Section R12-1-104. Prohibited Uses

A.      A person shall not use the following fluoroscopic devices:

1.        Hand-held fluoroscopic screens,

2.        Shoe-fitting fluoroscopic devices.

B.       Except as specifically authorized by law, a person shall not use sources of ionizing radiation for the purpose of screening an individual or inspecting an individual for:

1.        Concealed weapons,

2.        Hazardous materials,

3.        Stolen property, or

4.        Contraband.

aThe absorbed dose in gray is equal to 1 Sv or the absorbed dose in rad is equal to 1 rem.               

B.       If it is more convenient to measure the neutron fluence rate than to determine the neutron dose equivalent rate in sievert per hour or rem per hour, 0.01 Sv (1 rem) of neutron radiation of unknown energies may, for purposes of these rules, be assumed to result from a total fluence of 25 million neutrons per square centimeter incident upon the body. If sufficient information exists to estimate the approximate energy distribu- tion of the neutrons, the licensee or registrant may use the flu- ence rate per unit dose equivalent or the appropriate Q value from Table II to convert a measured tissue dose in gray or rad to dose equivalent in sievert or rem.

TABLE II

MEAN QUALITY FACTORS, Q, AND FLUENCE PER UNIT DOSE EQUIVALENT FOR MONOENERGETIC NEUTRONS

C.       Unless there is a medical or dental indication for the exposure and the exposure is prescribed by a licensed practitioner, a per- son shall not deliberately expose an individual to the useful beam from:

1.        An ionizing radiation machine; or

2.        A non-ionizing radiation source, having a radiation beam known to be harmful to human tissue.

Historical Note

Former Rule Section A.4; Former Section R12-1-104 repealed, new Section R12-1-104 adopted effective June 30, 1977 (Supp. 77-3). Former Section R12-1-104 repealed, new Section R12-1-104 renumbered from R12- 1-112 and amended effective April 2, 1990 (Supp. 90-2).

Amended effective August 10, 1994 (Supp. 94-3).

Amended by final rulemaking at 9 A.A.R. 1126, effective May 9, 2003 (Supp. 03-1).