§466J-1  Definitions.  As used in this
chapter:



"Approved school for radiologic
technologists", "approved training program for radiographers",
"approved training program for radiation therapists", and
"approved training program for nuclear medicine technologists" mean a
school or training program determined by the board to provide a course of
instruction in radiologic technology that is adequate to meet the purposes of
this chapter.



"Board" means the radiologic
technology board.



"Certified" means holding a license
issued by the board when used in conjunction with the title
"radiographer", "radiation therapist", or "nuclear
medicine technologist".



"Department" means the department of
health.



"Director" means the director of
health.



"Nuclear medicine technologist" means
any person who administers radiopharmaceuticals to human beings and conducts in
vivo or in vitro detection and measurement of radioactivity for diagnostic or
therapeutic purposes.



"Nuclear medicine technology" means
the application of radiopharmaceuticals to human beings and the performance of
in vivo or in vitro detection and measurement of radioactivity for diagnostic
or therapeutic purposes.



"Radiation therapist" means any
person who applies ionizing radiation to human beings for therapeutic purposes.



"Radiation therapy technology" means
the application of ionizing radiation to human beings for therapeutic purposes.



"Radiographer" means any person who
applies x-rays to human beings for diagnostic purposes.



"Radiography" means the application
of x-rays to human beings for diagnostic purposes.



"Radiologic technologist" means any
person who applies x-rays to human beings for diagnostic purposes, ionizing
radiation to human beings for therapeutic purposes, or radiopharmaceuticals for
diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.



"Radiologic technology" means the
application of x-rays to human beings for diagnostic purposes, ionizing
radiation to human beings for therapeutic purposes, or radiopharmaceuticals for
diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.



"Supervision" means responsibility
for, and control of, quality, radiation safety, and technical aspects of all
x-ray, radiopharmaceutical, or ionizing radiation examinations and procedures.
[L 1974, c 253, pt of §2; am L 1980, c 128, pt of §1; am L 1990, c 273, §4; am
L 1995, c 143, §2]