10-144-220 Me. Code R. § G-F-432

Current through 2024-51, December 18, 2024

Section 144-220-G-F-432 - Calibration measurements of brachytherapy sources

A. Before the first medical use of a brachytherapy source on or after December 1, 2003, a licensee shall have:

(1) Determined the source output or activity using a dosimetry system that meets the requirements of G.630.A;

(2) Determined source positioning accuracy within applicators; and

(3) Used published protocols currently accepted by nationally recognized bodies to meet the requirements of G.432.A.(1) and G.432.A.(2).

B. 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 G.432.A.

C. A licensee shall mathematically correct the outputs or activities determined in G.432.A for physical decay at intervals consistent with 1 percent physical decay.

D. A licensee shall retain a record of each calibration in accordance with G.2432.

10-144 C.M.R. ch. 220, § G-F-432