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91-191 - General

Section 298.11
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Operator qualifications
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298.11(1)A person who operates X-ray equipment for the irradiation of human beings shall be
(a) a radiation technologist registered with the New Brunswick Regulatory College for Medical Radiology Technologists,
(b) a dental hygienist registered with the New Brunswick College of Dental Hygienists,
(c) a formally trained dental assistant registered with the New Brunswick Dental Society,
(d) a dentist registered with the New Brunswick Dental Society,
(e) an interventional radiologist or an interventional cardiologist registered with the New Brunswick Medical Society,
(f) a chiropractor registered with the New Brunswick Chiropractors Association, or
(g) a student undergoing a course of instruction in a school approved by the Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists, the Canadian Dental Association, the Canadian Medical Association or the Canadian Chiropractic Association.
298.11(2)A person who operates X-ray equipment other than for the irradiation of human beings shall
(a) be competent in maintaining or testing X-ray equipment,
(b) be competent in X-ray radiation physics,
(c) be licensed as a veterinarian by the New Brunswick Veterinary Medicine Association,
(d) be certified as a Level I, II or III industrial radiographer, in accordance with the CGSB standard CAN/CGSB-48.9712-2014, Non-Destructive Testing – Qualification and certification of NDT Personnel or a standard offering equivalent or better protection, or
(e) work under the direct and close supervision of a person referred to in paragraphs (a) to (d).
298.11(3)Despite subsection (2), any person may operate X-ray equipment other than for the irradiation of human beings if the X-ray source, the object or a portion of the object being exposed to X-rays and any detection device are enclosed within a cabinet preventing access to and protecting persons from exposure to the X-ray beam.
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