[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 42, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 42CFR37.43]

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                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH
 
    CHAPTER I--PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
                                SERVICES
 
PART 37--SPECIFICATIONS FOR MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS OF UNDERGROUND COAL MINERS--Table of Contents
 
              Subpart--Chest Roentgenographic Examinations
 
Sec. 37.43  Protection against radiation emitted by roentgenographic equipment.

    Except as otherwise specified in Sec. 37.41, roentgenographic 
equipment, its use and the facilities (including mobile facilities) in 
which such equipment is used, shall conform to applicable State and 
Federal regulations (See 21 CFR part 1000). Where no applicable 
regulations exist, roentgenographic equipment, its use and the 
facilities (including mobile facilities) in which such equipment is used 
shall conform to the recommendations of the National Council on 
Radiation Protection and Measurements in NCRP Report No. 33 ``Medical X-
ray and Gamma-Ray Protection for Energies up to 10 MeV--Equipment Design 
and Use'' (issued February 1, 1968), in NCRP Report No. 48, ``Medical 
Radiation Protection for Medical and Allied Health Personnel'' (issued 
August 1, 1976), and in NCRP Report No. 49, ``Structural Shielding 
Design and Evaluation for Medical Use of X-rays and Gamma Rays of up to 
10 MeV'' (issued September 15, 1976). These documents are hereby 
incorporated by reference and made a part of this subpart. These 
documents are available for examination at ALOSH, 944 Chestnut Ridge 
Road, Morgantown, WV 26505, and at the National Institute for 
Occupational Safety and Health, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. 
Copies of NCRP Reports Nos. 33, 48, and 49 may be purchased for $3, 
$4.50, and $3.50 each, respectively, from NCRP Publications, P.O. Box 
30175, Washington, DC 20014.

  Specifications for Interpretation, Classification, and Submission of 
                          Chest Roentgenograms