The Radiation Producing Machines program provides
registration and inspection of all Radiation Producing
Machines equipment that
produces ionizing radiation within the state of Nevada.
Nevada Revised Statute 459 (NRS 459) and the Nevada
Administrative Code 459 (NAC 459) are the laws which
regulate Radiation Producing Machines,
Radiation Producing Machines installers and service
companies, and provide authority for enforcement actions
and investigations into complaints made by employees and
the public regarding incidents of radiation
overexposure. The regulation of such equipment is to
ensure the health and safety of the public and workers
operating radiation producing equipment.
There are over 5,000 registered
radiation-producing machines in the state including
dental, medical, industrial, and academic machines.
Machines are inspected on a periodic frequency based on
human exposure potential.
A typical inspection
will consist of:
Records: Nevada Administrative Code
(NAC) 459, dosimetry reports, radiation safety
program, notice to employees, and machine
registration certificates, etc.
Public and employee radiation safety:
gonadal shielding, lead aprons, patient holding
procedures, room shielding, and controlled area etc.
• Radiation-producing machine
operation criteria: timer accuracy, exposure
repoducibility, collimator/cone accuracy, deadman
switch, half-value layer, source to skin distance
(SSD), source to image distance (SID) and roentgens
per minute (R/min) output on fluoroscopy machines,
etc.
The program participates in the
national "NEXT Program" conducted by the US Food and
Drug Administration to evaluate different types of
medical Radiation Producing Machines and patient radiation exposure
from different medical Radiation Producing Machines exams.
