R 333.5347 Enclosures.

Rule 347. (1) An enclosure shall be a permanent part of the building or equipment. Portable shields shall not be used for permanent installations. (2) The degree of protection required for an enclosure shall be determined by the workload, use and occupancy factors, and the tube potential, tube current, mechanical movement, and distance, and shall be subject to design approval by the department. Recommended shielding is posted on the department’s website. (3) For conventional fluoroscopy, extraneous light that interferes with the fluoroscopic examination shall be eliminated. Dark adaptation normally is not necessary when using image intensifiers.