64E-5.6331. Calibration Measurements of Manual Brachytherapy Sources

(1) Before the first medical use of a brachytherapy source, the licensee shall, using published protocols currently accepted by nationally recognized bodies, determine the following:

(a) Source output or activity using a dosimetry system that meets the requirements of subsection 64E-5.640(1), F.A.C.; and

(b) Source positioning accuracy within applicators.

(2) Instead of a licensee making its own measurements as required in subsection 64E-5.6331(1), F.A.C., the licensee may use measurements provided by the source manufacturer or by a calibration laboratory accredited by the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) that are made in accordance with subsection 64E-5.6331(1), F.A.C.

(3) A licensee shall mathematically correct the outputs or activities determined in subsection 64E-5.6331(1), F.A.C., for physical decay at intervals consistent with 1 percent physical decay.

(4) For each brachytherapy source the licensee shall retain the following records for three years after the last use of the source:

(a) The date of calibration;

(b) The manufacturer’s name, model number, and serial number for the source and the instruments used to calibrate the source;

(c) The source output or activity;

(d) The source positioning accuracy within the applicators; and

(e) The name of the individual, the source manufacturer, or the calibration laboratory that performed the calibration.

Rulemaking Authority 404.022, 404.051, 404.061, 404.071, 404.081, 404.141 FS. Law Implemented 404.022, 404.051(1), (4), (5), (6), (8), (9), (10), (11), 404.061(2), (3), 404.071(1), 404.081, 404.141 FS. History–New 2-11-10.