105 CMR, § 125.003
As used in 105 CMR 125.000:
ACR means the American College of Radiology.
ACRT means the Advisory Commission for Radiologic Technologists.
Advanced Practice Discipline means an area of medical imaging or radiation therapy practice in which a radiologic technologist has successfully completed a post-primary certification and registration.
AED means Automated External Defibrillator.
ARRT means the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists.
BLS means Basic Life Support.
Bone Densitometry means the practice and performance of those activities, actions, duties, and responsibilities contained within, and defined by, the Practice Standards for Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy, Bone Densitometry Practice Standards, as published by the American Society of Radiologic Technologists, or equivalent publication approved by the Department.
CBRPA means the Certification Board for Radiology Practitioner Assistants.
CEU means continuing education unit which equals one contact hour per credit. One contact hour equals 50 minutes of educational instructional activity.
Commissioner means the Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.
Computed Tomography (CT) means the practice and performance of those activities, actions, duties, and responsibilities contained within and defined by the Practice Standards for Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy, Computed Tomography Practice Standards, as published by the American Society of Radiological Technologists or equivalent publication approved by the Department. For the purposes of 105 CMR 125.000, licensing in CT refers to Diagnostic CT, and excludes CT exams performed for therapeutic radiation treatment planning of delivery (CT simulators), or for calculating attenuation coefficients for Nuclear Medicine and PET studies (PET-CT and SPECT-CT), or dental cone beam CT, or Cone Beam CT utilized for external beam radiation therapy planning.
CPR means Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.
Department means the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.
JRCERT means the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology.
JRCNMT means the Joint Review Committee on educational programs in Nuclear Medicine Technology.
Mammography means the practice and performance of those activities, actions, duties, and responsibilities contained within the Practice Standards of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy, Mammography Practice Standards, as published by the American Society of Radiological Technologist or equivalent publication approved by the Department.
Mammography Radiologic Technologist means the individual who holds a license to practice within the mammography radiography category.
Medical Radiography means the practice and performance of those activities, actions, duties, and responsibilities contained within and defined by the Practice Standards of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy, Radiography Practice Standards, as published by the American Society of Radiologic Technologists, or equivalent publication approved by the Department.
NMTCB means the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board.
Nuclear Medicine means the practice and performance of those activities, actions, duties, and responsibilities contained within, and defined by, the Practice Standards for Nuclear Medicine as published by the Society of Nuclear Medicine, American Society of Radiologic Technologist, or equivalent publication approved by the Department.
Nuclear Medicine Advanced Associate (NMAA) means the advanced practice and performance of those activities, actions, duties, and responsibilities contained within, and defined, by the scope of practice of the Nuclear Medicine Advanced Associate as published by the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, or equivalent publication approved by the Department. Nuclear Medicine includes the performance of PET procedures.
PET means Positron Emission Tomography.
Radiation Therapy means the practice and performance of those activities, actions, duties, and responsibilities contained within, and defined by, the Practice Standards for Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy, Radiation Therapy Practice Standards as published by the American Society of Radiologic Technologists, or equivalent publication approved by the Department.
Radiologic Technologist means the individual who practices radiologic technology in Radiography, Nuclear Medicine, Radiation Therapy, Mammography, Computed Tomography, Positron Emission Tomography, or any combination thereof.
Radiologist Assistant means those Radiologic Technologists who have successfully completed an educational program recognized by the Department for Radiologist Assistant and who may perform non-invasive and invasive radiology procedures using image guidance as appropriate and follows the Practice Standards for Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy, Radiologist Assistant Practice Standards as published by the American Society of Radiologic Technologists.
105 CMR, § 125.003