New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
He - Department of Health and Human Services
Subtitle He-P - Former Division of Public Health Services
Chapter He-P 4000 - NEW HAMPSHIRE RULES FOR THE CONTROL OF RADIATION
Part He-P 4035 - USE OF RADIONUCLIDES IN THE HEALING ARTS
Section He-P 4035.46 - Calibration Measurements of Brachytherapy Sources
Universal Citation: NH Admin Rules He-P 4035.46
Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024
(a) Before the first medical use of a brachytherapy source, a licensee shall have:
(1) Determined the source output or activity
using a dosimetry system that meets the requirements of
He-P
4035.53(a) and (b);
(2) Determined source positioning accuracy
within applicators; and
(3) Used
published protocols currently accepted by nationally recognized bodies to meet
the requirements of He-P 4035.46(a)(1) and
(a) (2); or
(4) Used 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
He-P
4035.46(a).
(b) A licensee shall mathematically correct the outputs or activities determined by He-P 4035.46(a) for physical decay at intervals consistent with 1 percent physical decay.
(c) A licensee shall retain a record of each calibration of brachytherapy source for 3 years after the last use of the The record shall include:
(1) The date of the
calibration;
(2) The manufacturer's
name, model number, and serial number for the source and the instruments used
to calibrate the source;
(3) The
source output or activity;
(4) The
source positioning accuracy within the applicators; and
(5) The name of the individual, the source
manufacturer, or the calibration laboratory that performed the
calibration.
(See Revision Note at part heading for He-P 4035) #6942, eff 2-1-99; ss by #8800, INTERIM, eff 2-1-07, EXPIRED: 7-31-07
New. #8959, eff 8-7-07
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