| | 1. Board. "Board" means the Radiologic Technology Board of | Examiners. |
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| | 2. Dental radiographer. "Dental radiographer" means a | person, other than a licensed practitioner, whose duties include | radiography of the maxilla, mandible and adjacent structures for | diagnostic purposes and who is licensed under chapter 16. |
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| | 3. Ionizing radiation. "Ionizing radiation" means gamma rays | and x rays; alpha and beta particles, high-speed electrons, | neutrons, protons and other nuclear particles; but not | ultrasound, sound or radio waves, magnetic fields or visible, | infrared or ultraviolet light. |
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| | 4. License. "License" means a certificate issued by the | board authorizing the licensee to use radioactive materials or | equipment emitting ionizing radiation on human beings for | diagnostic or therapeutic purposes in accordance with the | provisions of this Act chapter. |
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| | 4-A.__Licensed physician.__"Licensed physician" means a person | licensed to practice medicine or osteopathy in this State. |
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| | 5. Licensed practitioner. "Licensed practitioner" means a | person licensed to practice medicine, dentistry, chiropractic, | podiatry or osteopathy in this State. |
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| | 6. Nuclear medicine technologist. "Nuclear medicine | technologist" means a person, other than a licensed practitioner, | who uses radionuclide agents on human beings for diagnostic or | and therapeutic purposes. |
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| | 7. Nuclear medicine technology. "Nuclear medicine | technology" means the use of radionuclides in vivo on human | beings for diagnostic or and therapeutic purposes under the | supervision of a licensed physician. The use of radionuclides on | human beings for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes includes the | use of dual imaging devices.__For purposes of this subsection, | "use" means all activities involved in the application of | radioactive material.__These activities include, but are not | limited to, adjusting equipment settings, positioning the | patient, positioning the equipment and positioning the image | receptor. |
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| | 8. Radiation therapist. "Radiation therapy technologist | therapist" means a person, other than a licensed practitioner, | who applies ionizing radiation to human beings for therapeutic | and simulation purposes, excluding the administration of | radiopharmaceuticals. |
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