R 333.5655 Enclosure requirements; use of mobile equipment.

Rule 655. (1) A fixed x-ray equipment enclosure shall meet the requirements of R 333.5331. (2) For mammography, the operator's barrier shall provide radiation protection that is equivalent to not less than 0.5 millimeter of lead when the maximum tube potential is less than or equal to 35 kilovolts and 0.8 millimeter of lead when the maximum tube potential is greater than 35 kilovolts. (3) An individual operating a mobile or portable mammography machine shall wear a protective apron of a minimum 0.5 millimeter lead equivalence unless shielding is provided as specified in subrule (2) of this rule. (4) Mobile or portable mammography equipment used routinely in 1 location shall be considered a fixed installation and shall meet the requirements of R 333.5331. (5) Mobile or portable mammography equipment shall not be used for routine mammography in hospitals or private offices of practitioners of the healing arts. This equipment shall be used only when it is medically inadvisable to move a patient to a fixed mammographic installation.