§ 8702. Definition of "practice of medical physics".
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§ 8702. Definition of "practice of medical physics". 1. The "practice
of the profession of medical physics" shall mean the use and application
of accepted principles and protocols of physics in a clinical setting to
assure the correct quality, quantity and placement of radiation during
the performance of a radiological procedure, so as to protect the
patient and other persons from harmful, excessive or misapplied
radiation. Such practice shall include, but not necessarily be limited
to: radiation beam calibration and characterization; oversight and
responsibility for patient radiation dose measurement, calculation and
reporting; oversight and responsibility for quality control; instrument
specification; optimization of image quality; acceptance testing;
shielding design; protection analysis on radiation emitting equipment
and radio-pharmaceuticals; and consultation with a physician to assure
accurate radiation dosage and application to a specific patient.
2. A license to practice medical physics shall be issued with special
competency in one or more specialty areas in which the licensee has
satisfied the requirements of section eighty-seven hundred five of this
article.
3. The practice in any specialty by a person whose license is not
issued with special competency for such specialty shall be deemed the
unauthorized practice of the profession of medical physics.
4. Only a person licensed under this article shall practice the
profession of medical physics.