New York § 8702 Definition of "practice of medical physics"

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§ 8702 — Definition of "practice of medical physics"

New York § 8702

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Title 8The Professions

Art. 166Medical Physics Practice

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N.Y. Education § 8702 (2026).

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§ 8702. Definition of "practice of medical physics".

1.The "practice\nof the profession of medical physics" shall mean the use and application\nof accepted principles and protocols of physics in a clinical setting to\nassure the correct quality, quantity and placement of radiation during\nthe performance of a radiological procedure, so as to protect the\npatient and other persons from harmful, excessive or misapplied\nradiation. Such practice shall include, but not necessarily be limited\nto: radiation beam calibration and characterization; oversight and\nresponsibility for patient radiation dose measurement, calculation and\nreporting; oversight and responsibility for quality control; instrument\nspecification; optimization of image quality; acceptance testing;\nshielding design; prote

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§ 8702. Definition of "practice of medical physics". 1. The "practice\nof the profession of medical physics" shall mean the use and application\nof accepted principles and protocols of physics in a clinical setting to\nassure the correct quality, quantity and placement of radiation during\nthe performance of a radiological procedure, so as to protect the\npatient and other persons from harmful, excessive or misapplied\nradiation. Such practice shall include, but not necessarily be limited\nto: radiation beam calibration and characterization; oversight and\nresponsibility for patient radiation dose measurement, calculation and\nreporting; oversight and responsibility for quality control; instrument\nspecification; optimization of image quality; acceptance testing;\nshielding design; protection analysis on radiation emitting equipment\nand radio-pharmaceuticals; and consultation with a physician to assure\naccurate radiation dosage and application to a specific patient.\n 2. A license to practice medical physics shall be issued with special\ncompetency in one or more specialty areas in which the licensee has\nsatisfied the requirements of section eighty-seven hundred five of this\narticle.\n 3. The practice in any specialty by a person whose license is not\nissued with special competency for such specialty shall be deemed the\nunauthorized practice of the profession of medical physics.\n 4. Only a person licensed under this article shall practice the\nprofession of medical physics.\n