Section He-P 4035.70 - Training for Authorized Medical Physicist Excepted as provided in He-P 4035.71, the licensee shall require the authorized medical physicist to be an individual who:
(a) Is certified by a specialty board whose certification process has been recognized by DHHS/RHS, or an agreement state, or the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and who meets the requirements in He-P 4035.70;(b) The name of board certifications that have been recognized by DHHS/RHS, an agreement state, or the Nuclear Regulatory Commission are posted on the NRC's Medical Uses Licensee Toolkit web page. To have its certification process recognized, a specialty board shall require all candidates for certification to: (1) Hold a master's or doctor's degree in physics, medical physics, other physical science, engineering, or applied mathematics from an accredited college or university; and(2) Have 2 years of full-time practical training and/or supervised experience in medical physics: a. Under the supervision of a medical physicist who is certified in medical physics by a specialty board recognized by the DHHS/RHS, or an agreement state, or the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; orb. In clinical radiation facilities providing high-energy, external beam therapy (photons and electrons with energies greater than or equal to 1 million electron volts) and brachytherapy services under the direction of physicians who meet the requirements in He-P 4035.59, He-P 4035.69, or He-P 4035.71; and(3) Pass an examination, administered by diplomats of the specialty board, that assesses knowledge and competence in clinical radiation therapy, radiation safety, calibration, quality assurance, and treatment planning for external beam therapy, brachytherapy, and stereotactic radiosurgery; or(4) Hold a master's or doctor's degree in physics, medical physics, other physical science, engineering, or applied mathematics from an accredited college or university has completed 1 year of full-time training in medical physics; and a. An additional year of full-time work experience under the supervision of an individual who meets the requirements for an authorized medical physicist for the type(s) of use for which the individual is seeking authorization; and b. This training and work experience shall be conducted in clinical radiation facilities that provide high-energy, external beam therapy (photons and electrons with energies greater than or equal to 1 million electron volts) and brachytherapy services and shall include: 1. Performing sealed source leak tests and inventories;2. Performing decay corrections;3. Performing full calibration and periodic spot checks of external beam treatment units, stereotactic radiosurgery units, and remote afterloading units as applicable; and4. Conducting radiation surveys around external beam treatment units, stereotactic radiosurgery units, and remote afteloading units as applicable; and(5) Have obtained written attestation that the individual has satisfactorily completed the requirements in He-P 4035.70(b)(1) and (c), and is able to independently fulfill the radiation safety-related duties as an authorized medical physicist for each type of therapeutic medical unit for which the individual is requesting authorized medical physicist status. The written attestation shall be signed by a preceptor authorized medical physicist who meets the requirements in He-P 4035.70, He-P 4035.71, or the equivalent requirements of an agreement state, or the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for an authorized medical physicist for each type of therapeutic medical unit for which the individual is requesting authorized medical physicist status.(c) Has training for the type(s) of use for which authorization is sought that includes hands-on device operation, safety procedures, clinical use, and the operation of a treatment planning system. This training requirement may be satisfied by satisfactorily completing either a training program provided by the vendor or by training supervised by an authorized medical physicist authorized for the type(s) of use for which the individual is seeking authorization.N.H. Admin. Code § He-P 4035.70
(See Revision Note at part heading for He-P 4035) #6942, eff 2-1-99; ss by #8800, INTERIM, eff 2-1-07, EXPIRED: 7-31-07
New. #8959, eff 8-7-07
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