WAC 246-225A-080. Special requirements for dental intra-oral radiography

(1) Registrants using an X-ray system designed for use with an intra-oral image receptor shall use equipment that: (a) Limits the SSD to not less than 18 centimeters; (b) Limits the X-ray beam so that the beam diameter at the minimum SSD is no greater than 7 centimeters in diameter; (c) Has an open-ended position-indicating device; and (d) Has shielding included in the beam-limiting device or position-indicating device equivalent to that required for the diagnostic source assembly under WAC 246-225A-060 (1). (2) Registrants shall not use diagnostic dental X-ray systems with a fixed, nominal kVp of less than 55.