Section 0400-20-07-.77 - FULL-INSPECTION SERVICING FOR TELETHERAPY AND GAMMA STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY UNITS(1) A licensee shall 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 Division, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, or an Agreement State.(3) A licensee shall keep a record of the inspection and servicing in accordance with Rule 0400-20-07-.110.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0400-20-07-.77
Original rule filed February 22, 2012; effective May 22, 2012. Amendments filed December 4, 2023; effective 3/3/2024.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-5-201, et seq.; 68-202-101, et seq.; and 68-202-201, et seq.