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[CITE: 42USC10007]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
        CHAPTER 107--CONSUMER-PATIENT RADIATION HEALTH AND SAFETY
 
Sec. 10007. Federal radiation guidelines

    The Secretary shall, in conjunction with the Radiation Policy 
Council, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency, appropriate agencies of the States, and 
appropriate professional organizations, promulgate Federal radiation 
guidelines with respect to radiologic procedures. Such guidelines 
shall--
        (1) determine the level of radiation exposure due to radiologic 
    procedures which is unnecessary and specify the techniques, 
    procedures, and methods to minimize such unnecessary exposure;
        (2) provide for the elimination of the need for retakes of 
    diagnostic radiologic procedures;
        (3) provide for the elimination of unproductive screening 
    programs;
        (4) provide for the optimum diagnostic information with minimum 
    radiologic exposure; and
        (5) include the therapeutic application of radiation to 
    individuals in the treatment of disease, including nuclear medicine 
    applications.

(Pub. L. 97-35, title IX, Sec. 982, Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 601; Pub. L. 
102-54, Sec. 13(q)(13)(B), June 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 281.)


                               Amendments

    1991--Pub. L. 102-54 substituted ``Secretary of Veterans Affairs'' 
for ``Administrator of Veterans' Affairs'' in introductory provisions.
