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4731.4423 AUTHORIZATION FOR CHECK, CALIBRATION, TRANSMISSION, AND REFERENCE USE.

Subpart 1.

Check, calibration, transmission, and reference use.

A person authorized under part 4731.4403, subpart 1, for medical use of radioactive material may receive, possess, and use the following radioactive material for check, calibration, transmission, and reference use:

A.

sealed sources that do not exceed 30 millicuries (1.11 GBq) each and that are manufactured and distributed by a person licensed under part 4731.3400 or equivalent requirements of the NRC or an agreement state;

B.

sealed sources that do not exceed 30 millicuries (1.11 GBq) each and that are redistributed by a licensee authorized to redistribute the sealed sources manufactured and distributed by a person licensed under part 4731.3400, providing the redistributed sealed sources are in the original packaging and shielding and are accompanied by the manufacturer's approved instructions;

C.

any radioactive material with a half-life not longer than 120 days in individual amounts not to exceed 15 millicuries (0.56 GBq);

D.

any radioactive material with a half-life longer than 120 days in individual amounts not to exceed the smaller of 200 microcuries (7.4 MBq) or 1,000 times the quantities in part 4731.3160; and

E.

technetium-99m in amounts as needed.

Subp. 2.

Restriction of use.

Radioactive material in sealed sources authorized by this part must not be:

A.

used for medical use as defined in part 4731.0100 except in accordance with the requirements in part 4731.4460; or

B.

combined (i.e., bundled or aggregated) to create an activity greater than the maximum activity of any single sealed source authorized under this part.

Subp. 3.

Listing on license.

A licensee using calibration, transmission, and reference sources in accordance with subpart 1 or 2 need not list these sources on a specific medical use license.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 144.1202; 144.1203

History:

29 SR 755; 32 SR 831; 46 SR 791

Published Electronically:

May 26, 2022

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