Federal
Performance Standards for Ionizing Radiation Emitting Products
7 provisions · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Provisions
Citable source units
Television receivers.
This provision establishes manufacturing performance standards and radiation exposure limits for television receivers with cathode ray tubes.
Group
Physical Environment Life Safety
Category
Physical Environment
Domain
Facility Operations
Topics
Radiation safety, Television receiver standards, Ionizing radiation
Cold-cathode gas discharge tubes.
This provision establishes manufacturing performance standards, radiation exposure limits, and labeling requirements for cold-cathode gas discharge tubes.
Group
Physical Environment Life Safety
Category
Physical Environment
Domain
Facility Operations
Topics
Radiation safety, Gas discharge tube standards, Ionizing radiation
Diagnostic x-ray systems and their major components.
This regulation establishes performance and safety standards for diagnostic x-ray systems, including requirements for manufacturers, assemblers, and equipment maintenance.
Group
Clinical Services
Category
Radiology Imaging
Domain
Radiology
Topics
Diagnostic x Ray standards, X Ray equipment performance, Radiology equipment safety
Radiographic equipment.
The provisions of this section apply to equipment for radiography, except equipment for fluoroscopic imaging or for recording images from the fluoroscopic image receptor, or computed tomography x-ray systems manufactured on or after Nove...
Group
Clinical Services
Category
Radiology Imaging
Domain
Radiology
Topics
Radiographic equipment standards, X Ray performance standards, Radiation safety
Fluoroscopic equipment.
This regulation establishes mandatory performance and safety standards for fluoroscopic imaging equipment, including requirements for protective barriers, field limitation, air kerma rates, and irradiation time displays.
Group
Clinical Services
Category
Radiology Imaging
Domain
Radiology
Topics
Fluoroscopic equipment standards, Radiation safety, Imaging equipment performance
Computed tomography (CT) equipment.
This regulation establishes mandatory performance, safety, and quality assurance standards for manufacturers of computed tomography (CT) x-ray systems used in clinical settings.
Group
Clinical Services
Category
Radiology Imaging
Domain
Radiology
Topics
Computed tomography equipment, Radiology equipment standards, Diagnostic imaging safety
Cabinet x-ray systems.
This regulation establishes mandatory performance and safety standards for cabinet x-ray systems, including requirements for radiation emission limits, safety interlocks, warning indicators, and equipment labeling.
Group
Physical Environment Life Safety
Category
Physical Environment
Domain
Radiology
Topics
Cabinet x Ray safety, Radiation safety standards, X Ray equipment requirements
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