Sec. 258.054. USE OF X-RAY EQUIPMENT. (a) A dentist may authorize a qualified person to perform beam calibration and characterization, quality assurance, instrument specification, acceptance testing, shielding design, or protection analysis on radiation-emitting equipment or radiopharmaceuticals for a procedure that involves the diagnosis or treatment of disease or another dental condition in humans. (b) A dentist's authorization and the performance of authorized activities by a qualified person does not constitute the practice of medical physics under Chapter 602 . (c) A dentist may not authorize a dental assistant, other than a dental assistant described by Section 265.001 (d), to make a dental x-ray unless the dental assistant is registered under Chapter 265 .
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