Ohio Admin. Code 3701:1-58-67 - Additional technical requirements for mobile remote afterloader units
(A) A licensee
providing mobile remote afterloader service shall:
(1) Check survey instruments before medical
use at each address of use or on each day of use, whichever is more frequent;
and
(2) Account for all sources
before departure from a client's address of use.
(B) In addition to the periodic spot-checks
required by rule
3701:1-58-65
of the Administrative Code, 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:
(1) Electrical interlocks on
treatment area access points;
(2)
Source exposure indicator lights on the remote afterloader unit, on the control
console, and in the facility;
(3)
Viewing and intercom systems;
(4)
Applicators, source transfer tubes, and transfer tube-applicator interfaces;
(5) Radiation monitors used to
indicate room exposures;
(6)
Source positioning (accuracy); and
(7) Radiation monitors used to indicate
whether the source has returned to a safe shielded position.
(C) In addition to the
requirements for checks in paragraph (B) 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.
(D) If the results of the checks required in
paragraph (B) 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.
(E) A licensee shall retain a
record of each check required by paragraph (B) of this rule in accordance with
rule
3701:1-58-98
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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