Terms Used In Ohio Code > Chapter 4773 - Radiation Technicians

• Another: when used to designate the owner of property which is the subject of an offense, includes not only natural persons but also every other owner of property. See Ohio Code 1.02
• Chiropractor: means an individual licensed under Chapter 4734 of the Revised Code to practice chiropractic. See Ohio Code 4773.01
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• General x-ray machine operator: means an individual who operates ionizing radiation-generating equipment in order to perform standard radiology procedures; whose performance of such procedures is limited to specific body sites; and who does not, to any significant degree, determine procedure positioning or the dosage of radiation to which a patient is exposed. See Ohio Code 4773.01
• Ionizing radiation: means any electromagnetic or particulate radiation that interacts with atoms to produce ionization in matter, including x-rays, gamma rays, alpha and beta particles, high speed electrons, neutrons, and other nuclear particles. See Ohio Code 4773.01
• Mechanotherapist: means an individual who holds a certificate issued under section 4731. See Ohio Code 4773.01
• Nuclear medicine technologist: means an individual who does all of the following:

  (1) Prepares and administers radio-pharmaceuticals to human beings;

  (2) Conducts in vivo or in vitro detection and measurement of radioactivity for medical purposes;

  (3) Documents orders for radio-pharmaceuticals in patient medical records. See Ohio Code 4773.01

• Person: includes an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, and association. See Ohio Code 1.59
• Physician: means an individual authorized under Chapter 4731 of the Revised Code to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery. See Ohio Code 4773.01
• Podiatrist: means an individual authorized under Chapter 4731 of the Revised Code to practice podiatric medicine and surgery. See Ohio Code 4773.01
• Radiation therapy technologist: means an individual who utilizes ionizing radiation-generating equipment, including therapy simulator radiation-generating equipment, for therapeutic purposes on human beings. See Ohio Code 4773.01
• Radiographer: means an individual who does all of the following in order to perform a comprehensive scope of radiology procedures on human beings:

  (1) Operates ionizing radiation-generating equipment;

  (2) Administers contrast;

  (3) Documents orders for contrast in patient medical records;

  (4) Determines procedure positioning;

  (5) Determines the dosage of ionizing radiation. See Ohio Code 4773.01

• state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59
• United States: includes all the states. See Ohio Code 1.59