Section R12-1-724. Surveys after Brachytherapy Source Implant and Removal; Accountability

A.      A licensee shall make a survey to locate and account for all sources that have not been implanted immediately after implanting sources in a patient or a human research subject.

B.       A licensee shall make a survey of the patient or the human research subject with a radiation detection survey instrument immediately after removing the last temporary implant source to confirm that all sources have been removed.

C.      A licensee shall maintain accountability at all times for all sources in storage or use.

D.      A licensee shall return brachytherapy sources to a secure stor- age area as soon as possible after removing sources from a patient or a human research subject.

E.       A licensee shall record the procedures performed in subsec- tions (A) through (D) and retain the records for three years fol- lowing completion of the record.

Historical Note

New Section made by final rulemaking at 13 A.A.R.

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