La. Admin. Code tit. 33 § XV-904

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section XV-904 - Human Use of Particle Accelerators

A. In addition to the requirements set forth in LAC 33:XV.Chapters 2 and 3, a registration and/or license for use of a particle accelerator in the healing arts will be issued only if the following criteria are met:

1. the applicant has appointed a medical committee of at least three members to evaluate all proposals for research. Membership of the committee should include physicians expert in internal medicine, hematology, therapeutic radiology, and/or a person experienced in depth dose calculations and protection against radiation. The committee is not required if research will not be performed with the accelerator;

2. the individuals designated on the application as the users have substantial training and experience in deep therapy techniques or in the use of particle accelerators to treat humans; and

3. each individual designated on the application as a user is a physician.

La. Admin. Code tit. 33, § XV-904

Promulgated by the Department of Environmental Quality, Nuclear Energy Division, LR 13:569 (October 1987), amended by the Office of Air Quality and Radiation Protection, Radiation Protection Division, LR 19:1421 (November 1993).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:2001 et seq.