How to Register an X-Ray Machine in Connecticut: A Simple Step-by-Step Guide
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Opening, buying, moving, or changing an X-ray facility in Connecticut can involve several radiation-control steps. This guide puts the ordinary registration sequence, official links, timing, fees, and records in one place.
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Quick answer
Connecticut requires all diagnostic and therapeutic X-ray devices to be registered before use. Device registrations renew every two years, and the current state fee is $190 per X-ray device.
Start here: official forms and filing links
Use the official links below for the current application, instructions, or radiation-control program page. State forms and fees can change, so use the current agency version rather than an old saved copy.
What to gather before you start
• Facility legal name, physical location, mailing/billing information, and responsible owner or operator
• Each X-ray machine's manufacturer, model, serial number, tube information, room/location, and intended use
• Radiation Safety Officer or Radiation Protection Officer information when the jurisdiction requests it
• Shielding plan, room drawing, workload/occupancy assumptions, or plan-review documentation when applicable
• Installer or assembler reports, acceptance testing, inspection/calibration records, and applicable professional credentials
• Current registration fee or payment information
Step-by-step instructions
Step 1: Handle the room and shielding requirements
Connecticut requires diagnostic and therapeutic X-ray devices to meet its radiation-protection requirements and requires facilities to maintain the applicable registration, equipment, maintenance, calibration, exposure, and other records for inspection. The current DEEP diagnostic X-ray registration materials do not state that routine diagnostic shielding design must be prepared by a Connecticut-licensed health physicist.
Step 2: Complete the registration application
Use Connecticut DEEP's ezFile process to register the facility's diagnostic or therapeutic X-ray devices and provide the required device and facility information.
Step 3: Submit the application and fee
File through DEEP ezFile and pay the applicable device-registration fee. Register new devices and material location or inventory changes as required by DEEP.
Step 4: Complete the post-filing requirements
Keep the shielding design, registration confirmation, equipment inventory, and applicable testing or installation records available for inspection.
Step 5: Renew and report changes
Connecticut X-ray device registrations renew biennially, generally in April of even-numbered years.
Cost
The current DEEP fee is $190 per X-ray device for the registration cycle.
State contact
Connecticut DEEP Diagnostic and Therapeutic X-Ray Program: DEEP.DTXReg@ct.gov.
Keep these records together
• Submitted registration application and payment receipt
• Current registration certificate, permit, license, or equipment decal information
• Shielding design, calculations, room drawings, and state plan-review correspondence when applicable
• Installer/assembler paperwork, acceptance tests, calibration records, and equipment-performance reports
• Inspection reports, operating procedures, staff training, dosimetry, maintenance, and other records required for the facility
Important reminder
This is a practical guide to the ordinary radiation-machine registration process, not a substitute for the regulator's current instructions. Mammography, radiation therapy, mobile services, industrial radiography, research equipment, and other specialized uses can trigger additional permits, professional qualifications, inspections, or federal requirements.
Official sources
Source note: Use the current government sources linked on this page. Requirements, forms, fees, contacts, and procedures can change.
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