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Virginia regulations · Through 2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)

12VAC5-481-2011: Surveys after source implant and removal

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Title 12. Health
  2. Agency 5. Department of Health
  3. Chapter 481. Virginia Radiation Protection Regulations
  4. Part VII. Use of Radionuclides in the Healing Arts
  5. Article 7. Manual Brachytherapy

A. Immediately after implanting sources in a patient or a human research subject, the licensee shall make a survey to locate and account for all sources that have not been implanted.

B. Immediately after removing the last temporary implant source from a patient or a human research subject, the licensee shall make a survey of the patient or the human research subject with a radiation detection survey instrument to confirm that all sources have been removed.

C. A licensee shall retain a record of the surveys required by subsections A and B of this section in accordance with 12VAC5-481-2070 O.

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