Section 216-RICR-40-20-3.14 - Education and Experience Requirements for Radiation Physics ServicesA. Radiotherapy Physics Services. Calibration and surveys of: therapeutic X-ray equipment; medical accelerators; teletherapy units, remote afterloader brachytherapy units and/or stereotactic radiosurgery units utilizing sealed radioactive sources.1. Documentation of training sufficient to qualify as: a. An Authorized Medical Physicist pursuant to §9.5.11 of this Subchapter in the modality(s) for which registration is being requested; orb. A Qualified Medical Physicist pursuant to §5.3.4 of this Subchapter.B. Diagnostic X-ray Physics Services. Calibration and surveys of diagnostic X-ray equipment. 1. Certification by the American Board of Radiology in:b. Roentgen-ray and gamma-ray physics; orc. X-ray and radium physics; ord. Diagnostic radiological physics; ore. Diagnostic medical physics; or2. Certification by the American Board of Medical Physics in Diagnostic Imaging Physics; or3. Hold a master's or doctor's degree in radiological physics and submit documentation of appropriate experience in the area(s) for which registration is being requested. This experience must have been obtained under the supervision of an individual qualified to provide Diagnostic X-ray Physics Services; or4. Hold a master's or doctor's degree in health physics or other related radiation discipline and submit documentation of at least one (1) year of appropriate full time experience in the area(s) for which registration is being requested. This experience must have been obtained under the supervision of an individual qualified to provide Diagnostic X-ray Physics Services; or5. Hold a master's or doctor's degree in a physical science and submit documentation of at least two (2) years of appropriate full time training and experience in the area(s) for which registration is being requested. This experience must have been obtained under the supervision of an individual qualified to provide Diagnostic X-ray Physics Services; or6. Hold a bachelor's degree in health physics or other related radiation discipline and submit documentation of at least two (2) years of appropriate full time experience in the area(s) for which registration is being requested. This experience must have been obtained under the supervision of an individual qualified to provide Diagnostic X-ray Physics Services; or7. Hold a bachelor's degree in a physical science and submit documentation of at least three (3) years of appropriate full time training and experience in the area(s) for which registration is being requested. This experience must have been obtained under the supervision of an individual qualified to provide Diagnostic X-ray Physics Services.C. General Radiation Physics Services. All radiation physics services (except calibration of health physics instrumentation) for Agency registrants and/or radioactive materials licensees not covered in §§ 3.14(A) and (B) of this Part including: 1. Comprehensive certification by the American Board of Health Physics; or2. Certification by the American Board of Radiology in a. Radiological Physics orb. Roentgen-ray and gamma-ray physics; orc. X-ray and radium physics; ord. Diagnostic radiological physics; ore. Medical nuclear physics or nuclear medical physics; or3. Certification by the American Board of Medical Physics in Nuclear Medicine Physics or Medical Health Physics; or4. Hold a master's or doctor's degree in radiological physics or health physics or other related radiation discipline and submit documentation of appropriate experience in the area(s) for which registration is being requested. This experience must have been obtained under the supervision of an individual qualified to provide General Radiation Physics Services; or5. Hold a master's or doctor's degree in a physical science and submit documentation of at least one (1) year of appropriate full time training and experience in the area(s) for which registration is being requested. This experience must have been obtained under the supervision of an individual qualified to provide General Radiation Physics Services; or6. Hold a bachelor's degree in health physics or other related radiation discipline and submit documentation of at least one (1) year of appropriate full time experience in the area(s) for which registration is being requested. This experience must have been obtained under the supervision of an individual qualified to provide General Radiation Physics Services; orD. Instrument Calibration Services. Calibration of health physics instrumentation for Agency registrants and/or radioactive materials licensees. 1. Compliance with the criteria required to perform any of the services contained in §§ 3.14(A), (B) or (C) of this Part; or2. Hold at least a bachelor's degree in physics (or a closely related field such as electrical engineering) and submit documentation of at least six (6) months of appropriate full time training and experience in the calibration of health physics instrumentation.216 R.I. Code R. 216-RICR-40-20-3.14
Adopted effective 1/1/2019
Amended effective 5/25/2022