64E-5.652. Training for Use of Manual Brachytherapy Sources  


Effective on Thursday, December 26, 2013
  • 1Except as provided in Rule 664E-5.657, 7F.A.C., the licensee shall require the authorized user of a brachytherapy source specified in Rule 2264E-5.632, 23F.A.C., to:

    25(1) Be certified by a medical specialty board whose certification process has been recognized by the NRC or an agreement state, and who meets the requirements in paragraph 5364E-5.652(2)(c), 54F.A.C., of this section. (The names of board certifications which have been recognized by the NRC or an agreement state will be posted on the NRC’s Web page at 83http://www.nrc.gov/materials/ 84miau/med-use-toolkit/spec-board-cert.html.) To have its certification process recognized, a specialty board shall require all candidates for certification to:

    101(a) 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 Committee on Post-Graduate Training of the American Osteopathic Association; and

    153(b) 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

    185(2)(a) Have completed a structured educational program in basic radionuclide handling techniques applicable to the use of manual brachytherapy sources that includes:

    2071. 200 hours of classroom and laboratory training in the following areas:

    219a. Radiation physics and instrumentation;

    224b. Radiation protection;

    227c. Mathematics pertaining to the use and measurement of radioactivity; and

    238d. Radiation biology; and

    2422. 500 hours of work experience, under the supervision of an authorized user who meets the requirements in Rule 26164E-5.657 262or 26364E-5.652, 264F.A.C., NRC or equivalent Agreement State requirements at a 273medical institution, clinic, or private practice facility, 280involving the following:

    283a. Ordering, receiving, and unpacking radioactive materials safely and performing the related radiation surveys;

    297b. Checking survey meters for proper operation;

    304c. Preparing, implanting, and removing brachytherapy sources;

    311d. Maintaining running inventories of material on hand;

    319e. Using administrative controls to prevent a medical event involving the use of radioactive material;

    334f. Using emergency procedures to control radioactive material; and

    343(b) Have completed 3 years of supervised clinical experience in radiation oncology, under an authorized user who meets the requirements in Rule 36564E-5.657 366or 36764E-5.652, 368F.A.C., NRC or equivalent Agreement State 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 Committee on Postdoctoral Training of the American Osteopathic Association. This experience may be obtained concurrently with the supervised work experience required by subparagraph 43464E-5.652(2)(a)2., 435F.A.C., of this section; and

    440(c) Have obtained written attestation, signed by a preceptor authorized user or a residency program director who represents a consensus of residency program faculties (as long as at least one member of the residency program faculty is an authorized individual in the same category designated by the applicant seeking authorized status) who meets the requirements in Rule 49764E-5.657 498or 49964E-5.652, 500F.A.C., NRC or equivalent Agreement State requirements, that the individual has satisfactorily completed the requirements in paragraph 51764E-5.652(1)(a) 518or 51964E-5.652(2)(a) 520and 52164E-5.652(2)(b), 522F.A.C., of this section and have demonstrated the ability to function independently as an authorized user to fulfill the radiation safety related duties for medical uses of manual brachytherapy sources authorized under Rule 55564E-5.632, 556F.A.C.

    557Rulemaking Authority 559404.051, 560404.061, 561404.071, 562404.081, 563404.141 FS. 565Law Implemented 567404.022, 568404.051(1), 569(4), (5), (6), (8), (9), (10), (11), 576404.061(2), 577(3), 578404.071(1), 579404.081, 580404.141 FS. 582History–New 8-25-91, Formerly 10D-91.772, Amended 2-11-10, 12-26-13.

     

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