N.Y. Education Law § 8702: Definition of "practice of medical physics"

§ 8702. Definition of "practice of medical physics". 1. The "practice

of the profession of medical physics" shall mean the use and application

of accepted principles and protocols of physics in a clinical setting to

assure the correct quality, quantity and placement of radiation during

the performance of a radiological procedure, so as to protect the

patient and other persons from harmful, excessive or misapplied

radiation. Such practice shall include, but not necessarily be limited

to: radiation beam calibration and characterization; oversight and

responsibility for patient radiation dose measurement, calculation and

reporting; oversight and responsibility for quality control; instrument

specification; optimization of image quality; acceptance testing;

shielding design; protection analysis on radiation emitting equipment

and radio-pharmaceuticals; and consultation with a physician to assure

accurate radiation dosage and application to a specific patient.

2. A license to practice medical physics shall be issued with special

competency in one or more specialty areas in which the licensee has

satisfied the requirements of section eighty-seven hundred five of this

article.

3. The practice in any specialty by a person whose license is not

issued with special competency for such specialty shall be deemed the

unauthorized practice of the profession of medical physics.

4. Only a person licensed under this article shall practice the

profession of medical physics.