10 C.F.R. § 35.65

Current through November 30, 2024
Section 35.65 - Authorization for calibration, transmission, and reference sources
(a) Any person authorized by § 35.11 for medical use of byproduct material may receive, possess, and use any of the following byproduct material for check, calibration, transmission, and reference use:
(1) Sealed sources, not exceeding 1.11 GBq (30 mCi) each, manufactured and distributed by a person licensed under § 32.74 of this chapter or equivalent Agreement State regulations;
(2) Sealed sources, not exceeding 1.11 GBq (30 mCi) each, redistributed by a licensee authorized to redistribute the sealed sources manufactured and distributed by a person licensed under § 32.74 of this chapter or equivalent Agreement State regulations, providing the redistributed sealed sources are in the original packaging and shielding and are accompanied by the manufacturer's approved instructions;
(3) Any byproduct material with a half-life not longer than 120 days in individual amounts not to exceed 0.56 GBq (15 mCi);
(4) Any byproduct material with a half-life longer than 120 days in individual amounts not to exceed the smaller of 7.4 MBq (200 [MICRO]CI) or 1000 times the quantities in appendix B of part 30 of this chapter; or
(5) Technetium-99m in amounts as needed.
(b) Byproduct material in sealed sources authorized by this provision shall not be:
(1) Used for medical use as defined in § 35.2 except in accordance with the requirements in § 35.500 ; or
(2) Combined (i.e., bundled or aggregated) to create an activity greater than the maximum activity of any single sealed source authorized under this section.
(c) A licensee using calibration, transmission, and reference sources in accordance with the requirements in paragraph (a) or (b) of this section need not list these sources on a specific medical use license.

10 C.F.R. §35.65

83 FR 33106 , July 16, 2018
83 FR 33106 , 1/14/2019