could result in an individual receiving a dose equivalent in excess of 0.1 rem, or one mSv in one hour at thirty centimeters from the radiation source or thirty centimeters from any surface that the radiation penetrates;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">    (</span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">17</span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">)  "Image intensifier," a device, installed in its housing, that instantaneously converts an X ray pattern into a corresponding light image of higher intensity;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">    (</span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">18</span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">)  "Image receptor," any device that transforms incident X ray photons either into a visible image or into another form that can be made into a visible image by further transformations;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">    (</span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">19</span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">)  "Lead equivalent," the thickness of lead affording the same attenuation as the material in question;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">    (</span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">20</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">)  "Licensed practitioner of the healing arts," </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">a person authorized in accordance with SDCL chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-2"><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0-000002">36-2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0"> for </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">the </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">diagnostic or healing treatment of human and animal maladies licensed </span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">in</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0"> South Dakota for the lawful practice of medicine;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">    (</span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">21</span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">)  "Light field," th</span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">e</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0"> area of the intersection of the light beam from the beam-limiting device and one of the set of planes parallel to and including the plane of the image receptor, whose perimeter is the locus of points at which the illumination is one-fourth of the maximum in the intersection;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">    (</span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">22</span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">)  "Patient," an individual or animal subjected to healing arts examination, diagnosis, or treatment;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">    (</span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">23</span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">)  "Peak tube potential," the maximum value of the potential difference across the X ray tube during an exposure;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">    (</span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">24</span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">)  "Protective apron," an apron made of radiation absorbing materials used to reduce radiation exposure;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">    (</span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">25</span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">)  "Protective glove," a glove made of radiation absorbing material used to reduce radiation exposure;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">    (</span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">26</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">)  "Qualified expert," an individual who possess the knowledge, training, and experience to measure ionizing radiation, to evaluate safety techniques, and to advise regarding radiation protection needs including </span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">a qualified physicist</span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">    (</span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">27</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">)  "Qualified instructor," an individual who </span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">is certified or registered by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists or is a qualified expert</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0"> to teach fundamentals of radiation safety, equipment operation, film processing, </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">digital radiography, </span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">emergency procedures, personnel dosimetry, anatomy and physiology, and radiographic positioning;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">    (28)  "Qualified physicist," an individual who is competent to independently provide clinical professional services in one or more of the subfields of medical physics of diagnostic medical physics, nuclear medical physics, therapeutic medical physics, or medical health physics;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">    (</span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">29</span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">)  "Radiation hazard," a condition under which a person might receive radiation in excess of the maximum permissible dose;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">    (</span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">30</span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">)  "Rem," the special unit of any of the quantities expressed as dose equivalent. The dose equivalent in rem is equal to the absorbed dose in rad;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">    (</span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">31</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">)  "Shielding," a </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">primary and secondary </span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">protective barrier used to reduce radiation exposure to the required degree;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">    (32)  "Sievert," the International System of Units unit of measure for dose equivalent, equivalent dose, and effective dose. The dose equivalent and equivalent dose in sievert (Sv) is equal to the absorbed dose in Gray (Gy) multiplied by the radiation weighting factors;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">    (</span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">33</span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">)  "Source-image receptor distance," the distance from the source to the center of the input surface of the image receptor;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">    (</span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">34</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">)  "Stray radiation," the sum of leakage </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">radiation coming from within the source housing, except for the useful beam and radiation produced when the exposure switch or timer is not activated, </span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">and scattered radiation</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0"> that, during passage through matter, has been deviated in direction</span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">    (</span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">35</span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">)  "Technique factors," the following conditions of operation:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">        (a)  For capacitor energy storage equipment, peak tube potential in kV and quantity of charge in mAs;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">        (b)  For field emission equipment rated for pulsed operation, peak tube potential in kV, and number of X ray pulses;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">        (c)  For </span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">computer tomography (</span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">CT</span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0"> X ray systems designed for pulsed operation, peak tube potential in kV, scan time in seconds, and either tube current in mA, X ray pulse width in seconds, and the number of X ray pulses per scan, or the product of tube current, X ray pulse width, and the number of X ray pulses in mAs;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">        (d)  For CT X ray systems not designed for pulsed operation, peak tube potential in kV, and either tube current in mA and scan time in seconds, or the product of tube current and exposure time in mAs and the scan time if the scan time and exposure time are equivalent; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">        (e)  For all other equipment, peak tube potential in kV, and either tube current in mA and exposure time in seconds, or the product of tube current and exposure time in mAs;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">    (</span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">36</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">)  "Tube," </span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">any electron tube that is designed for the conversion of electrical energy into X ray energy</span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">    (37)  "Useful beam," radiation that passes through the patient to the image receptor;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">    (38)  "Very high radiation area," an area, accessible to individuals, in which radiation levels from radiation sources external to the body could result in an individual receiving an absorbed dose in excess of five hundred rads or five grays in one hour at one meter from a radiation source or one meter from any surface the radiation penetrates;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">    (</span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">39</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">)  "X ray exposure control," a device, switch, </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">or </span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">button by which an operator initiates or terminates, or both, the radiation exposure</span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">, including</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0"> timers and back-up timers;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">    (</span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">40</span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">)  "X ray equipment," an X ray system, subsystem, or component of the system;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">    (</span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">41</span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">)  "X ray field," th</span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">e</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0"> area of the intersection of the useful beam and any one of the set of planes parallel to and including the plane of the image receptor, whose perimeter is the locus of points at which the exposure rate is one-fourth of the maximum in the intersection;</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0"> and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">    (</span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">42</span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">)  "X ray system," an assemblage of components for the controlled production of X rays. The term includes minimally an X ray high-voltage generator, an X ray control, a tube housing assembly, a beam-limiting device, and the necessary supporting structures.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">    </span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0"> SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 6 SDR 93, effective July 1, 1980; 26 SDR 96, effective January 23, 2000</span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">; 50 SDR 41, effective October 11, 2023</span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">    </span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-21-4.1"><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0-000002">34-21-4.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-21-15"><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0-000002">34-21-15</span></a><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">    </span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-21-2"><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0-000002">34-21-</span><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0-000002">2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-21-18"><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0-000002">34-21-18</span></a><span class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p></div></body></html>