Facilities must report to the Department, within thirty (30) days, any changes of status affecting any x-ray machine or facility. Changes that must be reported include, but are not limited to:

Any business or individual who possesses an X-ray-producing machine must register the machine with SCDES within 30 days of acquiring the machine.

You are also required to notify SCDES any time you sell or expose of a registered X-ray machine.

Use this form to register a machine or delete a machine from our registration list:

X-ray Machine Registration (or Deletion) Form (pdf)

• Register a Facility
• Register X-Ray Equipment
• Out-of-State Registration
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If your out-of-state facility would like to offer mobile X-ray services in South Carolina, you must first apply for and receive an Out-of-State Facility Registration Approval (FRA).

There are no reciprocity agreements with other states in effect.

To apply for your Out-of-State FRA, you must:

• Register
• Report Sales, Installations
• List of Registered Vendors

Shielding Plans Are Required For:

1. All diagnostic medical X-ray units installed at new facilities.
2. Relocation of a unit within a facility.
3. All installations of therapeutic X-ray or accelerator units.
4. All installations of medical X-ray units at veterinary offices.
5. All industrial X-ray units used in shielded room configurations.
6. All dental cephalometric, dental CTs and TMJ units.
7. Replacement of an existing X-ray unit at a facility, to include the control, and/or generator.
8. Table bone density and mammography units (or are

Radioactive Material Licensing and Compliance

SCDES's Division of Radioactive Material Licensing and Compliance is responsible for the licensing and inspection of 400 specific radioactive material licensees and about 400 general licensees and registrants.

Have you been exposed to unnecessary radiation through an X-ray? Have you been injured or burned while using a tanning bed in a tanning salon/service? Have you witnessed unsafe practices or unsanitary conditions at a tanning facility?

You can file a complaint and/or report an injury to SCDES. We will begin the investigative process to determine if the facility is in compliance with state regulations.

Hand-Held Devices

Per RHB 1.2.7, hand-held radiographic or fluoroscopic devices are not permitted in the state of South Carolina.  Manufacturers may request a review of equipment pursuant to RHB 1.6.3 Equipment Not Covered in Regulation.

• Forms
• Register Facilities, Equipment
• List of Registered Facilities
• Safety Standards