Nebraska · Regulations
Chapter 7 — MEDICAL USE OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL
120 sections
120 sections
- 180 NAC 7-001180 NAC 7-001. SCOPE AND AUTHORITY. 180 Nebraska Administrative Code (NAC) 7 establishes requirements and provisions for the production, preparation, compounding and use of radionuclides in the healing arts and for issuance of licenses authorizing these activities
- 180 NAC 7-002180 NAC 7-002. DEFINITIONS
- 180 NAC 7-003180 NAC 7-003. MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS
- 180 NAC 7-004180 NAC 7-004. PROVISIONS FOR RESEARCH INVOLVING HUMAN SUBJECTS
- 180 NAC 7-005180 NAC 7-005. U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION (FDA), FEDERAL AND STATE REQUIREMENTS
- 180 NAC 7-006180 NAC 7-006. IMPLEMENTATION
- 180 NAC 7-007180 NAC 7-007. LICENSE REQUIRED. A person may manufacture, produce, prepare, acquire, receive, possess, use, or transfer radioactive material for medical use according to a specific license issued by the Department, NRC, or an Agreement State, or as allowed by 180 NAC 7-007
- 180 NAC 7-008180 NAC 7-008. APPLICATION FOR LICENSE, AMENDMENT, OR RENEWAL
- 180 NAC 7-009180 NAC 7-009. MOBILE MEDICAL SERVICE ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS
- 180 NAC 7-010180 NAC 7-010. LICENSE AMENDMENTS. A licensee must apply for and receive a license amendment before:
- 180 NAC 7-011180 NAC 7-011. NOTIFICATIONS
- 180 NAC 7-012180 NAC 7-012. TYPE A SPECIFIC LICENSE OF BROAD SCOPE EXEMPTIONS. A licensee possessing a Type A specific license of broad scope for medical use issued under 180 NAC 3-013 is exempt from the provisions of:
- 180 NAC 7-013180 NAC 7-013. LICENSE APPLICATION
- 180 NAC 7-014180 NAC 7-014. SPECIFIC EXEMPTIONS
- 180 NAC 7-015180 NAC 7-015. RADIATION PROTECTION PROGRAM
- 180 NAC 7-016180 NAC 7-016. RADIATION PROTECTION PROGRAM CHANGES
- 180 NAC 7-017180 NAC 7-017. DUTIES OF AUTHORIZED USER AND AUTHORIZED MEDICAL PHYSICIST
- 180 NAC 7-018180 NAC 7-018. SUPERVISION
- 180 NAC 7-019180 NAC 7-019. WRITTEN DIRECTIVES
- 180 NAC 7-020180 NAC 7-020. PROCEDURES FOR ADMINISTRATIONS REQUIRING A WRITTEN DIRECTIVE
- 180 NAC 7-021180 NAC 7-021. SUPPLIERS OF SEALED SOURCES OR DEVICES FOR MEDICAL USE. A licensee may only use:
- 180 NAC 7-022180 NAC 7-022. TRAINING FOR RADIATION SAFETY OFFICER OR ASSOCIATE RADIATION SAFETY OFFICER
- 180 NAC 7-023180 NAC 7-023. TRAINING FOR AN AUTHORIZED MEDICAL PHYSICIST
- 180 NAC 7-024180 NAC 7-024. TRAINING FOR AN AUTHORIZED NUCLEAR PHARMACIST
- 180 NAC 7-025180 NAC 7-025. TRAINING AND TECHNICAL REQUIREMENT FOR NUCLEAR MEDICINE TECHNOLOGISTS AND RADIATION THERAPISTS
- 180 NAC 7-026180 NAC 7-026. PROVISIONS FOR EXPERIENCED RADIATION SAFETY OFFICER, TELETHERAPY OR MEDICAL PHYSICIST, AUTHORIZED MEDICAL PHYSICIST, AUTHORIZED USER, NUCLEAR PHARMACIST AND AUTHORIZED NUCLEAR PHARMACIST
- 180 NAC 7-027180 NAC 7-027. RECENTNESS OF TRAINING
- 180 NAC 7-028180 NAC 7-028. QUALITY CONTROL OF DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT
- 180 NAC 7-029180 NAC 7-029. POSSESSION, USE, AND CALIBRATION OF INSTRUMENTS USED TO MEASURE THE ACTIVITY OF UNSEALED RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL
- 180 NAC 7-030180 NAC 7-030. CALIBRATION OF SURVEY INSTRUMENTS
- 180 NAC 7-031180 NAC 7-031. DETERMINATION OF DOSAGES OF UNSEALED RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL FOR MEDICAL USE
- 180 NAC 7-032180 NAC 7-032. AUTHORIZATION FOR CALIBRATION, TRANSMISSION AND REFERENCE SOURCES
- 180 NAC 7-033180 NAC 7-033. REQUIREMENTS FOR POSSESSION OF SEALED SOURCES AND BRACHYTHERAPY SOURCES
- 180 NAC 7-034180 NAC 7-034. LABELING OF VIALS AND SYRINGES
- 180 NAC 7-035180 NAC 7-035. VIAL AND SYRINGE SHIELDS
- 180 NAC 7-036180 NAC 7-036. SURVEYS FOR AMBIENT RADIATION DOSE RATE AND CONTAMINATION. A licensee must:
- 180 NAC 7-037180 NAC 7-037. RELEASE OF INDIVIDUALS CONTAINING RADIOACTIVE DRUGS OR IMPLANTS
- 180 NAC 7-038180 NAC 7-038. MOBILE MEDICINE SERVICE TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS. A licensee providing mobile nuclear medicine services must:
- 180 NAC 7-039180 NAC 7-039. STORAGE AND CONTROL OF VOLATILES AND GASES
- 180 NAC 7-040180 NAC 7-040. DECAY-IN-STORAGE
- 180 NAC 7-041180 NAC 7-041. USE OF UNSEALED RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL FOR UPTAKE, DILUTION, AND EXCRETION STUDIES FOR WHICH A WRITTEN DIRECTIVE IS NOT REQUIRED. A licensee may use any unsealed radioactive material, in quantities that do not require a written directive, prepared for medical use involving measurements of uptake, dilution, or excretion that is:
- 180 NAC 7-042180 NAC 7-042. POSSESSION OF SURVEY INSTRUMENT. A licensee authorized to use radioactive material for uptake, dilution, and excretion studies must possess a portable radiation detection survey instrument capable of detecting dose rates over the range of 1 μSv (0.1 mrems) per hour to 1000 μSv (100 mrems) per hour
- 180 NAC 7-043180 NAC 7-043. TRAINING FOR UPTAKE, DILUTION, AND EXCRETION STUDIES
- 180 NAC 7-044180 NAC 7-044. USE OF UNSEALED RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL FOR IMAGING AND LOCALIZATION STUDIES FOR WHICH A WRITTEN DIRECTIVE IS NOT REQUIRED. A licensee may use, for imaging and localization studies, any radioactive material prepared for medical use, in quantities that do not require a written directive as described in 180 NAC 7-019 that is:
- 180 NAC 7-045180 NAC 7-045. RADIONUCLIDE CONTAMINANTS
- 180 NAC 7-046180 NAC 7-046. POSSESSION OF SURVEY INSTRUMENTS. A licensee authorized to use radioactive material for imaging and localization studies must possess a portable radiation detection survey instrument capable of detecting dose rates over the range of 1 μSv (0.1 mrem) per hour to 500 μSv (50 mrem) per hour
- 180 NAC 7-047180 NAC 7-047. TRAINING FOR IMAGING AND LOCALIZATION STUDIES
- 180 NAC 7-048180 NAC 7-048. USE OF UNSEALED RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL FOR WHICH A WRITTEN DIRECTIVE IS REQUIRED. A licensee may use any unsealed radioactive material identified in 180 NAC 7-051 (B)(i)(2)(f) prepared for medical use and for which a written directive is required that is:
- 180 NAC 7-049180 NAC 7-049. SAFETY INSTRUCTION AND SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
- 180 NAC 7-050180 NAC 7-050. POSSESSION OF SURVEY INSTRUMENTS. A licensee authorized to use radioactive material for which a written directive is required must possess a portable radiation detection survey instrument capable of detecting dose rates over the range of 1 μSv (0.1 mrem) per hour to 1,000 μSv (100 mrems) per hour, and a portable radiation measurement survey instrument capable of measuring dose rates over the range of 10 μSv (1 mrem) per hour to 10 mSv (1000 mrems) per hour
- 180 NAC 7-051180 NAC 7-051. TRAINING FOR USE OF UNSEALED RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL FOR WHICH A WRITTEN DIRECTIVE IS REQUIRED
- 180 NAC 7-052180 NAC 7-052. TRAINING FOR THE ORAL ADMINISTRATION OF SODIUM IODIDE I-131 IN QUANTITIES LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 1.22 GIGABECQUERELS (33 MILLICURIES) FOR WHICH A WRITTEN DIRECTIVE IS REQUIRED
- 180 NAC 7-053180 NAC 7-053. TRAINING FOR THE ORAL ADMINISTRATION OF SODIUM IODIDE 1-131 IN QUANTITIES GREATER THAN 1.22 GIGABECQUERELS (33 MILLICURIES) FOR WHICH A WRITTEN DIRECTIVE IS REQUIRED
- 180 NAC 7-054180 NAC 7-054. TRAINING FOR THE PARENTERAL ADMINISTRATION OF UNSEALED RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL REQUIRING A WRITTEN DIRECTIVE
- 180 NAC 7-055180 NAC 7-055. USE OF SOURCES FOR MANUAL BRACHYTHERAPY. A licensee must use only brachytherapy sources:
- 180 NAC 7-056180 NAC 7-056. SURVEYS AFTER SOURCE IMPLANT AND REMOVAL
- 180 NAC 7-057180 NAC 7-057. BRACHYTHERAPY SOURCES INVENTORY
- 180 NAC 7-058180 NAC 7-058. SAFETY INSTRUCTION
- 180 NAC 7-059180 NAC 7-059. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR PATIENTS OR HUMAN RESEARCH SUBJECTS RECEIVING BRACHYTHERAPY
- 180 NAC 7-060180 NAC 7-060. CALIBRATION MEASUREMENTS OF BRACHYTHERAPY SOURCES
- 180 NAC 7-061180 NAC 7-061. THERAPY-RELATED COMPUTER SYSTEMS
- 180 NAC 7-062180 NAC 7-062. POSSESSION OF SURVEY INSTRUMENT. A licensee authorized to use manual brachytherapy sources must possess a portable radiation detection survey instrument capable of detecting dose rates over the range of 1 μSv (0.1 mrem) per hour to 1,000 μSv (100 mrems) per hour, and a portable radiation measurement survey instrument capable of measuring dose rates over the range of 10 μSv (1 mrem) per hour to 10 mSv (1000 mrems) per hour
- 180 NAC 7-063180 NAC 7-063. TRAINING FOR USE OF MANUAL BRACHYTHERAPY SOURCES
- 180 NAC 7-064180 NAC 7-064. TRAINING FOR OPHTHALMIC USE OF STRONTIUM-90
- 180 NAC 7-065180 NAC 7-065. USE OF SEALED SOURCES FOR DIAGNOSIS
- 180 NAC 7-066180 NAC 7-066. TRAINING FOR USE OF SEALED SOURCES FOR DIAGNOSIS
- 180 NAC 7-067180 NAC 7-067. USE OF A SEALED SOURCE IN A REMOTE AFTERLOADER UNIT, TELETHERAPY UNIT, OR GAMMA STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY UNIT
- 180 NAC 7-068180 NAC 7-068. SURVEYS OF PATIENTS AND HUMAN RESEARCH SUBJECTS TREATED WITH A REMOTE AFTERLOADER UNIT
- 180 NAC 7-069180 NAC 7-069. INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE, ADJUSTMENT, AND REPAIR
- 180 NAC 7-070180 NAC 7-070. SAFETY PROCEDURES AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR REMOTE AFTERLOADER UNITS, TELETHERAPHY UNITS, AND GAMMA STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY UNITS
- 180 NAC 7-071180 NAC 7-071. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR REMOTE AFTERLOADER UNITS, TELETHERAPY UNITS, AND GAMMA STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY UNITS
- 180 NAC 7-072180 NAC 7-072. DOSIMETRY EQUIPMENT
- 180 NAC 7-073180 NAC 7-073. FULL CALIBRATION MEASUREMENTS ON TELETHERAPY UNITS
- 180 NAC 7-074180 NAC 7-074. FULL CALIBRATION MEASUREMENTS ON REMOTE AFTERLOADER UNITS
- 180 NAC 7-075180 NAC 7-075. FULL CALIBRATION MEASUREMENTS ON GAMMA STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY UNITS
- 180 NAC 7-076180 NAC 7-076. PERIODIC SPOT-CHECKS FOR TELETHERAPY UNITS
- 180 NAC 7-077180 NAC 7-077. PERIODIC SPOT-CHECKS FOR REMOTE AFTERLOADER UNITS
- 180 NAC 7-078180 NAC 7-078. PERIODIC SPOT-CHECKS FOR GAMMA STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY UNITS
- 180 NAC 7-079180 NAC 7-079. ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR MOBILE REMOTE AFTERLOADER UNITS
- 180 NAC 7-080180 NAC 7-080. RADIATION SURVEYS
- 180 NAC 7-081180 NAC 7-081. FULL-INSPECTION SERVICING FOR TELETHERAPY AND GAMMA STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY UNITS
- 180 NAC 7-082180 NAC 7-082. THERAPY-RELATED COMPUTER SYSTEMS
- 180 NAC 7-083180 NAC 7-083. POSSESSION OF SURVEY INSTRUMENTS. A licensee authorized to use radioactive material in remote afterloader units, teletherapy units, and gamma stereotactic radiosurgery units must possess a portable radiation detection survey instrument capable of detecting dose rates over the range of 1 μSv (0.1 mrem) per hour to 1,000 μSv (100 mrems) per hour, and a portable radiation measurement survey instrument capable of measuring dose rates over the range of 10 μSv(1 mrem) per hour to 10 mSv (1000 mrems) per hour
- 180 NAC 7-084180 NAC 7-084. TRAINING FOR USE OF REMOTE AFTERLOADER UNITS, TELETHERAPY UNITS, AND GAMMA STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY UNITS
- 180 NAC 7-085180 NAC 7-085. OTHER MEDICAL USES OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL OR RADIATION FROM RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL. A licensee may use radioactive material or radiation sources approved for medical use which is not specifically addressed in 180 NAC 7 provided that the applicant or licensee has:
- 180 NAC 7-086180 NAC 7-086. RECORDS OF AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITIES FOR RADIATION PROTECTION PROGRAMS. A licensee must:
- 180 NAC 7-087180 NAC 7-087. RECORDS OF RADIATION PROTECTION PROGRAM CHANGES. A licensee must retain a record of each radiation protection program made according to 180 NAC 7-016.01 for five years
- 180 NAC 7-088180 NAC 7-088. RECORDS OF WRITTEN DIRECTIVES. A licensee must retain a copy of each written directive as required by 180 NAC 7-019 for three years
- 180 NAC 7-089180 NAC 7-089. RECORDS OF MISADMINISTRATION. A licensee must retain a record of misadministration reported according to 180 NAC 7-115 for three years
- 180 NAC 7-090180 NAC 7-090. RECORDS OF A DOSE TO AN EMBRYO OR FETUS OR A NURSING CHILD. A licensee must retain a record of a dose to an embryo or fetus or a nursing child reported according to 180 NAC 7-117 for three years
- 180 NAC 7-091180 NAC 7-091. RECORDS OF CALIBRATION OF INSTRUMENTS USED TO MEASURE THE ACTIVITY OF UNSEALED RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL. A licensee must maintain a record of instrument calibrations required by 180 NAC 7-029 for three years
- 180 NAC 7-092180 NAC 7-092. RECORDS OF RADIATION SURVEY INSTRUMENT CALIBRATIONS. A licensee must maintain a record of radiation survey instrument calibration required by 180 NAC 7-030 for three years
- 180 NAC 7-093180 NAC 7-093. RECORDS OF DOSAGES OF UNSEALED RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL FOR MEDICAL USE. A licensee must maintain a record of dosage determinations required by 180 NAC 7-031 for three years
- 180 NAC 7-094180 NAC 7-094. RECORDS OF INVENTORY OF SEALED SOURCES AND BRACHYTHERAPY SOURCES. A licensee must retain a record of the semi-annual physical inventory of sealed sources and brachytherapy sources required by 180 NAC 7-033.04 for three years
- 180 NAC 7-095180 NAC 7-095. RECORDS OF SURVEYS FOR AMBIENT RADIATION EXPOSURE RATE AND CONTAMINATION. A licensee must retain a record of each survey required by 180 NAC 7–036 for three years
- 180 NAC 7-096180 NAC 7-096. RECORDS OF THE RELEASE OF INDIVIDUALS CONTAINING RADIOACTIVE DRUGS OR IMPLANTS CONTAINING RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL
- 180 NAC 7-097180 NAC 7-097. RECORDS OF ADMINISTRATIVE AND TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS THAT APPLY TO THE PROVISION OF MOBILE SERVICES. A licensee must retain:
- 180 NAC 7-098180 NAC 7-098. RECORDS OF DECAY-IN-STORAGE
- 180 NAC 7-099180 NAC 7-099. RECORDS OF RADIONUCLIDE PURITY. A licensee must maintain a record of the radionuclide contaminant concentration tests required by 180 NAC 7-045.02 for three years
- 180 NAC 7-100180 NAC 7-100. RECORDS OF TRAINING. A licensee must maintain records of training required by 180 NAC 7-025 for three years after the last date an individual was authorized to act as a nuclear medicine technologist or radiation therapist at the licensee’s facility