South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
Subchapter 61-63 - Radioactive Materials (Title A)
Part IV - USE OF RADIONUCLIDES IN THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS
Subpart F - MANUAL BRACHYTHERAPY
Section 61-63.IV.F.RHA 4.51 - Calibration Measurements of Brachytherapy Sources
Universal Citation: SC Code Regs 61-63.IV.F.RHA 4.51
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 9, September 27, 2024
4.51.1 Before the first medical use of a brachytherapy source on or after the effective date of these regulations, a licensee shall have--
4.51.1.1
Determined the source output or activity using a dosimetry system that meets the
requirements of RHA 4.63.1;
4.51.1.2
Determined source positioning accuracy within applicators; and
4.51.1.3 Used published protocols currently
accepted by nationally recognized bodies to meet the requirements of RHA 4.51.1.1
and 4.51.1.2.
4.51.2 A licensee may use 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 RHA 4.51.1.
4.51.3 A licensee shall mathematically correct the outputs or activities determined in RHA 4.51.1 for physical decay at intervals consistent with 1 percent physical decay.
4.51.4 A licensee shall retain a record of each calibration in accordance with RHA 4.105.
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