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 4.52 - Strontium-90 Sources for Ophthalmic Treatments
Universal Citation: SC Code Regs 61-63.IV.F.RHA 4.52
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 9, September 27, 2024
4.52.1 Licensees who use strontium-90 for ophthalmic treatments must ensure that certain activities as specified in 4.52.2 of this section are performed by either:
4.52.1.1 An authorized medical physicist;
or
4.52.1.2 An individual who:
4.52.1.2.1 Is identified as an ophthalmic
physicist on a specific medical use license issued by the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission or an Agreement State; permit issued by a Nuclear Regulatory Commission
or Agreement State broad scope medical use licensee; medical use permit issued by a
Nuclear Regulatory Commission master material licensee; or permit issued by a
Nuclear Regulatory Commission master material licensee broad scope medical use
permittee; and
4.52.1.2.2 Holds a
master's or doctor's degree in physics, medical physics, other physical sciences,
engineering, or applied mathematics from an accredited college or university;
and
4.52.1.2.3 Has successfully
completed 1 year of full-time training in medical physics and an additional year of
full-time work experience under the supervision of a medical physicist;
and
4.52.1.2.4 Has documented training
in:
4.52.1.2.4.1 The creation, modification, and
completion of written directives;
4.52.1.2.4.2 Procedures for administrations
requiring a written directive; and
4.52.1.2.4.3 Performing the calibration
measurements of brachytherapy sources as detailed in
RHA
4.51.
4.52.2 The individuals who are identified in 4.52.1 of this section must:
4.52.2.1 Calculate the
activity of each strontium-90 source that is used to determine the treatment times
for ophthalmic treatments. The decay must be based on the activity determined under
RHA 4.51; and
4.52.2.2 Assist the licensee in developing,
implementing, and maintaining written procedures to provide high confidence that the
administration is in accordance with the written directive. These procedures must
include the frequencies that the individual meeting the requirements in 4.52.1 of
this section will observe treatments, review the treatment methodology, calculate
treatment time for the prescribed dose, and review records to verify that the
administrations were in accordance with the written directives.
4.52.3 Licensees must retain a record of the activity of each strontium-90 source in accordance with RHA 4.106.
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