§ 63-1-1502. Definitions.
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As used in the Diagnostic X-Ray Facility Act:
1. "Diagnostic x-ray facility" means the use of an x-ray system(s) by a facility in any procedure that involves irradiation of any part of a human or animal body for the purpose of diagnosis; and
2. "X-ray system" means an assemblage of components for the controlled production of x-rays. It includes minimally an x-ray high-voltage generator, an x-ray control, a tube housing assembly, a beam-limiting device, and the necessary supporting structures. Additional components which function with the system are considered integral parts of the system.
Added by Laws 1963, c. 325, art. 15, § 1502, operative July 1, 1963. Amended by Laws 1968, c. 208, § 1, emerg. eff. April 22, 1968; Laws 1990, c. 233, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1990; Laws 1993, c. 145, § 313, eff. July 1, 1993.