Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 64E-5.6331 - Calibration Measurements of Manual Brachytherapy Sources
(1) Before the first medical use of a
brachytherapy source, the licensee shall, using published protocols currently
accepted by nationally recognized bodies, determine the following:
(a) Source output or activity using a
dosimetry system that meets the requirements of subsection
64E-5.640(1),
F.A.C.; and,
(b) Source positioning
accuracy within applicators.
(2) Instead of a licensee making its own
measurements as required in subsection
64E-5.6331(1),
F.A.C., the licensee may use measurements provided by the source manufacturer
or by a calibration laboratory accredited by the American Association of
Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) that are made in accordance with subsection
64E-5.6331(1),
F.A.C.
(3) A licensee shall
mathematically correct the outputs or activities determined in subsection
64E-5.6331(1),
F.A.C., for physical decay at intervals consistent with 1 percent physical
decay.
(4) For each brachytherapy
source the licensee shall retain the following records for three years after
the last use of the source:
(a) The date of
calibration;
(b) The manufacturer's
name, model number, and serial number for the source and the instruments used
to calibrate the source;
(c) The
source output or activity;
(d) The
source positioning accuracy within the applicators; and,
(e) The name of the individual, the source
manufacturer, or the calibration laboratory that performed the
calibration.
Notes
Rulemaking Authority 404.022, 404.051, 404.061, 404.071, 404.081, 404.141 FS. Law Implemented 404.022, 404.051(1), (4), (5), (6), (8), (9), (10), (11), 404.061(2), (3), 404.071(1), 404.081, 404.141 FS.
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