Except as provided in Rule
64E-5.657,
F.A.C., the licensee shall require the authorized user of only strontium 90 for
ophthalmic radiotherapy to:
(1) Be
authorized user under Rule
64E-5.652,
F.A.C., NRC or equivalent Agreement State requirements; or
(2)
(a)
Have completed 24 hours of classroom and laboratory training applicable to the
medical use of strontium-90 for ophthalmic radiotherapy. The training must
include the following:
1. Radiation physics
and instrumentation:
2. Radiation
protection;
3. Mathematics
pertaining to the use and measurement of radioactivity; and
4. Radiation biology; and
(b) Have supervised clinical
training in ophthalmic radiotherapy under the supervision of an authorized user
at a medical institution, clinic, or private practice that includes the use of
strontium-90 for the ophthalmic treatment of five individuals. This supervised
clinical training must involve the following:
1. Examination of each individual to be
treated;
2. Calculation of the dose
to be administered;
3.
Administration of the dose; and
4.
Follow-up and review of each individual's case history; and
(c) Have obtained written
attestation, signed by a preceptor authorized user or a residency program
director who represents a consensus of residency program faculties (as long as
at least one member of the residency program faculty is an authorized
individual in the same category designated by the applicant seeking authorized
status) who meets the requirements in Rule
64E-5.657,
64E-5.652
or
64E-5.653, F.A.C., NRC or equivalent Agreement State requirements, that the
individual has satisfactorily completed the requirements in paragraphs
64E-5.653(2)(a) and 64E-5.653(2)(b), F.A.C., of this section and have
demonstrated the ability to function independently as an authorized user to
fulfill the radiation safety related duties for a medical use
licenseeauthorized for strontium-90 for ophthalmic use.
Notes
Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R.
64E-5.653
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 8-25-91, Formerly
10D-91.773, Amended 2-11-10, 12-26-13.
