Except as provided in He-P 4035.71 the licensee shall require the authorized user of a diagnostic sealed source in a device specified in He-P 4035.39 to be a physician, dentist, or podiatrist who:

1. (a) Is certified by a specialty board whose certification process includes all the requirements in He-P 4035.68(c) and (d) and whose certification has been recognized by DHHS/RHS, an agreement state, or the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The names of board certifications that have been recognized by the DHHS/RHS, an agreement state, or the Nuclear Regulatory Commission are posted on the NRC’s Medical Uses Licensee Toolkit web page; or
2. (b) Is an authorized user for uses listed in He-P 4035.31, or the equivalent requirements of an agreement state or the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; or

3. (c) Has completed 8 hours of classroom and laboratory training in basic radionuclide handling techniques specifically applicable to the use of the device, including training in:

   1. (1) Radiation physics and instrumentation;
   2. (2) Mathematics pertaining to the use and measurement of radioactivity;
   3. (3) Radiation biology; and
   4. (4) Radiation protection; and
4. (d) Has completed training in the use of the device for the uses requested.

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