R 333.5677 Enclosures; use of mobile equipment.

Rule 677. (1) A fixed x-ray equipment enclosure shall comply with R 333.5331. (2) For stereotactic breast biopsy, 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 mobile or portable stereotactic breast biopsy equipment 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 stereotactic breast biopsy equipment used routinely in 1 location shall be considered a fixed installation and shall comply with the requirements of R 333.5331. (5) Mobile or portable stereotactic breast biopsy equipment shall not be used for routine mammography in hospitals or private offices of physicians or osteopathic physicians. This equipment shall be used only when it is medically inadvisable to move a patient to a fixed mammographic installation.