Current through Register Vol. 54, No.43, October 26, 2024
Section 216.1 - Purpose and scope(a) This chapter establishes requirements for the registration of radiation-producing machines and radiation-producing machine service providers. A person who possesses a radiation-producing machine or provides services described in this chapter shall comply with this chapter.(b) A person possessing an accelerator as defined in § 228.2 (relating to definitions) or a person performing electronic brachytherapy as defined in § 221.2 (relating to definitions) is exempt from the requirements of § 216.2 (relating to registration of radiation-producing machines). (1) Accelerators are licensed under Chapter 228 (relating to radiation safety requirements for particle accelerators).(2) Electronic brachytherapy operations are licensed under Chapter 221 (relating to X-rays in the healing arts) and must comply with §§ 221.71-221.76 (relating to therapeutic X-ray systems with energies less than 1 MeV).(c) License fees are specified in § 218.11(d) (relating to registration, renewal of registration and license fees).The provisions of this §216.1 adopted December 18, 1987, effective 12/19/1987, 17 Pa.B. 5235; amended July 16, 2004, effective 7/17/2004, 34 Pa.B. 3823; amended October 26, 2018, effective 1/24/2019, 48 Pa.B. 6791.The provisions of this §216.1 amended under sections 301 and 302 of the Radiation Protection Act (35 P.S. §§ 7110.301 and 7110.302); and section 1920-A of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P.S. § 510-20).