§10003 — Title 42 The Public Health and Welfare | U.S. Code

Summary

Defines common words used in the chapter. Radiation means ionizing or nonionizing rays above normal background levels, like those from medical or dental imaging. Radiologic procedure means a test or item used to diagnose or treat disease or dental conditions (for example, X-rays or nuclear medicine). Radiologic equipment means machines that give off or detect radiation for diagnosis or treatment. Practitioner means a licensed MD, DO, dentist, podiatrist, or chiropractor who prescribes such procedures. Persons who administer radiologic procedures means non‑practitioners who intentionally give medical radiation, such as radiologic and nuclear medicine technologists and dental hygienists or assistants. Secretary means the Secretary of Health and Human Services. State means the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.

Title 42, §10003

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Unless otherwise expressly provided, for purposes of this chapter, the term—

(1)“radiation” means ionizing and nonionizing radiation in amounts beyond normal background levels from sources such as medical and dental radiologic procedures;

(2)“radiologic procedure” means any procedure or article intended for use in—

(A)the diagnosis of disease or other medical or dental conditions in humans (including diagnostic X-rays or nuclear medicine procedures); or

(B)the cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in humans;

(3)“radiologic equipment” means any radiation electronic product which emits or detects radiation and which is used or intended for use to—

(A)diagnose disease or other medical or dental conditions (including diagnostic X-ray equipment); or

(B)cure, mitigate, treat, or prevent disease in humans;

(4)“practitioner” means any licensed doctor of medicine, osteopathy, dentistry, podiatry, or chiropractic, who prescribes radiologic procedures for other persons;

(5)“persons who administer radiologic procedures” means any person, other than a practitioner, who intentionally administers radiation to other persons for medical purposes, and includes medical radiologic technologists (including dental hygienists and assistants), radiation therapy technologists, and nuclear medicine technologists;

(6)“Secretary” means the Secretary of Health and Human Services; and

(7)“State” means the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.

Executive Documents

Termination of Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands For termination of Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, see note set out preceding section 1681 of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions.

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