Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 64E-5.6421 - Periodic Spot-Checks for Remote Afterloader Units
(1) A licensee authorized to use a remote
afterloader unit for medical use shall perform the following spot-checks:
(a) Before the first use of a high dose-rate,
medium dose-rate, or pulsed dose-rate remote afterloader unit on a given
day;
(b) Before each patient
treatment with a low dose-rate remote afterloader unit; and
(c) After each source
installation.
(2)
Spot-checks shall include the determination of:
(a) Electrical interlocks at each remote
afterloader unit room entrance;
(b)
Source exposure indicator lights on the remote afterloader unit, on the control
console, and in the facility;
(c)
Viewing and intercom systems in each high dose-rate, medium dose-rate, and
pulsed dose-rate remote afterloader facility;
(d) Emergency response equipment;
(e) Radiation monitors used to indicate the
source position;
(f) Timer
accuracy;
(g) Clock (date and time)
in the unit's computer; and
(h)
Decayed source(s) activity in the unit's computer.
(3) If the results of the checks required in
subsection 64E-5.6421(2),
F.A.C., of this section indicate the malfunction of any system, a licensee
shall lock the control console in the off position and not use the unit except
as may be necessary to repair, replace, or check the malfunctioning
system.
(4) A licensee shall
perform spot-checks required by subsection
64E-5.6421(2),
F.A.C., following procedures established by the authorized medical
physicist.
(5) A licensee shall
have the authorized medical physicist review the results of each spot-check
within 15 days and promptly notify the licensee in writing of the results of
each spot-check. The licensee shall keep a copy of each written notification
for 3 years.
(6) A licensee shall
retain a copy of the procedures required by subsection
64E-5.6421(4),
F.A.C., until the licensee no longer possesses the remote afterloader
unit.
(7) A licensee shall maintain
a record of each spot-check required by subsection
64E-5.6421(2),
F.A.C., for 3 years and a copy of the procedures required by subsections
64E-5.6421(4) and
(5), F.A.C., until the licensee no longer
possesses the remote afterloader unit. The record shall include:
(a) The date of the spot-check;
(b) The manufacturer's name, model number,
and serial number for both the remote afterloader unit and source;
(c) An assessment of timer
accuracy;
(d) Notations indicating
the operability of each entrance door electrical interlock, radiation monitors,
source exposure indicator lights, viewing and intercom systems, and clock and
decayed source activity in the unit's computer; and
(e) The name of the individual who performed
the periodic spot-check and the signature of the authorized medical physicist
who reviewed the record of the spot-check.
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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(1) A licensee authorized to use a remote afterloader unit for medical use shall perform the following spot-checks:
(a) Before the first use of a high dose-rate, medium dose-rate, or pulsed dose-rate remote afterloader unit on a given day;
(b) Before each patient treatment with a low dose-rate remote afterloader unit; and
(c) After each source installation.
(2) Spot-checks shall include the determination of:
(a) Electrical interlocks at each remote afterloader unit room entrance;
(b) Source exposure indicator lights on the remote afterloader unit, on the control console, and in the facility;
(c) Viewing and intercom systems in each high dose-rate, medium dose-rate, and pulsed dose-rate remote afterloader facility;
(d) Emergency response equipment;
(e) Radiation monitors used to indicate the source position;
(f) Timer accuracy;
(g) Clock (date and time) in the unit's computer; and
(h) Decayed source(s) activity in the unit's computer.
(3) If the results of the checks required in subsection 64E-5.6421(2), F.A.C., of this section indicate the malfunction of any system, a licensee shall lock the control console in the off position and not use the unit except as may be necessary to repair, replace, or check the malfunctioning system.
(4) A licensee shall perform spot-checks required by subsection 64E-5.6421(2), F.A.C., following procedures established by the authorized medical physicist.
(5) A licensee shall have the authorized medical physicist review the results of each spot-check within 15 days and promptly notify the licensee in writing of the results of each spot-check. The licensee shall keep a copy of each written notification for 3 years.
(6) A licensee shall retain a copy of the procedures required by subsection 64E-5.6421(4), F.A.C., until the licensee no longer possesses the remote afterloader unit.
(7) A licensee shall maintain a record of each spot-check required by subsection 64E-5.6421(2), F.A.C., for 3 years and a copy of the procedures required by subsections 64E-5.6421(4) and (5), F.A.C., until the licensee no longer possesses the remote afterloader unit. The record shall include:
(a) The date of the spot-check;
(b) The manufacturer's name, model number, and serial number for both the remote afterloader unit and source;
(c) An assessment of timer accuracy;
(d) Notations indicating the operability of each entrance door electrical interlock, radiation monitors, source exposure indicator lights, viewing and intercom systems, and clock and decayed source activity in the unit's computer; and
(e) The name of the individual who performed the periodic spot-check and the signature of the authorized medical physicist who reviewed the record of the spot-check.
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.
New 2-11-10.