Radiation Control

The Missouri Radiation Control Program (MRCP) is the state agency assigned primary responsibility for carrying out provisions of the Missouri Radiation Protection Law (192.400-192.510, RSMo) and Mammography Systems Law (192.760-192.766, RSMo), including regulation, registration, and inspection of radiation-producing machines in both medical and industrial settings. We work closely with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Center for electronic Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) to carry out federal mammography inspections under the Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA). We also work with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to certify mobile x-ray providers (that perform radiology studies in nursing homes).

Please Note: If your facility owns or uses radioactive materials, as of 10/1/08, those materials or sources are regulated ONLY by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and no longer by the MRCP. Click here for the notice and NRC contact information.

Regulated Uses of Radiation

Routine radiology
Fluoroscopy
C.T.
Mammography
Linear Accelerators used in radiation therapy
Bone Density testing
Non-medical Industrial uses of radiation in a variety of applications (non-destructive testing, mineral analysis, electron microscopes, security, QC, etc)

All regulated sources are required to be registered with MRCP upon installation and every two years thereafter. Inspections are conducted at various periods depending on facility and imaging modality type, ranging from one to seven years.

You can contact us at MRCP@dhss.mo.gov