Section R12-1-740. Additional Requirements for Mobile Remote Afterloader Units

A.      A licensee providing mobile remote afterloader service shall:

1.        Check survey instruments before medical use at each address of use or on each day of use, whichever is more frequent; and

2.        Account for all sources before departure from a client’s address of use.

B.       In addition to the periodic spot-checks required by R12-1-738, a licensee authorized to use mobile afterloaders for medical use shall perform checks on each remote afterloader unit before use at each address of use. At a minimum, checks shall be made to verify the operation of:

1.        Electrical interlocks on treatment area access points;

2.        Source  exposure  indicator  lights  on the  remote  after- loader unit, on the control console, and in the facility;

3.        Viewing and intercom systems;

4.        Applicators,  source  transfer  tubes,  and  transfer  tube- applicator interfaces;

5.        Radiation monitors used to indicate room exposures;

6.        Source positioning (accuracy); and

7.        Radiation monitors used to indicate whether the source has returned to a safe shielded position.

C.      In addition to the requirements for checks in subsection (B), a licensee shall ensure overall proper operation of the remote afterloader unit by conducting a simulated cycle of treatment before use at each address of use.

D.      If the results of the checks required in subsection (B) indicate the malfunction of any system, a licensee shall lock the control console in the off position and not use the unit except as may be necessary to repair, replace, or check the malfunctioning system.

E.       A licensee shall retain a record of each check required by sub- section (B) for three years from the date of the procedure.

Historical Note

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

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