Presentation: Fifty Shades of Gray: a Medical Physicists Guide As RSO

SAM Questions

Presentation: Fifty Shades Of Gray: A Medical Physicists Guide As RSO

Presenter: Kevin L. Nelson, Ph.D., CHP

Of the following, which provides the greatest assistance in determining how to satisfy regulatory requirements on medical use of radiation?

10 CFR 19

10 CFR 20

10 CFR 35

NUREG 1556

NCRP Reports

http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr1556/v9/r2/

Which specialty board is not recognized by NRC under 10 CFR 35 for training of a Radiation Safety Officer?

American Board of Health Physics

American Board of Nuclear Medicine

American Board of Medical Physics

American Board of Radiology

American Board of Science in Nuclear Medicine

http://www.nrc.gov/materials/miau/med-use-toolkit/spec-board-cert.html

Regulatory requirements for release of individuals containing unsealed byproduct material or implants containing byproduct material can be found in:

10 CFR 60

10 CFR 35

10 CFR 20

10 CFR 19

49 CFR

http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2012-title10-vol1/pdf/CFR-2012-title10-vol1.pdf

Which record must be maintained for five years?

Radiation survey instrumentation calibration

Calibration measurements of brachytherapy sources

Written directives

Changes in radiation protection program

Long-lived waste disposal

http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr1556/v9/r2/sr1556v9r2-final-appendices-x-z.pdf

The most common violation resulting in significant enforcement action by the NRC for medical licensees for the period 2007-2012 was:

Failure to conduct surveys to ensure compliance

Failure to properly instruct individuals about procedures, regulation, license conditions and prompt event reporting

Failure to develop, implement and maintain written procedures to provide high confidence that each administration will be done in accordance with the written directive

Failure to control and maintain constant surveillance of licensed material that is in a controlled or unrestricted area.

Failure to report a medical event/lost source no later that the next calendar day after discovery.

http://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/regulatory/enforcement/current.html