OAR 333-123-0085
Operating Procedures

(1)

Only individuals approved by a Radiation Therapy Physician, Radiation Safety Officer, or Qualified Medical Physicist shall be present in the treatment room during treatment.

(2)

Electronic brachytherapy devices shall not be made available for medical use unless the requirements of OAR 333-123-0010 (General Requirements, Operating Procedures, Surveys, Dosimetry, and Instrument Calibration for Facilities Using Therapeutic Radiation Machines)(4), 333-123-0090 (Safety Precautions for Electronic Brachytherapy Devices) and 333-123-0095 (Electronic Brachytherapy Source Calibration Measurements) have been met.

(3)

The electronic brachytherapy device shall be inoperable, either by hardware or password, when unattended by qualified staff or service personnel.

(4)

During operation, the electronic brachytherapy device operator shall monitor the position of all persons in the treatment room, and all persons entering the treatment room, to prevent entering persons from unshielded exposure from the treatment beam.

(5)

If a patient must be held in position during treatment, mechanical supporting or restraining devices shall be used.

(6)

Written procedures shall be developed, implemented, and maintained for responding to an abnormal situation. These procedures shall include:

(a)

Instructions for responding to equipment failures and the names of the individuals responsible for implementing corrective actions; and

(b)

The names and telephone numbers of the Radiation Therapy Physician, the Qualified Medical Physicist, and the Radiation Safety Officer to be contacted if the device or console operates abnormally.

(7)

A copy of the current operating and emergency procedures shall be physically located at the electronic brachytherapy device control console. For control consoles that are integral to the electronic brachytherapy device, the required procedures shall be kept where the operator is located during electronic brachytherapy device operation.

(8)

Instructions shall be posted at the electronic brachytherapy device control console to inform the operator of the names and telephone numbers of the authorized users, the Qualified Medical Physicist, and the Radiation Safety Officer to be contacted if the device or console operates abnormally.

(9)

A Radiation Therapy Physician shall be notified as soon as possible if the patient receiving brachytherapy treatment has a medical emergency, suffers injury or dies. A Radiation Safety Officer or designee shall be notified as soon as possible if there is any radiation related injury to the patient. A Radiation Safety Officer or a Qualified Medical Physicist shall inform the manufacturer and the Authority of the event.

Source: Rule 333-123-0085 — Operating Procedures, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=333-123-0085.

333‑123‑0001
Purpose and Scope 333‑123‑0005
Definitions 333‑123‑0010
General Requirements, Operating Procedures, Surveys, Dosimetry, and Instrument Calibration for Facilities Using Therapeutic Radiation Machines 333‑123‑0015
Training and Qualification Requirements for Individuals in the External Beam Radiation Therapy Area 333‑123‑0020
Reports and Notifications of Unplanned Medical Treatment 333‑123‑0025
Requirements for Therapeutic Radiation Machines 333‑123‑0030
Facility Design Requirements for Therapeutic Radiation Machines 333‑123‑0035
Calibration, Acceptance Testing and Commissioning of Therapeutic Radiation Machines 333‑123‑0040
Quality Assurance And Safety Checks 333‑123‑0045
Quality Assurance Program 333‑123‑0050
Qualified Medical Physicist Support in Facilities Having Therapeutic Radiation Machines with Energies of 1 Mv and Above 333‑123‑0055
Electronic Brachytherapy 333‑123‑0060
Facility Design Requirements for Electronic Brachytherapy Devices 333‑123‑0065
Electrical Safety for Electronic Brachytherapy Devices 333‑123‑0070
Control Panel Functions 333‑123‑0075
Timer 333‑123‑0080
Medical Physicist 333‑123‑0085
Operating Procedures 333‑123‑0090
Safety Precautions for Electronic Brachytherapy Devices 333‑123‑0095
Electronic Brachytherapy Source Calibration Measurements 333‑123‑0100
Periodic and Day-of-Use Quality Assurance Checks for Electronic Brachytherapy Devices 333‑123‑0105
Therapy Related Computer Systems 333‑123‑0110
Training 333‑123‑0115
Mobile Electronic Brachytherapy Service 333‑123‑0120
Superficial Electronic Brachytherapy 333‑123‑0125
Superficial Electronic Brachytherapy Personnel Requirements 333‑123‑0130
Superficial Electronic Brachytherapy: Refresher Training 333‑123‑0135
Superficial Electronic Brachytherapy: Activation of the Superficial Electronic Brachytherapy X-ray Tube 333‑123‑0140
Superficial Electronic Brachytherapy: Facility Design Requirements 333‑123‑0145
Superficial Electronic Brachytherapy: Calibration, Acceptance Testing and Commissioning 333‑123‑0150
Superficial Electronic Brachytherapy: Quality Assurance Checks 333‑123‑0155
Superficial Electronic Brachytherapy: Operating Procedures
Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

Rule 333-123-0085’s source at or​.us