Section R12-1-714. Authorization for Calibration, Transmission, and Reference Sources

Any person authorized by R12-1-703 for medical use of radioactive

material may receive, possess, and use any of the following radio- active material for check, calibration, transmission, and reference use.

1.        Sealed sources, not exceeding 1.11 GBq (30 mCi) each, manufactured and distributed by a person licensed under Article 3 of this Chapter or equivalent NRC or Agree- ment State regulations.

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 Article 3 of this Chapter, providing the redistributed sealed sources are in the original packaging and shielding and are accompanied by the manufacturer’s approved instructions.

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.        Any radioactive material with a half-life longer than 120 days in individual amounts not to exceed the smaller of

7.4 MBq (200 µCi) or 1000 times the quantities in Article 4, Appendix B of this Chapter.

5.        Technetium-99m in amounts as needed.

6.        A licensee is limited to five sources of radiation autho- rized under subsections (1) through (3), unless otherwise specified in the licensee’s radioactive material license.

Historical Note

New Section adopted by final rulemaking at 5 A.A.R. 1817, effective May 12, 1999 (Supp. 99-2). Amended by

final rulemaking at 9 A.A.R. 1126, effective May 9, 2003 (Supp. 03-1). Amended by final rulemaking at 10 A.A.R.

2122, effective July 3, 2004 (Supp. 04-2). Section repealed; new Section made by final rulemaking at 13

A.A.R. 1217, effective May 5, 2007 (Supp. 07-1).