Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0400-20-07-.75 - ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR MOBILE REMOTE AFTERLOADER UNITS
(1) A licensee providing mobile remote
afterloader service shall:
(a) Check survey
instruments before medical use at each address of use or on each day of use,
whichever is more frequent; and
(b)
Account for all sources before departure from a client's address of
use .
(2) In addition to
the periodic spot-checks required by Rule 0400-20-07-.73, a licensee authorized
to use mobile afterloaders for medical use shall perform checks on each remote
afterloader unit before use at each address of use. At a minimum, checks must
be made to verify the operation of:
(a)
Electrical interlocks on treatment area access points;
(b) Source exposure indicator lights on the
remote afterloader unit, on the control console, and in the facility;
(c) Viewing and intercom systems;
(d) Applicators, source transfer tubes, and
transfer tube-applicator interfaces;
(e) Radiation monitors used to indicate room
exposures;
(f) Source positioning
(accuracy); and
(g) Radiation
monitors used to indicate whether the source has returned to a safe shielded
position.
(3) In
addition to the requirements for checks in paragraph (2) of this rule, a
licensee shall ensure overall proper operation of the remote afterloader unit
by conducting a simulated cycle of treatment before use at each address of
use.
(4) If the results of the
checks required in paragraph (2) of this rule 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.
(5) A
licensee shall retain a record of each check required by paragraph (2) of this
rule in accordance with Rule 0400-20-07-.108.
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