{"data":{"id":"us-va/12vac5-481-1830","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"12VAC5-481-1830","heading":"Authorization for calibration, transmission, and reference sources","body":"Any person authorized by 12VAC5-481-1680 for medical use of radioactive material may receive, possess, and use any of the following radioactive material for check, calibration, transmission, and reference use:\n\n1. Sealed sources, not exceeding 1.11 GBq (30 mCi) each, manufactured and distributed by a person licensed under 12VAC5-481-480 or equivalent NRC or other agreement state regulations.\n\n2. Sealed sources, not exceeding 1.11 GBq (30 mCi) each, redistributed by a licensee authorized to redistribute the sealed sources manufactured and distributed by a person licensed under 12VAC5-481-480 or equivalent NRC or other agreement state regulations, providing the redistributed sealed sources are in the original packaging and shielding and are accompanied by the manufacturer's approved instructions.\n\n3. Any radioactive material with a half-life not longer than 120 days in individual amounts not to exceed 0.56 GBq (15 mCi).\n\n4. Any radioactive material with a half-life longer than 120 days in individual amounts not to exceed the smaller of 7.4 MBq (200 µCi) or 1000 times the quantities in 12VAC5-481-3730.\n\n5. Technetium-99m in amounts as needed.","path":["Title 12. Health","Agency 5. Department of Health","Chapter 481. Virginia Radiation Protection Regulations","Part VII. Use of Radionuclides in the Healing Arts","Article 4. General Technical Requirements"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title12/agency5/chapter481/section1830/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:50:29Z","sha256":"b0faf9dfc1c1bcf6849dd95e7325a063bfc32c93ec218965b53fb9d77218e90e","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/12vac5-481-1820","next":"us-va/12vac5-481-1840"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}