S.C. Code Regs. § § 61-63.IV.C.RHA 4.28

Current through Register Vol. 48, 12, December 27, 2024

Section 61-63.IV.C.RHA 4.28 - Authorization for Calibration, Transmission, and Reference Sources

Any person authorized by RHA 4.6 for medical use of radioactive material may receive, possess, and use any of the following radioactive material for check, calibration, transmission, and reference use.

4.28.1 Sealed sources, not exceeding 1.11 GBq (30 mCi) each, manufactured and distributed by a person licensed under RHA 2.7.7 of this chapter or equivalent NRC or Agreement State regulations.

4.28.2 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 RHA 2.7.7 of this chapter or equivalent Nuclear Regulatory Commission or Agreement State regulations, providing the redistributed sealed sources are in the original packaging and shielding and are accompanied by the manufacturer's approved instructions.

4.28.3 Any radioactive material with a half-life not longer than 120 days in individual amounts not to exceed 0.56 GBq (15 mCi).

4.28.4 Any radioactive material with a half-life longer than 120 days in individual amounts not to exceed the smaller of 7.4 MBq (200 uCi) or 1000 times the quantities in Appendix C, RHA 3.54, of Part III of these regulations.

4.28.5 Technetium-99m in amounts as needed.

4.28.6 Radioactive material in sealed sources authorized by this provision shall not be:

4.28.6.1 Used for medical use as defined in RHA 4.2 except in accordance with the requirements in RHA 4.56 or

4.28.6.2 Combined (i.e., bundled or aggregated) to create an activity greater than the maximum activity of any single sealed source authorized under this section.

4.28.6.3 A licensee using calibration, transmission, and reference sources in accordance with the requirements in this section need not list these sources on a specific medical use license.

S.C. Code Regs. § 61-63.IV.C.RHA 4.28

Amended by State Register Volume 45, Issue No. 05, eff. 5/28/2021.