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...(A) A licensee authorized to use a remote afterloader unit for medical use shall perform spot-checks of each remote afterloader facility and on each unit: (1) Before the first use on any given day that a high dose-rate, medium dose-rate, or pulsed dose-rate remote afterloader is in operation; (2) Before each patient treatment with a low dose-rate remote afterloader unit; and (3) After each source installation. (B...

...(A) A licensee authorized to use a gamma stereotactic radiosurgery unit for medical use shall perform spot-checks of each gamma stereotactic radiosurgery facility and on each unit: (1) Monthly; (2) Before the first use of the unit on a given day; and (3) After each source installation. (B) A licensee shall: (1) Perform the measurements required by paragraph (A) of this rule in accordance with written procedures ...

...(A) In addition to the survey requirement in rule 3701:1-38-14 of the Administrative Code, a person subject to rules 3701:1-58-55 to 3701:1-58-71 of the Administrative Code shall make surveys to ensure that the maximum radiation levels and average radiation levels from the surface of the main source safe with the source(s) in the shielded position do not exceed the levels stated in the sealed source and device regist...

...Except as provided in rule 3701:1-58-21 of the Administrative Code, the licensee shall require an authorized user of a sealed source for a use authorized under rule 3701:1-58-55 of the Administrative Code to be a physician who: (A) Is certified by a medical specialty board whose certification process has been recognized by the director, United States nuclear regulatory commission, or an agreement state and who meets...

...Except as provided in rule 3701:1-58-21 of the Administrative Code, the licensee shall require an authorized user of a sealed source for a use authorized under rule 3701:1-58-55 of the Administrative Code to be a physician who: (A) Is certified by a medical specialty board whose certification process has been recognized by the director, the United States nuclear regulatory commission, or an agreement s...

...Except as provided in rule 3701:1-58-21 of the Administrative Code, the licensee shall require an authorized user of a sealed source for a use authorized under rule 3701:1-58-55 of the Administrative Code to be a physician who: (A) Is certified by a medical specialty board whose certification process has been recognized by the director, the United States nuclear regulatory commission, or an agreement s...

...A licensee shall maintain a record of safety instructions required by rules 3701:1-58-38, 3701:1-58-46, and 3701:1-58-58 of the Administrative Code for three years. The record must include a list of the topics covered, the date of the instruction, the name(s) of the attendee(s), and the name(s) of the individual(s) who provided the instruction.

...A licensee shall maintain a record of safety instructions required by rules 3701:1-58-38, 3701:1-58-46 of the Administrative Code, and the operational and safety instructions required by rule 3701:1-58-58 of the Administrative Code, for three years. The record must include a list of the topics covered, the date of the instruction, the name(s) of the attendee(s), and the name(s) of the individual(s) who prov...

...A licensee shall retain a record of the installation, maintenance, adjustment, and repair of remote afterloader units, teletherapy units, and gamma stereotactic radiosurgery units as required by rule 3701:1-58-57 of the Administrative Code for three years. 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 perf...

...(A) A licensee shall maintain a record of the teletherapy unit, remote afterloader unit, and gamma stereotactic radiosurgery unit full calibrations required by rules 3701:1-58-61 to 3701:1-58-63 of the Administrative Code for three years. (B) The record must include: (1) The date of the calibration; (2) The manufacturer's name, model number, and serial number of the teletherapy, remote afterloader, and gamma stere...

...(A) A licensee shall report any event as a medical event, except for an event that results from patient intervention, in which: (1) The administration of radioactive material or radiation from radioactive material, except permanent implant brachytherapy, results in: (a) A dose that differs from the prescribed dose or dose that would have resulted from the prescribed dosage by more than 0.05 siev...

...(A) Except as provided in rule 3701:1-58-21 of the Administrative Code, the licensee shall require an authorized user for the parenteral administration of unsealed radioactive material requiring a written directive, to be a physician who: (1) Is an authorized user under rule 3701:1-58-40 of the Administrative Code for uses listed in paragraph (B)(1)(b)(vi)(c) or (B)(1)(b)(vi)(d) of rule 3701:1-58-40 of the Administr...

...(A) As used in this chapter: (1) "Air kerma" means the sum of the initial kinetic energy of all charged ionizing particles liberated by uncharged ionizing radiation in a given mass of air. The unit for air kerma is joules per kilogram which is given the special name of gray (Gy). To determine air kerma in Gy from exposure in units of roentgens (R) multiply exposure by the conversion factor 0.0087...

...(A) As used in this chapter: (1) "Air kerma" means the sum of the initial kinetic energy of all charged ionizing particles liberated by uncharged ionizing radiation in a given mass of air. The unit for air kerma is joules per kilogram which is given the special name of gray (Gy). To determine air kerma in Gy from exposure in units of roentgens (R) multiply exposure by the conversion factor 0.00876 Gy/R. (2) "Air ke...

...As used in this rule, "radiation-generating equipment" means radiation-generating equipment used for dental, veterinary, or medical purpose but does not include therapeutic radiation-generating equipment. (A) The director may, upon application thereof or upon his or her own initiative, grant a variance to the requirements of rules in this chapter as he or she determines is authorized by law, provided that the regist...

...As used in this rule, "radiation-generating equipment" means radiation-generating equipment used for dental, veterinary, or medical purpose but does not include therapeutic radiation-generating equipment. (A) The director may, upon application thereof or upon his or her own initiative, grant a variance to the obligations of rules in this chapter as he or she determines is authorized by law, provided th...

...(A) An individual may seek certification from the Ohio department of health as a radiation expert in one or more of the following categories of radiation-generating equipment: (1) Therapeutic; (2) Diagnostic other than mammography; or (3) Mammography. (B) An individual seeking certification or renewal of certification as a radiation expert shall apply to the department on a form prescribed and...

...(A) An individual may seek certification from the Ohio department of health as a radiation expert in one or more of the following categories of radiation-generating equipment: (1) Therapeutic; (2) Diagnostic other than mammography; or (3) Mammography. (B) An individual seeking certification or renewal of certification as a radiation expert will apply to the department on a form prescribed and ...

...(A) Each registrant shall develop, implement and maintain a written quality assurance program in the form of a readily available manual or manuals, either in hard copy format or electronic format. For purposes of this chapter and Chapter 3701:1-67 of the Administrative Code, quality assurance program means a program providing for verification by written procedures such as testing, auditing, and in...

...(A) Each registrant will develop, implement and maintain a written quality assurance program in the form of a readily available manual or manuals, either in hard copy format or electronic format. For purposes of this chapter and Chapter 3701:1-67 of the Administrative Code, quality assurance program means a program providing for verification by written procedures such as testing, auditing, and ins...

...The requirements of this rule do not apply to radiation-generating equipment used for dental intraoral or panoral, mammography, bone densitometry, computed tomography, fluoroscopy or spot film imaging, and equipment used in radiation therapy. (A) General purpose radiographic equipment shall meet the following equipment standards: (1) A means shall be provided for limiting the x-ray beam to the image...

...The obligations of this rule do not apply to radiation-generating equipment used for dental intraoral or panoral, mammography, bone densitometry, computed tomography, fluoroscopy or spot film imaging, and equipment used in radiation therapy. (A) General purpose radiographic equipment will meet the following equipment standards: (1) A means will be provided for limiting the x-ray beam to the image re...

...(A) Dental equipment will meet the following equipment standards: (1) For dental intraoral equipment, a means will be provided to limit the source-to-skin distance (SSD) to not less than eighteen centimeters; (2) For dental intraoral equipment, the x-ray field at the minimum SSD will be containable in a circle having a diameter of no more than seven centimeters; (3) A means will be provided...

...This rule provides standards for radiation-generating equipment used for screening and diagnostic mammography, and mammography equipment used for invasive localization and stereotactically-guided breast biopsy purposes, except as provided by paragraphs (E) and (F) of this rule. In addition, a handler of mammography radiation-generating equipment that uses either stationary or mobile installations, shall c...

...This rule provides standards for radiation-generating equipment used for screening and diagnostic mammography, and mammography equipment used for invasive localization and stereotactically-guided breast biopsy purposes, except as provided by paragraphs (E) and (F) of this rule. In addition, a handler of mammography radiation-generating equipment that uses either stationary or mobile installations, will co...