Code of Massachusetts Regulations
105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation
MANUAL BRACHYTHERAPY
Section 120.566 - Training for Use of Manual Brachytherapy Sources
Universal Citation: 105 CMR 120.000 MA Code of Regs 120.566
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
Except as provided in 105 CMR 120.528, the licensee shall require an authorized user of a manual brachytherapy source for the uses authorized under 105 CMR 120.559 to be a physician who:
(A) Is certified by a medical specialty board whose certification process has been recognized by the Agency, an Agreement State or the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The names of board certifications that have been recognized by the Agency, Nuclear Regulatory Commission or an Agreement State are posted on the NRC's Medical Uses Licensee Toolkit Web page. To have its certification process recognized, a specialty board shall require all candidates for certification to:
(1)
Successfully complete a minimum of three years of residency training in a
radiation oncology program approved by the Residency Review Committee of the
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education or the Royal College of
Physicians and Surgeons of Canada or the Committee on Post-Graduate Training of
the American Osteopathic Association; and
(2) Pass an examination, administered by
diplomates of the specialty board, that tests knowledge and competence in
radiation safety, radionuclide handling, treatment planning, quality assurance,
and clinical use of manual brachytherapy; or
(B)
(1) Has
completed a structured educational program in basic radionuclide handling
techniques applicable to the use of manual brachytherapy sources that includes:
(a) 200 hours of classroom and laboratory
training in the following areas:
1. Radiation
physics and instrumentation;
2.
Radiation protection;
3.
Mathematics pertaining to the use and measurement of radioactivity;
and,
4. Radiation biology;
and
(b) 500 hours work
experience, under the supervision of an authorized user who meets the
requirements in
105
CMR 120.528, 120.566 or equivalent Agreement
State, or Nuclear Regulatory Commission requirements at a medical facility
authorized to use byproduct materials under
105 CMR
120.559, involving:
1. Ordering, receiving, and unpacking
radioactive materials safely and performing the related radiation
surveys;
2. Checking survey meters
for proper operation;
3. Preparing,
implanting, and removing brachytherapy sources;
4. Maintaining running inventories of
material on hand;
5. Using
administrative controls to prevent a medical event involving the use of
byproduct material;
6. Using
emergency procedures to control byproduct material; and
(2) Has completed three years of
supervised clinical experience in radiation oncology, under an authorized user
who meets the requirements in
105
CMR 120.528, 120.566 or equivalent Agreement
State or Nuclear Regulatory Commission requirements, as part of a formal
training program approved by the Residency Review Committee for Radiation
Oncology of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education or the
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada or the Committee on
Postdoctoral Training of the American Osteopathic Association. This experience
may be obtained concurrently with the supervised work experience required by
105 CMR 120.566(B)(1)(b); and
(3)
Has obtained written attestation that the individual has satisfactorily
completed the requirements in 105 CMR 120.566(B)(1) and (2) and is able to
independently fulfill the radiation safety-related duties as an authorized user
of manual brachytherapy sources for the medical uses authorized under
105
CMR 120.528. The attestation must be obtained
from either:
(a) A preceptor authorized user
who meets the requirements in
105
CMR 120.528, 120.566, or equivalent Nuclear
Regulatory Commission or Agreement State requirements; or
(b) A residency program director who affirms
in writing that the attestation represents the consensus of the residency
program faculty where at least one faculty member is an authorized user who
meets the requirements in
105
CMR 120.528, 120.566, or equivalent Nuclear
Regulatory Commission or Agreement State requirements, and concurs with the
attestation provided by the residency program director. The residency training
program must be approved by the Residency Review Committee of the Accreditation
Council for Graduate Medical Education or the Royal College of Physicians and
Surgeons of Canada or the Council on Postdoctoral Training of the American
Osteopathic Association and must include training and experience specified in
105 CMR 120.566(B)(1) and (2).
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