Ohio Admin. Code 3701:1-58-65 - Periodic spot-checks for remote afterloader units
(A) A licensee
authorized to use a remote afterloader unit for medical use shall perform
spot-checks of each remote afterloader facility and on each unit:
(1) Before the first use on any given day
that a high dose-rate, medium dose-rate, or pulsed dose-rate remote afterloader
is in operation;
(2) Before each
patient treatment with a low dose-rate remote afterloader unit; and
(3) After each source installation.
(B) A licensee shall
perform the measurements required by paragraph (A) of this rule in accordance
with written procedures established by the authorized medical physicist. That
individual need not actually perform the spot-check measurements.
(C) A licensee shall have the authorized
medical physicist review the results of each spot-check within fifteen days.
The authorized medical physicist shall notify the licensee as soon as possible
in writing of the results of each spot-check.
(D) To satisfy the requirements of paragraph
(A) of this rule, spot-checks must, at a minimum, assure proper operation of:
(1) Electrical interlocks at each remote
afterloader unit room entrance;
(2) Source exposure indicator lights on the
remote afterloader unit, on the control console, and in the facility;
(3) Viewing and intercom systems
in each high dose-rate, medium dose-rate, and pulsed dose-rate remote
afterloader facility;
(4)
Emergency response equipment;
(5)
Radiation monitors used to indicate the source position;
(6) Timer accuracy;
(7) Clock (date and time) in the unit's
computer; and
(8) Decayed
source(s) activity in the unit's computer.
(E) If the results of the checks required in
paragraph (D) 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.
(F) A licensee shall retain a
record of each check required by paragraph (D) of this rule and a copy of the
procedures required by paragraph (B) of this rule in accordance with rule
3701:1-58-96
of the Administrative Code.
Notes
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3748.02, 3748.04
Rule Amplifies: 3748.04
Prior Effective Dates: 08/15/2005
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3748, 02, 3748.04
Rule Amplifies: 3748.04
Prior Effective Dates: 8/15/2005
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