6 Colo. Code Regs. § 1007-1-7K
Except as provided in Appendix 7P, the licensee shall require an authorized of a manual brachytherapy source for the uses authorized under 7.42 to be a physician who:
7K1 Is certified by a medical specialty board whose certification process has been recognized by the NRC or an Agreement State. The names of board certifications that have been recognized by the NRC or an Agreement State are posted on the NRC's Medical Uses Licensee Toolkit web page. To have its certification process recognized, a specialty board shall require all candidates for certification to:
7K1.1 Successfully complete a minimum of 3 years of residency training in a radiation oncology program approved by the Residency Review Committee of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education or the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada or the Council on Postdoctoral Training of the American Osteopathic Association;
and
7K1.2 Pass an examination, administered by diplomates of the specialty board, that tests knowledge and competence in radiation safety, radionuclide handling, treatment planning, quality assurance, and clinical use of manual brachytherapy;
or
7K2
7K2.1 Has completed a structured educational program in basic radionuclide handling techniques applicable to the use of manual brachytherapy sources that includes:
(1) 200 hours of classroom and laboratory training in the following areas:
(a) Radiation physics and instrumentation;
(b) Radiation protection;
(c) Mathematics pertaining to the use and measurement of radioactivity;
(d) Radiation biology;
and
(2) 500 hours of work experience, under the supervision of an authorized user who meets the requirements in Appendix 7P, Appendix 7K, or equivalent NRC or Agreement State requirements at a medical facility authorized to use radioactive materials under 7.42, involving:
(a) Ordering, receiving, and unpacking radioactive materials safely and performing the related radiation surveys;
(b) Checking survey meters for proper operation;
(c) Preparing, implanting, and removing brachytherapy sources;
(d) Maintaining running inventories of material on hand;
(e) Using administrative controls to prevent a medical event involving the use of radioactive material;
(f) Using emergency procedures to control radioactive material;
and
7K2.2 Has completed 3 years of supervised clinical experience in radiation oncology, under an authorized user who meets the requirements in Appendix 7P, Appendix 7K, or equivalent Agreement State or NRC requirements, as part of a formal training program approved by the Residency Review Committee for Radiation Oncology of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education or the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada or the Council on Postdoctoral Training of the American Osteopathic Association. This experience may be obtained concurrently with the supervised work experience required by 7K2.1
and
7K2.3 Has obtained written attestation that the individual has satisfactorily completed the requirements in 7K2.1 and 7K2.2 and is able to independently fulfill the radiation safety-related duties as an authorized user of manual brachytherapy sources for the medical uses authorized under 7.42. The attestation must be obtained from either:
(1) A preceptor authorized user who meets the requirements in Appendix 7P, Appendix 7K, or equivalent Agreement State or NRC requirements.
or
(2) A residency program director who affirms in writing that the attestation represents the consensus of the residency program faculty where at least one faculty member is an authorized user who meets the requirements in Appendix 7P, Appendix 7K, or equivalent Agreement State or NRC requirements, and concurs with the attestation provided by the residency program director. The residency training program must be approved by the Residency Review Committee of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education or the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada or the Council on Postdoctoral Training of the American Osteopathic Association and must include training and experience specified in 7K2.1 and 7K2.2.
6 CCR 1007-1-7K