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(C) nurse practitioner;
(D) osteopath;
(E) physician, including a surgeon;
(F) physician assistant; and
(G) podiatrists;
(59) “primary protective barrier” means a barrier sufficient to attenuate a useful beam to a required degree;
(60) “protective apron” means an apron made of attenuating materials used to reduce radiation exposure;
(61) “protective barrier”
(A) means a barrier of attenuating materials used to reduce radiation exposure;
(B) includes a
(i)primary protective barrier; and#
(i) primary protective barrier; and
(ii)secondary protective barrier;#
(ii) secondary protective barrier;
(62) “protective glove” means a glove made of attenuating materials used to reduce radiation exposure;
(63) “qualified expert” means an individual determined by the department to be qualified by education, training, and experience to evaluate radiation matters and make competent recommendations concerning a particular installation or application of a radiation machine;
(64) “rad” means a measure of the dose of an ionizing radiation to a material in terms of the energy absorbed per unit mass of material, and that is the dose corresponding to the absorption of 100 ergs per gram or 0.01 joule per kilogram;
(65) “radiation” means ionizing and non-ionizing radiation and sonic, infrasonic, and ultrasonic waves;
(66) “radiation machine”
(A) means a device capable of producing radiation;
(B) does not include a device that produces ionizing radiation only from radioactive material;
(67) “radiation sources”
(A) has the meaning given in AS 18.60.545; and