64E-5.6331. Calibration Measurements of Manual Brachytherapy Sources

(1) Before the first medical use of a brachytherapy source, the licensee shall, using published protocols currently accepted by nationally recognized bodies, determine the following: (a) Source output or activity using a dosimetry system that meets the requirements of subsection 64E-5.640(1), F.A.C.; and, (b) Source positioning accuracy within applicators. (2) Instead of a licensee making its own measurements as required in subsection 64E-5.6331(1), F.A.C., the licensee may use measurements provided by the source manufacturer or by a calibration laboratory accredited by the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) that are made in accordance with subsection 64E-5.6331(1), F.A.C. (3) A licensee shall mathematically correct the outputs or activities determined in subsection 64E-5.6331(1), F.A.C., for physical decay at intervals consistent with 1 percent physical decay. (4) For each brachytherapy source the licensee shall retain the following records for three years after the last use of the source: (a) The date of 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.