Ohio Administrative Code
Title 3701:1 - Radiation Control
Chapter 3701:1-58 - Medical Use of Radioactive Materials
Section 3701:1-58-64 - Periodic spot-checks for teletherapy units
Current through all regulations passed and filed through March 18, 2024
(A) A licensee authorized to use teletherapy units for medical use shall perform output spot-checks on each teletherapy unit once in each calendar month that include determination of:
(B) A licensee shall perform measurements required by paragraph (A) of this rule in accordance with written procedures established by the authorized medical physicist. That individual need not actually perform the spot-check measurements.
(C) A licensee shall have the authorized medical physicist review the results of each spot-check within fifteen days. The authorized medical physicist shall notify the licensee as soon as possible in writing of the results of each spot-check.
(D) A licensee authorized to use a teletherapy unit for medical use shall perform safety spot-checks of each teletherapy facility once in each calendar month and after each source installation to assure proper operation of:
(E) If the results of the checks required in paragraph (D) of this rule indicate the malfunction of any system, a licensee shall lock the control console in the off position and not use the unit except as may be necessary to repair, replace, or check the malfunctioning system.
(F) A licensee shall retain a record of each spot-check required by paragraphs (A) and (D) of this rule, and a copy of the procedures required by paragraph (B), in accordance with rule 3701:1-58-95 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