Nebraska Administrative Code
Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM
Title 180 - CONTROL OF RADIATION
Chapter 7 - MEDICAL USE OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL
Section 180-7-064 - TRAINING FOR OPHTHALMIC USE OF STRONTIUM-90
Universal Citation: 180 NE Admin Rules and Regs ch 7 ยง 064
Current through September 17, 2024
Other than as provided in 180 NAC 7-026, the licensee must require the authorized user of strontium-90 for ophthalmic uses authorized under 180 NAC 7-055 to be:
(A) A physician who is an authorized user under 180 NAC 7-063 or equivalent NRC or Agreement State requirements; or
(B) A physician that has:
(i) Completed 24 hours of classroom and
laboratory training applicable to the medical use of strontium-90 for
ophthalmic radiotherapy. The training must include:
(1) Radiation physics and
instrumentation;
(2) Radiation
protection;
(3) Mathematics
pertaining to the use and measurement of radioactivity; and
(4) Radiation biology;
and
(ii) Supervised
clinical training in ophthalmic radiotherapy under the supervision of an
authorized user at a medical institution, clinic, or private practice that
includes the use of strontium-90 for the ophthalmic treatment of five
individuals. This supervised clinical training must involve:
(1) Examination of each individual to be
treated;
(2) Calculation of the
dose to be administered;
(3)
Administration of the dose; and
(4)
Follow up and review of each individual's case history; and
(iii) Obtained written
attestation, signed by a preceptor authorized user who meets the requirements
in 180 NAC 7-026, 7-063, 7-064 or equivalent NRC or Agreement State
requirements, that the individual has satisfactorily completed the requirements
in 180 NAC 7-064(B) 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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