Ohio Administrative Code
Title 3701:1 - Radiation Control
Chapter 3701:1-58 - Medical Use of Radioactive Materials
Section 3701:1-58-27 - Requirements for possession of sealed sources and brachytherapy sources
Current through all regulations passed and filed through March 18, 2024
(A) A licensee in possession of any sealed source or brachytherapy source shall follow the radiation safety and handling instructions supplied by the manufacturer.
(B) A licensee in possession of a sealed source shall:
(C) To satisfy the leak test requirements of this rule, the licensee shall measure the sample so that the leak test can detect the presence of one hundred eighty-five becquerels (0.005microcurie) of radioactive material in the sample.
(D) A licensee shall retain leak test records in accordance with paragraph (A) of rule 3701:1-58-80 of the Administrative Code.
(E) If the leak test reveals the presence of one hundred eighty-five becquerels (0.005
(F) A licensee need not perform a leak test on the following sources:
(G) A licensee in possession of sealed sources or brachytherapy sources, except for gamma stereotactic radiosurgery sources, shall conduct a semi-annual physical inventory of all such sources in its possession. The licensee shall retain each inventory record in accordance with paragraph (B) of rule 3701:1-58-80 of the Administrative Code.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
06/12/2015 and
06/01/2020
Promulgated
Under: 119.03
Statutory
Authority: 3748.02,
3748.04
Rule
Amplifies: 3748.04
Prior
Effective Dates: 8/15/2005, 10/4/10