Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Part XV - Radiation Protection
Chapter 7 - Use of Radionuclides in the Healing Arts
Section XV-718 - Authorization for Calibration, Transmission, and Reference Sources
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code XV-718
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 3, March 20, 2024
A. Any person authorized by LAC 33:XV.702 for medical use of byproduct material may receive, possess, and use the following byproduct material for check, calibration, transmission, and reference use:
1. sealed
sources manufactured and distributed by persons specifically licensed in
accordance with Chapter 3 of these regulations or equivalent provisions of the
U.S. NRC, an agreement state, or a licensing state, and that do not exceed 30
millicuries (1.11 GBq) each;
2.
sealed sources redistributed by a licensee authorized to redistribute the
sealed sources manufactured and distributed by a person licensed under LAC
33:XV.328.L or equivalent agreement state regulations, providing the
redistributed sealed sources are in the original packaging and shielding and
are accompanied by the manufacturer's approved instructions and do not exceed
30 mCi (1.11 GBq) each;
3. any
byproduct material with a half-life of 120 days or less in individual amounts
not to exceed 15 millicuries (0.56 GBq);
4. any byproduct material with a half-life
greater than 120 days in individual amounts not to exceed the smaller of 200
microcuries (7.4 MBq) or 1000 times the quantities in LAC 33:XV.499.Appendix C;
or
5. technetium-99m in amounts as
needed.
B. Byproduct material in sealed sources authorized by this provision shall not be:
1. used for medical use as
defined in LAC 33:XV.102 except in accordance with the requirements in LAC
33:XV.739; or
2. combined (i.e.,
bundled or aggregated) to create an activity greater than the maximum activity
of any single sealed source authorized under this Section.
C. A licensee using calibration, transmission, and reference sources in accordance with the requirements in Subsections A or B of this Section need not list these sources on a specific medical use license.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:2001 et seq. and 2104.B.
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