Surveys After Source Implant and Removal

Section  335.7060  Surveys After Source Implant and Removal a)         Immediately after implanting sources in a patient or a human research subject, the licensee shall monitor the area to locate and account for all sources that have not been implanted. b)         Immediately after removing the last temporary implant source from a patient or a human research subject, the licensee shall monitor the patient or the human research subject with a radiation detection survey instrument to confirm that all sources have been removed. c)         A licensee shall maintain a record of the monitoring required by this Section for 5 years.  The record shall include the monitoring date, the measured dose rate at several points in each area, expressed in units, multiples or subunits of Sieverts or rem per hour, the manufacturer, model and serial number of the survey instrument used to perform the monitoring, and the identity of the person who performed the monitoring.