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Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-240 - Radiation protection Medical use of radioactive material › PHOTON EMITTING REMOTE AFTERLOADER UNITS, TELETHERAPY UNITS, AND GAMMA STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY UNITS › Section 246-240-399 - Training for use of remote afterloader units, teletherapy units, and gamma stereotactic radiosurgery units

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Except as provided in WAC
					 246-240-078,
					 the licensee shall require an authorized user of a sealed source for a use
					 authorized under WAC
					 246-240-351
					 to be a physician who:
(1) Is
				  certified by a medical specialty board whose certification process has been
				  recognized by the department, NRC, or an agreement state and meets the
				  requirements in subsection (3) of this section. The names of board
				  certifications that have been recognized by the department, NRC, or an
				  agreement state 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:
(a)
				  Successfully complete a minimum of three years of residency training in a
				  radiation therapy program approved by the Residency Review Committee of the
				  Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education or Royal College of
				  Physicians and Surgeons of Canada or the Council of Postdoctoral Training of
				  the American Osteopathic Association; and
(b) Pass an examination, administered by
				  diplomates of the specialty board, which tests knowledge and competence in
				  radiation safety, radionuclide handling, treatment planning, quality assurance,
				  and clinical use of stereotactic radiosurgery, high and low dose-rate
				  brachytherapy, and external beam therapy; or
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-240 - Radiation protection Medical use of radioactive material › PHOTON EMITTING REMOTE AFTERLOADER UNITS, TELETHERAPY UNITS, AND GAMMA STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY UNITS › Section 246-240-501 - Other medical uses of radioactive material or radiation from radioactive material

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A licensee may use radioactive material or a radiation
					 source approved for medical use which is not specifically addressed in WAC
					 246-240-251 through
					 246-240-399 (inclusive)
					 if:
(1) The applicant or licensee has
				  submitted the information required by WAC
				  246-240-019; and
(2) The applicant or licensee has received
				  written approval from the department in a license or license amendment and uses
				  the material in accordance with the regulations and specific conditions the
				  department considers necessary for the medical use of the material.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						70.98.050. 06-05-019, § 246-240-501,
						filed 2/6/06, effective 3/9/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-240 - Radiation protection Medical use of radioactive material › OTHER MEDICAL USES OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL OR RADIATION FROM RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL RECORDS › Section 246-240-551 - Records of authority and responsibilities for radiation protection programs

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(1) A
				  licensee shall retain a record of actions taken by the licensee's management in
				  accordance with WAC
				  246-240-051(1) for five years. The record must include a summary of the actions taken and a
				  signature of licensee management.
(2) The licensee shall retain a copy of both
				  authority, duties, and responsibilities of the radiation safety officer as
				  required by WAC
				  246-240-051(5),
				  and a signed copy of each radiation safety officer's agreement to be
				  responsible for implementing the radiation safety program, as required by WAC
				  246-240-051(2),
				  for the duration of the license. The records must include the signature of the
				  radiation safety officer and licensee management.
(3) For each associate radiation safety
				  officer appointed under WAC
				  246-240-051(2),
				  the licensee shall retain, for five years after the associate radiation safety
				  officer is removed from the license, a copy of the written document appointing
				  the associate radiation safety officer signed by the licensee's
				  management.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						   70.98.050. 06-05-019, § 246-240-551,
						filed 2/6/06, effective 3/9/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-240 - Radiation protection Medical use of radioactive material › OTHER MEDICAL USES OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL OR RADIATION FROM RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL RECORDS › Section 246-240-554 - Records of radiation protection program changes

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A licensee shall retain a record of each radiation
					 protection program change made in accordance with WAC
					 246-240-054(1) for five years. The record must include a copy of the old and new procedures;
					 the effective date of the change; and the signature of the licensee management
					 that reviewed and approved the change.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						70.98.050. 06-05-019, § 246-240-554,
						filed 2/6/06, effective 3/9/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-240 - Radiation protection Medical use of radioactive material › OTHER MEDICAL USES OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL OR RADIATION FROM RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL RECORDS › Section 246-240-557 - Records of written directives

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A licensee shall retain a copy of each written directive as
					 required by WAC
					 246-240-060 for three
					 years.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						70.98.050. 06-05-019, § 246-240-557,
						filed 2/6/06, effective 3/9/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-240 - Radiation protection Medical use of radioactive material › OTHER MEDICAL USES OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL OR RADIATION FROM RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL RECORDS › Section 246-240-560 - Records for procedures for administrations requiring a written directive

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A licensee shall retain a copy of the procedures required
					 by WAC 246-240-063(1) for the duration of the license.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						70.98.050. 06-05-019, § 246-240-560,
						filed 2/6/06, effective 3/9/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-240 - Radiation protection Medical use of radioactive material › OTHER MEDICAL USES OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL OR RADIATION FROM RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL RECORDS › Section 246-240-563 - Records of calibrations of instruments used to measure the activity of unsealed radioactive material

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A licensee shall maintain a record of instrument
					 calibrations required by WAC
					 246-240-101 for three years. The
					 records must include the model and serial number of the instrument, the date of
					 the calibration, the results of the calibration, and the name of the individual
					 who performed the calibration.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						70.98.050. 06-05-019, § 246-240-563,
						filed 2/6/06, effective 3/9/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-240 - Radiation protection Medical use of radioactive material › OTHER MEDICAL USES OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL OR RADIATION FROM RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL RECORDS › Section 246-240-566 - Records of radiation survey instrument calibrations

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A licensee shall maintain a record of radiation survey
					 instrument calibrations required by WAC
					 246-240-104 for three years. The
					 record must include the model and serial number of the instrument, the date of
					 the calibration, the results of the calibration, and the name of the individual
					 who performed the calibration.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						70.98.050. 06-05-019, § 246-240-566,
						filed 2/6/06, effective 3/9/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-240 - Radiation protection Medical use of radioactive material › OTHER MEDICAL USES OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL OR RADIATION FROM RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL RECORDS › Section 246-240-569 - Records of dosages of unsealed radioactive material for medical use

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(1) A licensee
				  shall maintain a record of dosage determinations required by WAC
				  246-240-107 for three
				  years.
(2) The record must contain:
(a) The radiopharmaceutical;
(b) The patient's or human research subject's
				  name, or identification number if one has been assigned;
(c) The prescribed dosage, the determined
				  dosage, or a notation that the total activity is less than 1.1 megabecquerels
				  (30 microcuries);
(d) The date and
				  time of the dosage determination; and
(e) The name of the individual who determined
				  the dosage.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-240 - Radiation protection Medical use of radioactive material › OTHER MEDICAL USES OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL OR RADIATION FROM RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL RECORDS › Section 246-240-572 - Records of leak tests and inventory of sealed sources and brachytherapy sources

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(1) A licensee
				  shall retain records of leak tests required by WAC
				  246-240-113 for three years. The
				  records must include the model number, and serial number if one has been
				  assigned, of each source tested; the identity of each source by radionuclide
				  and its estimated activity; the results of the test; the date of the test; and
				  the name of the individual who performed the test.
(2) A licensee shall retain records of the
				  semiannual physical inventory of sealed sources and brachytherapy sources
				  required by WAC
				  246-240-113 for three years. The
				  inventory records must contain the model number of each source, and serial
				  number if one has been assigned, the identity of each source by radionuclide
				  and its nominal activity, the location of each source, and the name of the
				  individual who performed the inventory.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						70.98.050. 06-05-019, § 246-240-572,
						filed 2/6/06, effective 3/9/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-240 - Radiation protection Medical use of radioactive material › OTHER MEDICAL USES OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL OR RADIATION FROM RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL RECORDS › Section 246-240-575 - Records of surveys for ambient radiation exposure rate

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A licensee shall retain a record of each survey required by
					 WAC 246-240-119 for three years. The
					 record must include the date of the survey, the results of the survey, the
					 instrument used to make the survey, and the name of the individual who
					 performed the survey.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						70.98.050. 06-05-019, § 246-240-575,
						filed 2/6/06, effective 3/9/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-240 - Radiation protection Medical use of radioactive material › OTHER MEDICAL USES OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL OR RADIATION FROM RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL RECORDS › Section 246-240-578 - Records of the release of individuals containing unsealed radioactive material or implants containing radioactive material

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(1) A licensee shall retain a record of the
				  basis for authorizing the release of an individual in accordance with WAC
				  246-240-122,
				  if the total effective dose equivalent is calculated by:
(a) Using the retained activity rather than
				  the activity administered;
(b)
				  Using an occupancy factor less than 0.25 at one meter;
(c) Using the biological or effective
				  half-life; or
(d) Considering the
				  shielding by tissue.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-240 - Radiation protection Medical use of radioactive material › OTHER MEDICAL USES OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL OR RADIATION FROM RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL RECORDS › Section 246-240-581 - Records of mobile medical services

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(1) A licensee shall retain a copy of each
				  letter that permits the use of radioactive material at a client's address, as
				  required by WAC
				  246-240-125. Each letter must
				  clearly delineate the authority and responsibility of the licensee and the
				  client and must be retained for three years after the last provision of
				  service.
(2) A licensee shall
				  retain the record of each survey required by WAC
				  246-240-125(1)(d) for three years. The record must include the
				  date of the survey, the results of the survey, the instrument used to make the
				  survey, and the name of the individual who performed the survey.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						70.98.050. 06-05-019, § 246-240-581,
						filed 2/6/06, effective 3/9/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-240 - Radiation protection Medical use of radioactive material › OTHER MEDICAL USES OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL OR RADIATION FROM RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL RECORDS › Section 246-240-584 - Records of decay-in-storage

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A licensee shall maintain records of the disposal of
					 licensed materials, as required by WAC
					 246-240-128, for three years. The
					 record must include the date of the disposal, the survey instrument used, the
					 background radiation level, the radiation level measured at the surface of each
					 waste container, and the name of the individual who performed the
					 survey.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						70.98.050. 06-05-019, § 246-240-584,
						filed 2/6/06, effective 3/9/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-240 - Radiation protection Medical use of radioactive material › OTHER MEDICAL USES OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL OR RADIATION FROM RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL RECORDS › Section 246-240-587 - Records of molybdenum-99, strontium-82, and strontium-85 concentrations

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A licensee shall maintain a record of the molybdenum-99,
					 strontium-82, and/or strontium-85 concentration tests required by WAC
					 246-240-160(2) for three years.
(1) The record must
				  include, for each measured elution of technetium-99m, the ratio of the measures
				  expressed as kilobecquerels of molybdenum-99 per megabecquerel of
				  technetium-99m (or microcuries of molybdenum per millicurie of technetium), the
				  time and date of the measurement, and the name of the individual who made the
				  measurement.
(2) For each measured
				  elution of rubidium-82, the ratio of the measures expressed as kilobecquerels
				  of strontium-82 per megabecquerel of rubidium-82 (or microcuries of
				  strontium-82 per millicurie of rubidium), and/or kilobecquerels of strontium-85
				  per megabecquerel of rubidium-82 (or microcuries of strontium-85 per millicurie
				  of rubidium), the time and date of the measurement, and the name of the
				  individual who made the measurement.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						70.98.050 and
						70.98.080. 09-06-003, §
						246-240-587, filed 2/18/09, effective 3/21/09. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						70.98.050. 06-05-019, § 246-240-587,
						filed 2/6/06, effective 3/9/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-240 - Radiation protection Medical use of radioactive material › OTHER MEDICAL USES OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL OR RADIATION FROM RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL RECORDS › Section 246-240-590 - Records of safety instruction

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A licensee shall maintain a record of safety instructions
					 required by WAC
					 246-240-204,
					 246-240-263,
					 and the operational and safety instructions required by WAC
					 246-240-360
					 for three years. The record must include a list of the topics covered, the date
					 of the instruction, the names of the attendees, and the names of the
					 individuals who provided the instruction.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						   70.98.050. 06-05-019, § 246-240-590,
						filed 2/6/06, effective 3/9/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-240 - Radiation protection Medical use of radioactive material › OTHER MEDICAL USES OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL OR RADIATION FROM RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL RECORDS › Section 246-240-593 - Records of surveys after source implant and removal

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A licensee shall maintain a record of the surveys required
					 by WAC 246-240-354 and
					 246-240-593 for three years. Each
					 record must include the date and results of the survey, the survey instrument
					 used, and the name of the individual who made the survey.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						70.98.050. 06-05-019, § 246-240-593,
						filed 2/6/06, effective 3/9/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-240 - Radiation protection Medical use of radioactive material › OTHER MEDICAL USES OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL OR RADIATION FROM RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL RECORDS › Section 246-240-596 - Records of brachytherapy source accountability

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(1) A licensee shall maintain a record of
				  brachytherapy source accountability required by WAC
				  246-240-260 for three
				  years.
(2) For temporary implants,
				  the record must include:
(a) The number and
				  activity of sources removed from storage, the time and date they were removed
				  from storage, the name of the individual who removed them from storage, and the
				  location of use; and
(b) The number
				  and activity of sources returned to storage, the time and date they were
				  returned to storage, and the name of the individual who returned them to
				  storage.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-240 - Radiation protection Medical use of radioactive material › OTHER MEDICAL USES OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL OR RADIATION FROM RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL RECORDS › Section 246-240-599 - Records of calibration measurements of brachytherapy sources

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(1) A licensee
				  shall maintain a record of the calibrations of brachytherapy sources required
				  by WAC 246-240-269 for three years after
				  the last use of the source.
(2) The
				  record must include:
(a) The date of the
				  calibration;
(b) The manufacturer's
				  name, model number, and serial number for the source and the instruments used
				  to calibrate the source;
(c) The
				  source output or activity;
(d) The
				  source positioning accuracy within the applicators; and
(e) The name of the individual, the source
				  manufacturer, or the calibration laboratory that performed the
				  calibration.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-240 - Radiation protection Medical use of radioactive material › OTHER MEDICAL USES OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL OR RADIATION FROM RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL RECORDS › Section 246-240-602 - Records of decay of strontium-90 sources for ophthalmic treatments

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(1) A licensee
				  shall maintain a record of the activity of a strontium-90 source required by
				  WAC 246-240-272 for the life of the
				  source.
(2) The record must
				  include:
(a) The date and initial activity of
				  the source as determined under WAC
				  246-240-269; and
(b) For each decay calculation, the date and
				  the source activity as determined under WAC
				  246-240-272.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-240 - Radiation protection Medical use of radioactive material › OTHER MEDICAL USES OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL OR RADIATION FROM RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL RECORDS › Section 246-240-605 - Records of installation, maintenance, adjustment, and repair of remote afterloader units, teletherapy units, and gamma stereotactic radiosurgery units

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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 WAC
					 246-240-357
					 for three years. For each installation, maintenance, adjustment and repair, the
					 record must include the date, description of the service, and names of the
					 individuals who performed the work.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						   70.98.050. 06-05-019, § 246-240-605,
						filed 2/6/06, effective 3/9/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-240 - Radiation protection Medical use of radioactive material › OTHER MEDICAL USES OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL OR RADIATION FROM RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL RECORDS › Section 246-240-608 - Records of safety procedures

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A licensee shall retain a copy of the procedures required
					 by WAC 246-240-360(1)(d) and
					 (4)(b) until the licensee no longer possesses
					 the remote afterloader, teletherapy unit, or gamma stereotactic radiosurgery
					 unit.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						70.98.050. 06-05-019, § 246-240-608,
						filed 2/6/06, effective 3/9/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-240 - Radiation protection Medical use of radioactive material › OTHER MEDICAL USES OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL OR RADIATION FROM RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL RECORDS › Section 246-240-611 - Records of dosimetry equipment used with remote afterloader units, teletherapy units, and gamma stereotactic radiosurgery units

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(1) A licensee shall retain a record of the
				  calibration, intercomparison, and comparisons of its dosimetry equipment done
				  in accordance with WAC
				  246-240-366 for the duration of
				  the license.
(2) For each
				  calibration, intercomparison, or comparison, the record must include:
(a) The date;
(b) The manufacturer's name, model numbers
				  and serial numbers of the instruments that were calibrated, intercompared, or
				  compared as required by WAC
				  246-240-366;
(c) The correction factor that was determined
				  from the calibration or comparison or the apparent correction factor that was
				  determined from an intercomparison; and
(d) The names of the individuals who
				  performed the calibration, intercomparison, or comparison.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-240 - Radiation protection Medical use of radioactive material › OTHER MEDICAL USES OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL OR RADIATION FROM RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL RECORDS › Section 246-240-614 - Records of teletherapy, remote afterloader, and gamma stereotactic radiosurgery full calibrations

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(1) A
				  licensee shall maintain a record of the teletherapy unit, remote afterloader
				  unit, and gamma stereotactic radiosurgery unit full calibrations required by
				  WAC
				  246-240-369,
				  246-240-372,
				  and
				  246-240-375
				  for three years.
(2) The record
				  must include:
(a) The date of the
				  calibration;
(b) The manufacturer's
				  name, model number, and serial number of the teletherapy, remote afterloader,
				  and gamma stereotactic radiosurgery units, the sources, and the instruments
				  used to calibrate the units;
(c)
				  The results and an assessment of the full calibrations;
(d) The results of the autoradiograph
				  required for low dose-rate remote afterloader units; and
(e) The signature of the authorized medical
				  physicist who performed the full calibration.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-240 - Radiation protection Medical use of radioactive material › OTHER MEDICAL USES OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL OR RADIATION FROM RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL RECORDS › Section 246-240-617 - Records of periodic spot-checks for teletherapy units

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(1) A licensee shall retain a record of each
				  periodic spot-check for teletherapy units required by WAC
				  246-240-378 for three
				  years.
(2) The record must include:
(a) The date of the spot-check;
(b) The manufacturer's name, model number,
				  and serial number of the teletherapy unit, source and instrument used to
				  measure the output of the teletherapy unit;
(c) An assessment of timer linearity and
				  constancy;
(d) The calculated
				  on-off error;
(e) A determination
				  of the coincidence of the radiation field and the field indicated by the light
				  beam localizing device;
(f) The
				  determined accuracy of each distance measuring and localization
				  device;
(g) The difference between
				  the anticipated output and the measured output;
(h) Notations indicating the operability of
				  each entrance door electrical interlock, each electrical or mechanical stop,
				  each source exposure indicator light, and the viewing and intercom system and
				  doors; and
(i) The name of the
				  individual who performed the periodic spot-check and the signature of the
				  authorized medical physicist who reviewed the record of the
				  spot-check.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-240 - Radiation protection Medical use of radioactive material › OTHER MEDICAL USES OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL OR RADIATION FROM RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL RECORDS › Section 246-240-620 - Records of periodic spot-checks for remote afterloader units

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(1) A licensee
				  shall retain a record of each spot-check for remote afterloader units required
				  by WAC 246-240-381 for three
				  years.
(2) The record must include,
				  as applicable:
(a) The date of the
				  spot-check;
(b) The manufacturer's
				  name, model number, and serial number for the remote afterloader unit and
				  source;
(c) An assessment of timer
				  accuracy;
(d) Notations indicating
				  the operability of each entrance door electrical interlock, radiation monitors,
				  source exposure indicator lights, viewing and intercom systems, and clock and
				  decayed source activity in the unit's computer; and
(e) The name of the individual who performed
				  the periodic spot-check and the signature of the authorized medical physicist
				  who reviewed the record of the spot-check.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-240 - Radiation protection Medical use of radioactive material › OTHER MEDICAL USES OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL OR RADIATION FROM RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL RECORDS › Section 246-240-623 - Records of periodic spot-checks for gamma stereotactic radiosurgery units

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(1) A licensee
				  shall retain a record of each spot-check for gamma stereotactic radiosurgery
				  units required by WAC
				  246-240-384 for three
				  years.
(2) The record must include:
(a) The date of the spot-check;
(b) The manufacturer's name, model number,
				  and serial number for the gamma stereotactic radiosurgery unit and the
				  instrument used to measure the output of the unit;
(c) An assessment of timer linearity and
				  accuracy;
(d) The calculated on-off
				  error;
(e) A determination of
				  trunnion centricity;
(f) The
				  difference between the anticipated output and the measured output;
(g) An assessment of source output against
				  computer calculations;
(h)
				  Notations indicating the operability of radiation monitors, helmet
				  microswitches, emergency timing circuits, emergency off buttons, electrical
				  interlocks, source exposure indicator lights, viewing and intercom systems,
				  timer termination, treatment table retraction mechanism, and stereotactic
				  frames and localizing devices (trunnions); and
(i) The name of the individual who performed
				  the periodic spot-check and the signature of the authorized medical physicist
				  who reviewed the record of the spot-check.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-240 - Radiation protection Medical use of radioactive material › OTHER MEDICAL USES OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL OR RADIATION FROM RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL RECORDS › Section 246-240-626 - Records of additional technical requirements for mobile remote afterloader units

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(1) A licensee
				  shall retain a record of each check for mobile remote afterloader units
				  required by WAC
				  246-240-387 for three
				  years.
(2) The record must include:
(a) The date of the check;
(b) The manufacturer's name, model number,
				  and serial number of the remote afterloader unit;
(c) Notations accounting for all sources
				  before the licensee departs from a facility;
(d) Notations indicating the operability of
				  each entrance door electrical interlock, radiation monitors, source exposure
				  indicator lights, viewing and intercom system, applicators, source transfer
				  tubes, and transfer tube applicator interfaces, and source positioning
				  accuracy; and
(e) The signature of
				  the individual who performed the check.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-240 - Radiation protection Medical use of radioactive material › OTHER MEDICAL USES OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL OR RADIATION FROM RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL RECORDS › Section 246-240-629 - Records of surveys of therapeutic treatment units

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(1) A licensee shall maintain a record of
				  radiation surveys of treatment units made in accordance with WAC
				  246-240-390 for the duration of
				  use of the unit.
(2) The record
				  must include:
(a) The date of the
				  measurements;
(b) The
				  manufacturer's name, model number and serial number of the treatment unit,
				  source, and instrument used to measure radiation levels;
(c) Each dose rate measured around the source
				  while the unit is in the off position and the average of all measurements;
				  and
(d) The signature of the
				  individual who performed the test.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-240 - Radiation protection Medical use of radioactive material › OTHER MEDICAL USES OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL OR RADIATION FROM RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL RECORDS › Section 246-240-632 - Records of full-inspection servicing for teletherapy and gamma stereotactic radiosurgery units

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(1) A licensee
				  shall maintain a record of the full-inspection servicing for teletherapy and
				  gamma stereotactic radiosurgery units required by WAC
				  246-240-393
				  for the duration of use of the unit.
(2) The record must contain:
(a) The inspector's radioactive materials
				  license number;
(b) The date of
				  inspection;
(c) The manufacturer's
				  name and model number and serial number of both the treatment unit and
				  source;
(d) A list of components
				  inspected and serviced, and the type of service; and
(e) The signature of the inspector.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-240 - Radiation protection Medical use of radioactive material › REPORTS › Section 246-240-651 - Report and notification of a medical event

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(1)
				  A licensee shall report any event as a medical event, except for an event that
				  results from patient intervention, in which:
(a) The administration of radioactive
				  material or radiation from radioactive material, except permanent implant
				  brachytherapy, results in:
(i) A dose that
				  differs from the prescribed dose or dose that would have resulted from the
				  prescribed dosage by more than 0.05 Sv (five rem) effective dose equivalent,
				  0.5 Sv (50 rem) to an organ or tissue, or 0.5 Sv (50 rem) shallow dose
				  equivalent to the skin; and
(A) The total dose
				  delivered differs from the prescribed dose by 20 percent or more;
(B) The total dosage delivered differs from
				  the prescribed dosage by 20 percent or more or falls outside the prescribed
				  dosage range; or
(C) The
				  fractionated dose delivered differs from the prescribed dose, for a single
				  fraction, by 50 percent or more.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-240 - Radiation protection Medical use of radioactive material › REPORTS › Section 246-240-654 - Report and notification of a dose to an embryo/fetus or a nursing child

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(1) A licensee shall report to the department
				  at P.O. Box 47827, Olympia WA 98504-7827, (phone 360-236-3300), any dose to an
				  embryo/fetus that is greater than 50 mSv (five rem) dose equivalent that is a
				  result of an administration of radioactive material or radiation from
				  radioactive material to a pregnant individual unless the dose to the
				  embryo/fetus was specifically approved, in advance, by the authorized
				  user.
(2) A licensee shall report
				  any dose to a nursing child that is a result of an administration of
				  radioactive material to a breast-feeding individual that:
(a) Is greater than 50 mSv (five rem) total
				  effective dose equivalent; or
(b)
				  Has resulted in unintended permanent functional damage to an organ or a
				  physiological system of the child, as determined by a physician.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-240 - Radiation protection Medical use of radioactive material › REPORTS › Section 246-240-657 - Report of a leaking source

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A licensee shall file a report within five days if a leak
					 test required by WAC
					 246-240-113 reveals the presence
					 of 185 becquerels (0.005 microcuries) or more of removable contamination. The
					 report must be filed with the department, and sent to the department at P.O.
					 Box 47827, Olympia WA 98504-7827, (phone 360-236-3300). The written report must
					 include the model number and serial number if assigned, of the leaking source;
					 the radionuclide and its estimated activity; the results of the test; the date
					 of the test; and the action taken.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						70.98.050 and
						70.98.080. 09-06-003, §
						246-240-657, filed 2/18/09, effective 3/21/09. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						70.98.050. 06-05-019, § 246-240-657,
						filed 2/6/06, effective 3/9/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-240 - Radiation protection Medical use of radioactive material › REPORTS › Section 246-240-660 - Report and notification for an eluate exceeding permissible molybdenum-99, strontium-82, and strontium-85 concentrations

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(1) The licensee shall notify by telephone
				  the department and the distributor of the generator within seven calendar days
				  after discovery that an eluate exceeded the permissible concentration listed in
				  WAC
				  246-240-160(1) at the time of generator elution. The telephone report to the department must
				  include the manufacturer, model number, and serial number (or lot number) of
				  the generator; the results of the measurement; the date of the measurement;
				  whether dosages were administered to patients or human research subjects, when
				  the distributor was notified, and the action taken.
(2) By an appropriate method listed in WAC
				  246-221-250,
				  the licensee shall submit a written report to the department at P.O. Box 47827,
				  Olympia WA 98504-7827 within 30 days after discovery of an eluate exceeding the
				  permissible concentration at the time of generator elution. The written report
				  must include the action taken by the licensee; the patient dose assessment; the
				  methodology used to make this dose assessment if the eluate was administered to
				  patients or human research subjects; and the probable cause and an assessment
				  of failure in the licensee's equipment, procedures or training that contributed
				  to the excessive readings if an error occurred in the licensee's breakthrough
				  determination; and the information in the telephone report as required by
				  subsection (1) of this section.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-243 - Radiation protection - Industrial radiography › Section 246-243-001 - Purpose

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The regulations in this chapter establish radiation safety
				  requirements for persons utilizing sources of radiation for industrial
				  radiography. The requirements of this chapter are in addition to and not in
				  substitution for other requirements of these regulations.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    43.70.040. 91-02-049 (Order 121), recodified
					 as § 246-243-001, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91; Order 1084, §
					 402-36-010, filed 1/14/76; Order 1, § 402-36-010, filed 1/8/69; Rules
					 (part), filed 10/26/66.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-243 - Radiation protection - Industrial radiography › Section 246-243-010 - Scope

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The regulations in this chapter apply to all licensees who
				  use sources of radiation for industrial radiography: Provided, however, that
				  nothing in this chapter shall apply to the use of sources of radiation in the
				  healing arts.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    70.98.050. 94-01-073, § 246-243-010,
					 filed 12/9/93, effective 1/9/94. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    43.70.040. 91-02-049 (Order 121), recodified
					 as § 246-243-010, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91; Order 1084, §
					 402-36-020, filed 1/14/76; Order 1, § 402-36-020, filed 1/8/69; Rules
					 (part), filed 10/26/66.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-243 - Radiation protection - Industrial radiography › Section 246-243-030 - Conducting industrial radiography operations

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(1) Whenever radiography is performed at a
				location other than a permanent radiographic installation, the radiographer
				must be accompanied by at least one other qualified radiographer or an
				individual who has at a minimum met the requirements of WAC
				246-243-130(2) (radiographer's assistant). The additional qualified individual shall observe
				the operations and be capable of providing immediate assistance to prevent
				unauthorized entry. Radiography may not be performed if only one qualified
				individual is present.
(2) All
				radiographic operations conducted at locations of use authorized on the license
				must be conducted in a permanent radiographic installation, unless specifically
				authorized by the department.
(3)
				Offshore platform, lay-barge, or underwater radiography shall be performed only
				by licensees whose license specifically authorizes such activity. Such
				operations fall under the jurisdiction of the United States Nuclear Regulatory
				Commission when conducted outside of the territorial waters of the state of
				Washington.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    70.98.050. 00-08-013, § 246-243-030,
					 filed 3/24/00, effective 4/24/00. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    43.70.040. 91-02-049 (Order 121), recodified
					 as § 246-243-030, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    70.98.080. 83-19-050 (Order 2026), §
					 402-36-027, filed 9/16/83.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-243 - Radiation protection - Industrial radiography › Section 246-243-040 - Equipment performance requirements

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Equipment used in industrial radiography operations must
				  meet the following minimum criteria:
(1)
(a)
				Each radiographic exposure device, source assembly or sealed source, and all
				associated equipment must meet the requirements specified in American National
				Standards Institute, N432-1980 "
Radiological Safety for the Design and
				Construction of Apparatus for Gamma Radiography
," (published as NBS
				Handbook 136, issued January 1981). This publication may be purchased from
				American National Standards Institute, Inc., 25 West 43rd Street, New York, New
				York, 10036; telephone: 212-642-4900. Copies of the document are available for
				inspection at the Department of Health, Office of Radiation Protection,
				Olympia, Washington. A copy of the document is also on file at the National
				Archives and Records Administration. For information on the availability of
				this material at the National Archives and Records Administration call
				202-741-6030, or go to:
http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal
				regulations/ibr_locations.html
.
(b) Engineering analysis may be submitted by
				an applicant or licensee to demonstrate the applicability of previously
				performed testing on similar individual radiography equipment components. Upon
				review, the department may find this an acceptable alternative to actual
				testing of the component pursuant to the above referenced standard.
(c) Notwithstanding (a) of this subsection,
				equipment used in industrial radiographic operations need not comply with
				§ 8.9.2(c) of the Endurance Test in American National Standards Institute
				N432-1980, if the prototype equipment has been tested using a torque value
				representative of the torque that an individual using the radiography equipment
				can realistically exert on the lever or crankshaft of the drive mechanism.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-243 - Radiation protection - Industrial radiography › Section 246-243-042 - Labeling, storage, and transportation

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(1) The licensee may not use a source changer
				or a container to store licensed material unless the source changer or the
				storage container has securely attached to it a durable, legible, and clearly
				visible label bearing the standard trefoil radiation caution symbol in
				conventional colors, that is, magenta, purple or black on a yellow background,
				having a minimum diameter of 25 mm, and the wording:
CAUTION (or "DANGER")
RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL
NOTIFY CIVIL AUTHORITIES IF FOUND
(or "NAME OF COMPANY")
(2) The licensee may not transport licensed
				material unless the material is packaged, and the package is labeled, marked,
				and accompanied with appropriate shipping papers in accordance with regulations
				set out in  10 C.F.R. Part 71.
(3)
				Locked radiographic exposure devices and storage containers must be physically
				secured to prevent tampering or removal by unauthorized personnel. The licensee
				shall store licensed material in a manner which will minimize danger from
				explosion or fire.
(4) The licensee
				shall lock and physically secure the transport package containing licensed
				material in the transporting vehicle to prevent accidental loss, tampering, or
				unauthorized removal of the licensed material from the vehicle.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    70.98.050. 00-08-013, § 246-243-042,
					 filed 3/24/00, effective 4/24/00.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-243 - Radiation protection - Industrial radiography › Section 246-243-044 - Records of receipt and transfer of sealed sources

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(1) Each licensee shall maintain records
				showing the receipts and transfers of sealed sources and of devices using
				depleted uranium (DU) for shielding and retain each record for three years
				after it is made.
(2) These records
				must include the date, shipper or destination, the name of the individual
				making the record, radio-nuclide, number of becquerels (curies) or mass (for
				DU), and manufacturer, model, and serial number of each sealed source or
				device, as appropriate.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    70.98.050. 00-08-013, § 246-243-044,
					 filed 3/24/00, effective 4/24/00.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-243 - Radiation protection - Industrial radiography › Section 246-243-047 - Radiation safety officer for industrial radiography

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The radiation safety officer (RSO) shall ensure that
				  radiation safety activities are being performed in accordance with approved
				  procedures and regulatory requirements in the daily operation of the licensee's
				  program.
(1) The minimum
				qualifications, training, and experience for RSOs for industrial radiography
				are as follows:
(a) Completion of the
				training and testing requirements of WAC
				246-243-130(1);
(b) Two thousand hours of hands-on experience
				as a qualified radiographer in industrial radiographic operations utilizing
				sealed radioactive material; and
(c) Formal training in the establishment and
				maintenance of a radiation protection program.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RADIATION › Chapter 246-243 - Radiation protection - Industrial radiography › Section 246-243-050 - Internal inspection program and training

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(1) Each licensee shall conduct the internal
				inspection of job performance required by WAC
				246-235-084 at intervals not to
				exceed six months. Except as provided in subsection (1)(d) of this section, the
				radiation safety officer (RSO) or designee shall conduct an inspection program
				of the job performance of each radiographer and radiographer's assistant to
				ensure that the department's regulations, license requirements, and the
				licensee's operating and emergency procedures are followed. The inspection
				program shall:
(a) Include observation of the
				performance of each radiographer and radiographer's assistant during an actual
				industrial radiographic operation, at intervals not to exceed six months;
				and
(b) Provide that, if a
				radiographer or a radiographer's assistant has not participated in an
				industrial radiographic operation for more than six months since the last
				inspection, the radiographer must demonstrate knowledge of the training
				requirements of WAC
				246-243-130(1)(c) and the radiographer's assistant must
				redemonstrate knowledge of the training requirements of WAC
				246-243-130(2)(b) by a practical examination before these
				individuals can next participate in a radiographic operation.
(c) The department may consider alternatives
				in situations where the individual serves as both radiographer and
				RSO.
(d) In operations where a
				single individual serves as both radiographer and RSO, and performs all
				radiography operations, an inspection program is not required.