Code of Massachusetts Regulations
105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation
MANUAL BRACHYTHERAPY
Section 120.564 - Calibration Measurement of Brachytherapy Sealed Sources

Universal Citation: 105 CMR 120.000 MA Code of Regs 120.564

Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024

(A) Prior to the first medical use of a brachytherapy sealed source on or after October 6, 2006, a licensee shall perform the following:

(1) Determine the source output or activity using a dosimetry system that meets the requirements of 105 CMR 120.575(A);

(2) Determine source positioning accuracy within applicators; and

(3) Use published protocols accepted by nationally recognized bodies to meet the requirements of 105 CMR 120.564(A)(1) and (2).

(B) A licensee may use measurements provided by the source manufacturer [or by a calibration laboratory accredited by the American Association of Physicists in Medicine] that are made in accordance with 105 CMR 120.564(A).

(C) A licensee shall mathematically correct the outputs or activities determined in 105 CMR 120.564(A) for physical decay at intervals consistent with 1.0% physical decay.

(D) An authorized medical physicist shall perform or review the calculation measurements made pursuant to 105 CMR 120.564(A), (B), or (C).

(E) A licensee shall retain a record of each calibration in accordance with 105 CMR 120.592(B).

Disclaimer: These regulations may not be the most recent version. Massachusetts may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.