NAC459.0245. “Class” defined.  


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  • “Class” means a system of classification for inhaled radioactive material based on its rate of clearance from the pulmonary region of the lung, whereby radioactive materials are classified as either D, W or Y according to the following ranges of clearance half-times:

         1. Class D, less than 10 days;

         2. Class W, from 10 to 100 days; and

         3. Class Y, more than 100 days.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health, eff. 1-18-94)