Or. Admin. Code § 333-123-0090

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 12, December 1, 2024

Section 333-123-0090 - Safety Precautions for Electronic Brachytherapy Devices

(1) A Qualified Medical Physicist shall determine which persons in the treatment room require monitoring when the beam is energized.

(2) A Radiation Therapy Physician and a Qualified Medical Physicist shall be physically present during the initiation of all patient treatments involving the electronic brachytherapy device.

(3) A Qualified Medical Physicist and either an authorized user or a Radiation Therapy Physician or electronic brachytherapy device operator, under the supervision of an authorized user, who has been trained in the operation and emergency response for the electronic brachytherapy device, shall be physically present during continuation of all patient treatments involving the electronic brachytherapy device.

(4) When shielding is required by OAR 333-123-0060, the electronic brachytherapy device operator shall use a survey meter to verify proper placement of the shielding immediately upon initiation of treatment. Alternatively, a Qualified Medical Physicist shall designate shield locations sufficient to meet the requirements of division 120 of this chapter for any individual, other than the patient, in the treatment room.

(5) All personnel in the treatment room are required to remain behind shielding during treatment. A Qualified Medical Physicist shall approve any deviation from this requirement and shall designate alternative radiation safety protocols, compatible with patient safety, to provide an equivalent degree of protection.

Or. Admin. Code § 333-123-0090

PH 4-2013, f. & cert. ef. 1-29-13

Stat. Auth.: ORS 453.605 - 453.807

Stats. Implemented: ORS 453.605 - 453.807