I have Varian Halcyon 2.0 which treats patients using a 6MV photon bream and utilizes conventional x-rays for patient setup and field verification to treat cancer patient. It incorporates CT and imaging technology along with radiotherapy. I was wondering something like this would this be treated as x-ray machine and rules of NEC 2014 Article 517 X-ray would follow?
So the rules of nec 2014 Article 517 Xray apply to linac?IMHO any differences between a linear accelerator producing photons (gamma rays) and a conventional x-ray machine are quantitative rather than qualitative.
Some linac machines also produce an electron beam, which would be very different medically, but not clearly different electrically.
One difference, I think, is that an x-ray is a very intermittent load while a linac could run at full power for minutes at a time, with additional power for motors to move beam line and patient.
All that I can say with any confidence is that it seems appropriate to apply Article 517. The actual interpretation by any AHJ is another question.So the rules of nec 2014 Article 517 Xray apply to linac?
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Looks like Its a type of xray theraputic equipment NOT xray diagnostic equipment. So I am guess NEC 2014 Article 517.72 still applies???? No?????All that I can say with any confidence is that it seems appropriate to apply Article 517. The actual interpretation by any AHJ is another question.
