{"identifier":"/us/usc/t42/s10003","title":42,"num":"\u00a7\u202f10003.","heading":"Definitions","text":"\u00a7\u202f10003.\nDefinitions\nUnless otherwise expressly provided, for purposes of this chapter, the term\u2014\n(1) \u201cradiation\u201d means ionizing and nonionizing radiation in amounts beyond normal background levels from sources such as medical and dental radiologic procedures;\n(2) \u201cradiologic procedure\u201d means any procedure or article intended for use in\u2014\n(A) the diagnosis of disease or other medical or dental conditions in humans (including diagnostic X-rays or nuclear medicine procedures); or\n(B) the cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in humans;\nthat achieves its intended purpose through the emission of radiation;\n(3) \u201cradiologic equipment\u201d means any radiation electronic product which emits or detects radiation and which is used or intended for use to\u2014\n(A) diagnose disease or other medical or dental conditions (including diagnostic X-ray equipment); or\n(B) cure, mitigate, treat, or prevent disease in humans;\nthat achieves its intended purpose through the emission or detection of radiation;\n(4) \u201cpractitioner\u201d means any licensed doctor of medicine, osteopathy, dentistry, podiatry, or chiropractic, who prescribes radiologic procedures for other persons;\n(5) \u201cpersons who administer radiologic procedures\u201d means any person, other than a practitioner, who intentionally administers radiation to other persons for medical purposes, and includes medical radiologic technologists (including dental hygienists and assistants), radiation therapy technologists, and nuclear medicine technologists;\n(6) \u201cSecretary\u201d means the Secretary of Health and Human Services; and\n(7) \u201cState\u201d means the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t42/s10003.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t42/s10003","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f10003."},{"t":"heading","text":"Definitions","tail":"\n"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"Unless otherwise expressly provided, for purposes of this chapter, the term\u2014"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t42/s10003/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"content","text":" \u201cradiation\u201d means ionizing and nonionizing radiation in amounts beyond normal background levels from sources such as medical and dental radiologic procedures;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t42/s10003/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"chapeau","text":" \u201cradiologic procedure\u201d means any procedure or article intended for use in\u2014"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t42/s10003/2/A","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(A)"},{"t":"content","text":" the diagnosis of disease or other medical or dental conditions in humans (including diagnostic X-rays or nuclear medicine procedures); or","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t42/s10003/2/B","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(B)"},{"t":"content","text":" the cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in humans;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n\n"},{"t":"continuation","text":"that achieves its intended purpose through the emission of radiation;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t42/s10003/3","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(3)"},{"t":"chapeau","text":" \u201cradiologic equipment\u201d means any radiation electronic product which emits or detects radiation and which is used or intended for use to\u2014"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t42/s10003/3/A","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(A)"},{"t":"content","text":" diagnose disease or other medical or dental conditions (including diagnostic X-ray equipment); or","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t42/s10003/3/B","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(B)"},{"t":"content","text":" cure, mitigate, treat, or prevent disease in humans;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n\n"},{"t":"continuation","text":"that achieves its intended purpose through the emission or detection of radiation;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t42/s10003/4","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(4)"},{"t":"content","text":" \u201cpractitioner\u201d means any licensed doctor of medicine, osteopathy, dentistry, podiatry, or chiropractic, who prescribes radiologic procedures for other persons;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t42/s10003/5","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(5)"},{"t":"content","text":" \u201cpersons who administer radiologic procedures\u201d means any person, other than a practitioner, who intentionally administers radiation to other persons for medical purposes, and includes medical radiologic technologists (including dental hygienists and assistants), radiation therapy technologists, and nuclear medicine technologists;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t42/s10003/6","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(6)"},{"t":"content","text":" \u201cSecretary\u201d means the Secretary of Health and Human Services; and","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t42/s10003/7","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(7)"},{"t":"content","text":" \u201cState\u201d means the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}