CFR > Title 10 - Energy > CHAPTER I—NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION > PART 35—MEDICAL USE OF BYPRODUCT MATERIAL > SUBPART F—Manual Brachytherapy (§35.400 to §35.491) > 35.410—Safety instruction.

35.410—Safety instruction.

In addition to the requirements of § 19.12 of this chapter ,
(a) The licensee shall provide radiation safety instruction, initially and at least annually, to personnel caring for patients or human research subjects who are receiving brachytherapy and cannot be released under § 35.75. To satisfy this requirement, the instruction must be commensurate with the duties of the personnel and include the—
(1) Size and appearance of the brachytherapy sources;
(2) Safe handling and shielding instructions;
(3) Patient or human research subject control;
(4) Visitor control, including both:
(i) Routine visitation of hospitalized individuals in accordance with § 20.1301(a)(1) of this chapter; and
(ii) Visitation authorized in accordance with § 20.1301(c) of this chapter; and
(5) Notification of the Radiation Safety Officer, or his or her designee, and an authorized user if the patient or the human research subject has a medical emergency or dies.
(b) A licensee shall retain a record of individuals receiving instruction in accordance with § 35.2310.