Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 64E-5.1601 - Definitions

The following definitions apply only in this part.

(1) "AAPM" means the American Association of Physicists in Medicine: www.aapm.org.

(2) "Authorized user" means a person who has met the requirements of subsection 64E-5.1603(1), F.A.C.

(3) "Authorized medical physicist" means a person who has met the requirements of subsection 64E-5.1603(2), F.A.C.

(4) "Authorized operator" means a person who has met the requirements of subsection 64E-5.1603(3), F.A.C.

(5) "Electronic brachytherapy" means a method of radiation therapy using electrically-generated x-rays to deliver a radiation dose at a distance of up to a few centimeters by intracavitary, intraluminal or interstitial application, or by applications with the source in contact with the body surface or very close to the body surface.

(6) "Electronic brachytherapy device" or "device" means the system used to produce and deliver therapeutic radiation including the x-ray tube, the control mechanism, the cooling system, and the power source.

(7) "Electronic brachytherapy source" or "source" means the x-ray tube component used in an electronic brachytherapy device.

(8) "Medical event" means any event, except for an event that results from patient intervention, in which the administration of radiation results in:

(a) A total dose delivered that differs from the prescribed dose by 20 percent or more;

(b) A fractionated dose delivered that differs from the prescribed dose, for a single fraction, by 50 percent or more, or

(c) A dose to the wrong individual or the wrong treatment site.

(9) "Mobile electronic brachytherapy device" means a device which is transported from one address to be used at another address.

(10) "Portable shielding" means shielding that can be easily moved into the primary or secondary beam in order to reduce the radiation exposure to the patient, occupational worker or a member of the public.

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Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 64E-5.1601

Rulemaking Authority 404.051(4), 404.22 FS. Law Implemented 404.031, 404.051, 404.22 FS.

New 3-12-09.

New 3-12-09.