Washington Administrative Code
Title 246 - Health, Department of
RADIATION
Chapter 246-240 - Radiation protection Medical use of radioactive material
PHOTON EMITTING REMOTE AFTERLOADER UNITS, TELETHERAPY UNITS, AND GAMMA STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY UNITS
Section 246-240-357 - Installation, maintenance, adjustment, and repair

(1) Only a person specifically licensed by the department, NRC, or an agreement state shall install, maintain, adjust, or repair a remote afterloader unit, teletherapy unit, or gamma stereotactic radio-surgery unit that involves work on the sources shielding, the sources driving unit, or other electronic or mechanical component that could expose the sources, reduce the shielding around the sources, or compromise the radiation safety of the unit or the sources.

(2) Except for low dose-rate remote afterloader units, only a person specifically licensed by the department, NRC, or an agreement state shall install, replace, relocate, or remove a sealed source or source contained in other remote afterloader units, teletherapy units, or gamma stereotactic radiosurgery units.

(3) For a low dose-rate remote afterloader unit, only a person specifically licensed by the department, NRC, or an agreement state or an authorized medical physicist shall install, replace, relocate, or remove a sealed sources contained in the unit.

(4) A licensee shall retain a record of the installation, maintenance, adjustment, and repair of remote afterloader units, teletherapy units, and gamma stereotactic radiosurgery units in accordance with WAC 246-240-605.