Use of sources for manual brachytherapy.
A licensee shall use only brachytherapy sources for therapeutic medical uses:
(1) As approved in the sealed source and device registry for manual brachytherapy medical use. The manual brachytherapy sources may be used for manual brachytherapy uses that are not explicitly listed in the sealed source and device registry, but must be used in accordance with the radiation safety conditions and limitations described in the sealed source and device registry; or
(2) In research to deliver therapeutic doses for medical use in accordance with an active investigational device exemption (IDE) application accepted by the FDA provided the requirements of WAC
246-240-066(1) are met.
[Statutory Authority: RCW
70A.388.040 and
70A.388.110. WSR 22-19-084, § 246-240-251, filed 9/20/22, effective 10/21/22. Statutory Authority: RCW
70.98.050. WSR 06-05-019, § 246-240-251, filed 2/6/06, effective 3/9/06.]