[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 42, Volume 1] [Revised as of October 1, 2006] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 42CFR37.43] [Page 128] 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