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This chapter is an abridged version of NRC 10CFR35 that describes the conditions for the uses of byproduct materials in humans for medical purposes. Issues of license requirement, dosage measurement, calibration of equipment, radiation safety officer, radiation safety committee, and written directives are discussed. Survey meter and measurement of exposure rate are described. Conditions of medical mobile service are spelled out. Medical events are defined and requirements for their reporting are elucidated. Also conditions for reporting the fetal dose are given.
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NRC 10CFR35. Medical use of byproduct material; 2019.
NRC NUREG 1556. Consolidated guidance about materials licenses: program – specific guidance about medical use licenses. vol 9, rev. 2; 2008
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Saha, G.B. (2019). Medical Uses of Radioactive Materials. In: Radiation Safety in Nuclear Medicine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-16406-5_6
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