LAC 33:XV.904. Human Use of Particle Accelerators

A. In addition to the requirements set forth in LAC 33:XV.Chapters 2 and 3, a registration and/or license for use of a particle accelerator in the healing arts will be issued only if the following criteria are met: 1. the applicant has appointed a medical committee of at least three members to evaluate all proposals for research. Membership of the committee should include physicians expert in internal medicine, hematology, therapeutic radiology, and/or a person experienced in depth dose calculations and protection against radiation. The committee is not required if research will not be performed with the accelerator; 2. the individuals 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; and 3. each individual designated on the application as a user is a physician.