Ohio Administrative Code
Title 3701:1 - Radiation Control
Chapter 3701:1-58 - Medical Use of Radioactive Materials
Section 3701:1-58-65 - Periodic spot-checks for remote afterloader units
Current through all regulations passed and filed through March 18, 2024
(A) A licensee authorized to use a remote afterloader unit for medical use shall perform spot-checks of each remote afterloader facility and on each unit:
(B) A licensee shall perform the 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) To satisfy the requirements of paragraph (A) of this rule, spot-checks must, at a minimum, 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 check required by paragraph (D) of this rule and a copy of the procedures required by paragraph (B) of this rule in accordance with rule 3701:1-58-96 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