NAC459.742. Requirements for registration.

     1. No person may receive, possess, use, transfer, own or acquire a particle accelerator except as authorized in a registration issued pursuant to NAC 459.010 to 459.950, inclusive, or as otherwise provided for in those sections. The general procedures for registration of particle accelerator facilities are included in NAC 459.150 to 459.166, inclusive.

     2. In addition to the requirements of NAC 459.150 to 459.166, inclusive, a registration application for use of a particle accelerator may be approved only if the Division determines that:

     (a) The applicant is qualified by reason of training and experience to use the accelerator in question for the purpose requested in accordance with NAC 459.320 to 459.374, inclusive, 459.740 to 459.752, inclusive, and 459.780 to 459.794, inclusive, in such a manner as to minimize danger to public health and safety or property;

     (b) The applicant’s proposed or existing equipment, facilities, operating and emergency procedures are adequate to protect health and minimize danger to public health and safety or property;

     (c) The issuance of the registration will not be inimical to the health and safety of the public and the applicant satisfies any applicable special requirement in subsection 3;

     (d) The applicant has appointed a safety officer in radiation;

     (e) The applicant or the applicant’s staff has substantial experience in the use of particle accelerators and training sufficient for application to its intended uses;

     (f) The applicant has established a safety committee in radiation to approve, in advance, proposals for uses of the particle accelerator, whenever deemed necessary by the Division; and

     (g) The applicant has an adequate training program for operators of the particle accelerator.

     3. In addition to the requirements in NAC 459.150 to 459.166, inclusive, a registration for use of a particle accelerator in the healing arts will be issued only if the following requirements are met:

     (a) The applicant has appointed a medical committee of at least three members to evaluate all proposals for research, diagnostic and therapeutic use of the particle accelerator whenever deemed necessary by the Division. Membership of the committee should include physicians expert in internal medicine, hematology, therapeutic radiology and a person experienced in depth dose calculations and protection against radiation.

     (b) The persons designated on the application as the users have substantial training and experience in deep therapy techniques or in the use of particle accelerators to treat humans.

     (c) Any person designated on the application as the user is a physician.

     [Bd. of Health, Radiation Control Reg. §§ 9.2-9.2.3.3, eff. 2-28-80]—(NAC A 1-18-94; R084-98, 1-26-99; R149-07, 1-30-2008)