Or. Admin. R. 333-116-0600

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 8, August 1, 2024

Section 333-116-0600 - Safety Checks and Five-year Inspection for Teletherapy and Gamma Stereotactic Radiosurgery Units

(1) A licensee must have each teletherapy unit and gamma stereotactic radiosurgery unit fully inspected and serviced during source replacement to assure proper functioning of the source exposure mechanism and other safety components. The interval between each full inspection servicing shall not exceed five years for each teletherapy unit and shall not exceed seven years for each gamma stereotactic radiosurgery unit.

(2) This inspection and servicing may only be performed by persons specifically licensed to do so by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission or an Agreement State.

(3) If the results of the checks required in section (1) of this rule indicate the malfunction of any system, the licensee must lock the control console in the "off" position and not use the unit except as may be necessary to repair, replace or check the malfunctioning system.

(4) A licensee must retain, in accordance with OAR 333-100-0057, a record of the facility checks following installation of a source. The record must include notations indicating the operability of each entrance door interlock, each electrical or mechanical stop, each beam condition indicator light, the viewing system and doors and the signature of the Radiation Safety Officer. In addition each 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.

Or. Admin. R. 333-116-0600

HD 1-1991, f. & cert. ef. 1-8-91; PH 3-2003, f. & cert. ef. 3-27-03; PH 31-2004(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 10-8-04 thru 4-5-05; PH 36-2004, f. & cert. ef. 12-1-04; PH 12-2006, f. & cert. ef. 6-16-06; PH 4-2007, f. & cert. ef. 3-1-07; PH 14-2008, f. & cert. ef. 9-15-08; PH 58-2018, minor correction filed 02/01/2018, effective 2/1/2018; PH 81-2021, amend filed 11/19/2021, effective 11/23/2021

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 453.635

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 453.605 - 453.807