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### sec.73D Student radiation therapists
This section applies in relation to persons registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise, as students, in the radiation therapist division of the medical radiation practice profession.
For section 103K (1) (a) and (2) (a) of the Act , the class of persons mentioned in subsection (1) is prescribed.
For section 103K (2) (b) of the Act , the radiation sources a prescribed licensee under this section is allowed to use are the following—
a plain diagnostic imaging x-ray radiation apparatus;
a computed tomography imaging x-ray radiation apparatus;
a kilovolt energy or megavolt energy x-ray or electron beam radiation therapy radiation apparatus.
For section 103K (2) (c) of the Act , the radiation practices a prescribed licensee under this section is allowed to carry out are the following—
radiation therapy treatment planning involving irradiation of a person;
radiation therapy involving the irradiation of a person;
computed tomography imaging involving the irradiation of a person.
For section 103K (4) of the Act , a prescribed licensee under this section must only use a radiation source mentioned in subsection (3) —
in the course of supervised activities undertaken as part of—
an approved program of study for the medical radiation practice profession; or
clinical training in the medical radiation practice profession; or
if the prescribed licensee obtains an approved qualification for the medical radiation practice profession and is employed by a Hospital and Health Service—in the course of the employment during the 6 month period starting on the day the prescribed licensee obtains the approved qualification.
s 73D ins 2024 SL No. 92 s 17
amd 2025 SL No. 121 s 16
(sec.73D-ssec.1) This section applies in relation to persons registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise, as students, in the radiation therapist division of the medical radiation practice profession.
(sec.73D-ssec.2) For section 103K (1) (a) and (2) (a) of the Act , the class of persons mentioned in subsection (1) is prescribed.
(sec.73D-ssec.3) For section 103K (2) (b) of the Act , the radiation sources a prescribed licensee under this section is allowed to use are the following— a plain diagnostic imaging x-ray radiation apparatus; a computed tomography imaging x-ray radiation apparatus; a kilovolt energy or megavolt energy x-ray or electron beam radiation therapy radiation apparatus.
(sec.73D-ssec.4) For section 103K (2) (c) of the Act , the radiation practices a prescribed licensee under this section is allowed to carry out are the following— radiation therapy treatment planning involving irradiation of a person; radiation therapy involving the irradiation of a person; computed tomography imaging involving the irradiation of a person.
(sec.73D-ssec.5) For section 103K (4) of the Act , a prescribed licensee under this section must only use a radiation source mentioned in subsection (3) — in the course of supervised activities undertaken as part of— an approved program of study for the medical radiation practice profession; or clinical training in the medical radiation practice profession; or if the prescribed licensee obtains an approved qualification for the medical radiation practice profession and is employed by a Hospital and Health Service—in the course of the employment during the 6 month period starting on the day the prescribed licensee obtains the approved qualification.
- (a) a plain diagnostic imaging x-ray radiation apparatus;
- (b) a computed tomography imaging x-ray radiation apparatus;
- (c) a kilovolt energy or megavolt energy x-ray or electron beam radiation therapy radiation apparatus.
- (a) radiation therapy treatment planning involving irradiation of a person;
- (b) radiation therapy involving the irradiation of a person;
- (c) computed tomography imaging involving the irradiation of a person.
- (a) in the course of supervised activities undertaken as part of— (i) an approved program of study for the medical radiation practice profession; or (ii) clinical training in the medical radiation practice profession; or
- (i) an approved program of study for the medical radiation practice profession; or
- (ii) clinical training in the medical radiation practice profession; or
- (b) if the prescribed licensee obtains an approved qualification for the medical radiation practice profession and is employed by a Hospital and Health Service—in the course of the employment during the 6 month period starting on the day the prescribed licensee obtains the approved qualification.
- (i) an approved program of study for the medical radiation practice profession; or
- (ii) clinical training in the medical radiation practice profession; or