<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>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 style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=44:03:01:01"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0-000000">44:03:01:01</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0-000001">.  Definitions.</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0"> Terms defined </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">in</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-21-2"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0-000002">34-21-2</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" 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 style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">    (1)  "</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">Air kerma</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">," </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" 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 style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" 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 style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" 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 style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">,</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0"> includ</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">ing</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" 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 style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">    (</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">4</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">)  "C-arm X ray system," </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">a mobile fluoroscopy imaging system</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">    (</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">5</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" 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 style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">Safe Medical Devices Act of 1990, Pub. L. No. 01-629 (November 28, 1990)</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">    (</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">6</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" 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 style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">    (</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">7</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">)  "Control panel," th</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">e</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" 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 style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">    (</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">8</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">)  "Department," the Department of Health;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" 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 style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">    (1</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">0</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" 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 style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">    (</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">11</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">)  "Dose," a quantity of radiation exposure to the whole </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">human or animal body</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" 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 style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">    (</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">12</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" 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 style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0"> that may include</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" 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 style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">    (1</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">3</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">)  "Fluoroscopy imaging assembly," a subsystem in which X ray photons produce a visible image</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0"> simultaneously</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0"> </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">and continuously including </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">the image receptor</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">,</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0"> image intensifier, </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">spot imaging</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0"> device, electrical interlocks, if any, </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">or</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" 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 style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">    (</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">14</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">)  "Heal</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">ing</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" 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 style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0-000002">36-2</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" 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 style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">    (</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">15</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">)  "Heat unit," a unit of energy equal to the product of the peak kilovoltage, milliamps</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0"> (mAs)</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">, and seconds;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" 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 style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">    (</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">17</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" 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 style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">    (</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">18</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" 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 style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">    (</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">19</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" 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 style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">    (</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">20</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">)  "Licensed practitioner of the healing arts," </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" 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 style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0-000002">36-2</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0"> for </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">the </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">diagnostic or healing treatment of human and animal maladies licensed </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">in</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" 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 style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">    (</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">21</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">)  "Light field," th</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">e</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" 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 style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">    (</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">22</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" 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 style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">    (</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">23</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" 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 style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">    (</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">24</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" 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 style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">    (</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">25</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" 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 style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">    (</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">26</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" 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 style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">a qualified physicist</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">    (</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">27</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">)  "Qualified instructor," an individual who </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">is certified or registered by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists or is a qualified expert</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0"> to teach fundamentals of radiation safety, equipment operation, film processing, </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">digital radiography, </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" 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 style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" 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 style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">    (</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">29</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" 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 style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">    (</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">30</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" 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 style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">    (</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">31</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">)  "Shielding," a </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">primary and secondary </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" 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 style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" 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 style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">    (</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">33</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" 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 style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">    (</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">34</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">)  "Stray radiation," the sum of leakage </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" 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 style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">and scattered radiation</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0"> that, during passage through matter, has been deviated in direction</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">    (</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">35</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" 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 style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" 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 style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" 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 style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">        (c)  For </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">computer tomography (</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">CT</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">)</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" 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 style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" 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 style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" 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 style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">    (</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">36</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">)  "Tube," </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">any electron tube that is designed for the conversion of electrical energy into X ray energy</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" 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 style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" 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 style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">    (</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">39</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">)  "X ray exposure control," a device, switch, </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">or </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">button by which an operator initiates or terminates, or both, the radiation exposure</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">, including</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" 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 style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">    (</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">40</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" 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 style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">    (</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">41</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">)  "X ray field," th</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">e</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" 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 style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0"> and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">    (</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">42</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" 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 style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0-000001">Source:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" 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 style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">; 50 SDR 41, effective October 11, 2023</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-21-4.1"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0-000002">34-21-4.1</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-21-15"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0-000002">34-21-15</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-21-2"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0-000002">34-21-</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0-000002">2</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-21-18"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0-000002">34-21-18</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="s1567e29f-b8ea-4e05-a3cb-87573ea99b70000003"> </span></p></div></body></html>