- (1) Only a person specifically licensed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission or an Agreement State must install, maintain, adjust, or repair a remote afterloader unit, teletherapy unit, or gamma stereotactic radiosurgery unit that involves work on the source(s) shielding, the source(s) driving unit, or other electronic or mechanical component that could expose the source(s), reduce the shielding around the source(s), or compromise the radiation safety of the unit or the source(s).
- (2) Except for low dose-rate remote afterloader units, only a person specifically licensed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission or an Agreement State must install, replace, relocate, or remove a sealed source or source contained in other remote afterloader units, teletherapy units, or gamma stereotactic radiosurgery units.
- (3) For a low dose-rate remote afterloader unit, only a person specifically licensed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission or an Agreement State or an authorized medical physicist must install, replace, relocate, or remove a sealed source(s) contained in the unit.
- (4) A licensee must retain a record of the installation, maintenance, adjustment, and repair of remote afterloader units, teletherapy units, and gamma stereotactic radiosurgery units in accordance with OAR 333-100-0057. For each installation, maintenance, adjustment and repair, the record must include the date, description of the service, and name(s) of the individual(s) who performed the work.
Statutory/Other Authority
ORS 453.635
Statutes/Other Implemented
ORS 453.605 - 453.807
History
PH 42-2018, minor correction filed 02/01/2018, effective 02/01/2018
PH 4-2007, f. & cert. ef. 3-1-07
PH 12-2006, f. & cert. ef. 6-16-06
PH 5-2005, f. & cert. ef. 4-11-05
PH 36-2004, f. & cert. ef. 12-1-04
PH 31-2004(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 10-8-04 thru 4-5-05
PH 3-2003, f. & cert. ef. 3-27-03
HD 1-1991, f. & cert. ef. 1-8-91