Code of Massachusetts Regulations
105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Title 105 CMR 120.000 - The Control of Radiation
MANUAL BRACHYTHERAPY
Section 120.567 - Training for Ophthalmic Use of Strontium-90
Universal Citation: 105 CMR 120.000 MA Code of Regs 120.567
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
Except as provided in 105 CMR 120.528, the licensee shall require an authorized user of a strontium-90 source for ophthalmic uses authorized under 105 CMR 120.559 to be a physician who:
(A) Is an authorized user under 105 CMR 120.566 or equivalent Agreement State or Nuclear Regulatory Commission requirements; or
(B)
(1) Has
completed 24 hours of classroom and laboratory training applicable to the
medical use of strontium-90 for ophthalmic radiotherapy. The training must
include:
(a) Radiation physics and
instrumentation;
(b) Radiation
protection;
(c) Mathematics
pertaining to the use and measurement of radioactivity; and
(d) Radiation biology; and
(2) Supervised clinical training
in ophthalmic radiotherapy under the supervision of an authorized user who
meets the requirements in
105 CMR
120.566 or 120.567, and that includes the use
of strontium-90 for ophthalmic treatment of five individuals that includes:
(a) Examination of each individual to be
treated;
(b) Calculation of the
dose to be administered;
(c)
Administration of the dose; and
(d)
Follow-up and review of each individual's case history; and
(3) Has obtained written
attestation, signed by a preceptor authorized user, who meets the requirements
in
105
CMR 120.528,
120.566,
120.567 or equivalent Agreement State or Nuclear Regulatory Commission
requirements, that the individual has satisfactorily completed the requirements
in 105 CMR 120.567(B)(1) and (2) and is able to independently fulfill the
radiation safety-related duties as an authorized user of strontium-90 for
ophthalmic use.
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