Strontium-90 sources for ophthalmic treatments.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 10

(a) Licensees who use strontium-90 for ophthalmic treatments must ensure that certain activities as specified in paragraph (b) of this section are performed by either: (1) An authorized medical physicist; or (2) An individual who: (i) is identified as an ophthalmic physicist on a specific medical use license issued by the Commission or an Agreement State; permit issued by a Commission or Agreement State broad scope medical use licensee; medical use permit issued by a Commission master material licensee; or permit issued by a Commission master material licensee broad scope medical use permittee; and (ii) holds a master's or doctor's degree in physics, medical physics, other physical sciences, engineering, or applied mathematics from an accredited college or university; and (iii) has successfully completed 1 year of full-time training in medical physics and an additional year of full-time work experience under the supervision of a medical physicist; and (iv) Has documented training in: (A) The creation, modification, and completion of written directives; (B) Procedures for administrations requiring a written directive; and (C) Performing the calibration measurements of brachytherapy sources as detailed in § 35.432. (b) The individuals who are identified in paragraph (a) of this section must: (1) Calculate the activity of each strontium-90 source that is used to determine the treatment times for ophthalmic treatments. The decay must be based on the activity determined under § 35

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 10:§ 35.433