Report - Maryland Department of the Environment
Report - Maryland Department of the Environment
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dental <strong>of</strong>fices where conventional units are utilized or in a school environment for<br />
screening purposes is not currently authorized.<br />
The division’s procedure to assess fines for violations at <strong>the</strong> time <strong>of</strong> inspection<br />
has increased <strong>the</strong> number <strong>of</strong> enforcement actions. This has resulted in an<br />
overall increase in compliance with <strong>the</strong> greatest increase being observed in<br />
medical facilities. The division will work with <strong>the</strong> regulated community regarding<br />
health issues and expects <strong>the</strong> trend <strong>of</strong> increased compliance to continue.<br />
Following a misadministration or an overexposure at a registered facility, <strong>the</strong><br />
division will continue to attend all Radiation Safety Committee Meetings. These<br />
meetings mandated by a <strong>Department</strong>al Order provide a forum to adequately<br />
address public health concerns and discuss <strong>the</strong> facilities’ radiation safety<br />
procedures.<br />
The chart below shows <strong>the</strong> types <strong>of</strong> facilities regulated by <strong>the</strong> division listed in<br />
terms <strong>of</strong> radiation machine type or purpose and <strong>the</strong> frequency at which <strong>the</strong>y are<br />
inspected. For clarity, please note that <strong>the</strong> words machine and tube are used<br />
interchangeably. (See below).<br />
Facility Type Registered X-ray Tubes* Inspection<br />
Frequency<br />
High Energy & Particle<br />
Accelerators<br />
4 facilities, 4 Certified Tubes Annual<br />
Medical (Therapy)<br />
Accelerators<br />
41 facilities, 65 Certified Tubes Annual<br />
Hospitals 62 facilities, 1,169 Certified Tubes Biennial<br />
Physicians: Chiropractic,<br />
MD, GP, Podiatric<br />
1,262 facilities, 1,778 Certified<br />
Tubes<br />
Biennial<br />
Industrial 249 facilities, 499 Certified Tubes Triennial<br />
Dental 2,717 facilities, 9,302 Tubes Triennial<br />
Veterinary 435 facilities, 559 Tubes Triennial<br />
Mammography (MQSA) 129 facilities, 185 tubes Annual<br />
*Code <strong>of</strong> <strong>Maryland</strong> Regulations (COMAR) 26.12.03 states that “Radiation Machine”: means a<br />
device that is capable <strong>of</strong> producing radiation. On any radiation producing equipment with more<br />
than one x-ray tube, or o<strong>the</strong>r single point from which radiation may be emitted, each x-ray tube or<br />
radiation emission point is considered a separate radiation machine. “Tube” is defined in<br />
COMAR 26.12.01.01 as an x-ray tube or o<strong>the</strong>r single point from which radiation may be emitted.<br />
MDE FY 2009 Annual Enforcement and Compliance <strong>Report</strong> 42
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