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.

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Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 64E-5.6331

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.