Section 30314 - Veterinary Medicine Radiographic Installations(a) Equipment. (1) The tube housing shall be of diagnostic type.(2) Diaphragms or cones shall be provided for collimating the useful beam to the area of clinical interest and shall provide the same degree of protection as is required of the housing.(3) The total filtration permanently in the useful beam shall not be less than 1.5 millimeters aluminum-equivalent for equipment operating up to 70 kvp and 2.0 millimeters aluminum-equivalent for machines operated in excess of 70 kvp.(4) A device shall be provided to terminate the exposure after a pre-set time or exposure.(5) A dead-man type of exposure switch shall be provided, together with an electrical cord of sufficient length so that the operator can stand out of the useful beam and at least 6 feet from the animal during all X-ray exposures.(b) Operating Procedures. (1) The operator shall stand well away from the tube housing and the animal during radiographic exposures. The operator shall not stand in the useful beam. If film must be held, it shall be held by individuals not occupationally exposed to radiation. Hand-held fluoroscopic screens shall not be used. The tube housing shall not be held by the operator. No individuals other than the operator shall be in the X-ray room while exposures are being made unless such person's assistance is required.(2) In any application in which the operator is not located behind a protective barrier, clothing consisting of a protective apron having a lead-equivalent of not less than 0.25 millimeter shall be worn by the operator and any other individuals in the room during exposures.(3) No individual shall be regularly employed to hold or support animals during radiation exposures. Operating personnel shall not perform this service except very infrequently and then only in cases in which no other method is available. Any individual holding or supporting an animal during radiation exposure shall wear protective gloves and apron having a lead-equivalent of not less than 0.25 millimeter.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 17, § 30314
1. Amendment filed 3-5-71; effective thirtieth day thereafter. Approved by State Building Standards Commission 2-26-71. (Register 71, No. 10).
2. Renumbering filed 9-4-73 as an emergency; effective upon filing (Register 73, No. 36). Approved by State Building Standards Commission 11-30-73.
3. Certificate of Compliance filed 12-28-73 (Register 73, No. 52).
4. Amendment filed 6-18-87; operative 7-18-87 (Register 87, No. 28).
5. Amendment of NOTE filed 3-15-2018; operative 3-15-2018. Submitted to OAL for filing and printing only pursuant to Health and Safety Code section 100425 (Register 2018, No. 11). Note: Authority cited: Sections 114975, 115000, 115060 and 131200, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 114965, 114970, 115060, 131050, 131051 and 131052, Health and Safety Code.
1. Amendment filed 3-5-71; effective thirtieth day thereafter. Approved by State Building Standards Commission 2-26-71. (Register 71, No. 10).
2. Renumbering filed 9-4-73 as an emergency; effective upon filing (Register 73, No. 36). Approved by State Building Standards Commission 11-30-73.
3. Certificate of Compliance filed 12-28-73 (Register 73, No. 52).
4. Amendment filed 6-18-87; operative 7-18-87 (Register 87, No. 28).
5. Amendment of Note filed 3-15-2018; operative 3/15/2018. Submitted to OAL for filing and printing only pursuant to Health and Safety Code section 100425 (Register 2018, No. 11).