Section 0400-20-07-.75 - ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR MOBILE REMOTE AFTERLOADER UNITS(1) A licensee providing mobile remote afterloader service shall:(a) Check survey instruments before medical use at each address of use or on each day of use, whichever is more frequent; and(b) Account for all sources before departure from a client's address of use.(2) In addition to the periodic spot-checks required by Rule 0400-20-07-.73, a licensee authorized to use mobile afterloaders for medical use shall perform checks on each remote afterloader unit before use at each address of use. At a minimum, checks must be made to verify the operation of: (a) Electrical interlocks on treatment area access points;(b) Source exposure indicator lights on the remote afterloader unit, on the control console, and in the facility;(c) Viewing and intercom systems;(d) Applicators, source transfer tubes, and transfer tube-applicator interfaces;(e) Radiation monitors used to indicate room exposures;(f) Source positioning (accuracy); and(g) Radiation monitors used to indicate whether the source has returned to a safe shielded position.(3) In addition to the requirements for checks in paragraph (2) of this rule, a licensee shall ensure overall proper operation of the remote afterloader unit by conducting a simulated cycle of treatment before use at each address of use.(4) If the results of the checks required in paragraph (2) of this rule indicate the malfunction of any system, a licensee shall 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.(5) A licensee shall retain a record of each check required by paragraph (2) of this rule in accordance with Rule 0400-20-07-.108.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0400-20-07-.75
Original rule filed February 22, 2012; effective May 22, 2012.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 68-202-101 et seq., 68-202-201 et seq. and 4-5-201 et seq.