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 4035.48 - Installation, Maintenance, Adjustment, and Repair of Remote Afterloader Units, Teletherapy Units, or Gamma Stereotactic Radiosurgery Units
Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024
(a) Only a person specifically licensed by DHHS/RHS, or an agreement state, or the Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall install, maintain, adjust, or repair a remote afterloader unit, teletherapy unit, or gamma stereotactic radiosurgery unit that involves work on the source(s) shielding, the source(s) driving unit, or other electronic or mechanical component that could expose the source(s), reduce the shielding around the source(s), or compromise the radiation safety of the unit or the source(s).
(b) Except for low dose-rate remote afterloader units, only a person specifically licensed by DHHS/RHS, or an agreement state, or the Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall install, replace, relocate, or remove a sealed source or source contained in other remote afterloader units, teletherapy units, or gamma stereotactic radiosurgery units.
(c) For a low dose-rate remote afterloader unit, only a person specifically licensed by DHHS/RHS, an agreement state, or the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, or an authorized medical physicist shall install, replace, relocate, or remove a sealed source(s) contained in the unit.
(d) A licensee shall retain a record of the installation, maintenance, adjustment, and repair of remote afterloader units, teletherapy units, and gamma stereotactic radiosurgery units for 3 years. Each record shall include:
(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
