180 NAC 7-017. DUTIES OF AUTHORIZED USER AND AUTHORIZED MEDICAL PHYSICIST

017. DUTIES OF AUTHORIZED USER AND AUTHORIZED MEDICAL PHYSICIST. 017.01 AUTHORIZED USER. Only authorized users for the type of radioactive material used: (A) Prescribe the radiopharmaceutical dosage or dose to be administered through the issuance of a written directive or reference to the diagnostic clinical procedures manual;(B) Direct, as specified in 180 NAC 7-018 and 7-019, or in license conditions, the administration of radioactive material for medical use to patients or human research subjects;(C) Prepare and administer, or supervise the preparation and administration of radioactive material for medical use, according to 180 NAC 7-007 and 7-018; and(D) Perform the final interpretation of the results of tests, studies, or treatments. 017.02 AUTHORIZED MEDICAL PHYSICIST. Only authorized medical physicists may perform, as applicable: (A) Full calibration measurement as described in 180 NAC 7-073, 7-074, and 7-075; and(B) Radiation surveys as described in 180 NAC 7-080.